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MSF International
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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation.
(Doctors Without Borders)msf.orgJoined November 2013

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🔴BREAKING Our teams are facing tear gas in Jenin: “Israeli forces fired tear gas several times inside the Khalil Suleiman hospital. This is unacceptable. The Emergency Room is unusable right now, it's completely filled with smoke, as is the rest of the hospital...
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Last night, an MSF clinic in #Gaza where we provide trauma and burn treatment was damaged by Israeli aerial bombardment, leaving a sterilization room unusable and a waiting area damaged. No one was injured in our clinic, but people were killed by the bombing.
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Today we are in mourning after receiving confirmation of the death of three of our colleagues who we were working in Tigray region, Ethiopia.
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The #COVID19 pandemic threatens to have significant indirect consequences for children in #Sierra Leone, a country with a high malaria burden and some of the highest child mortality rates globally. Understand the situation:
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As Israel continues its aerial and artillery bombardment of #gaza many MSF staff and patients have been forced to flee their homes for safety. The damage to our clinic shows no place in Gaza is safe.
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On bombing of hospital in Kunduz: "We cannot accept that this horrific loss of life will simply be dismissed as ‘collateral damage.’”
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Those we've rescued at sea have names, faces, families, friends, dreams, strengths & flaws. They're more than numbers & simply don't deserve to drown.
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While we respond to the #COVID19 pandemic around the world, we're also doing everything we can to continue delivering other essential medical services. This includes responding to outbreaks of other diseases, providing maternity services, treating malnutrition, and more
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Ever since the killings of our colleagues María, Tedros, and Yohannes in Tigray, Ethiopia, we've searched for answers to why they were killed & by whom. Today, we seek answers from the government of Ethiopia after a news report places responsibility on its military force members.
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Following the brutal murder of three colleagues in Tigray, Ethiopia, we are calling for an immediate investigation into their killings.
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Under the clear presumption that a war crime has been committed, a transparent investigation must be conducted by an independent intl body
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LIVE UPDATE: Our teams ran more than 30 surgical operations in 3 hospitals in #Gaza today. Two teams will be at the operating theatre all night. We are increasing our support to the emergency response at the #AlAqsa hospital. #Palestine
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We cannot accept funding from the EU or the Member States while at the same time treating the victims of their polices! Its that simple.
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#Ethiopia: 6 months after the murder of our colleagues Maria, Tedros and Yohannes, the full circumstances of, and responsibility for killing remains unclear. Their bodies were found 100-400m from the car and their injuries showed each suffered multiple close-range gunshot wounds
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“People who need treatment can't be treated in the ER and we have to treat the wounded in the main hall on the floor. Our teams have treated 125 patients since the start of this raid,” says Jovana Arsenijevic, MSF Operations Coordinator in Jenin.
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Update from Sudan Our compound in Nyala, Darfur was raided by armed men, who stole everything including vehicles and office equipment Our warehouse – holding vital medical supplies – was also raided, we do not know to what extent as we have no access.
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#Gaza: It is unbearable to witness such a massive number of unarmed people being shot in such a short time. Our medical teams are providing surgical and post-operative care, they will continue to do so tonight, tomorrow, and as long as they are needed. bit.ly/2Io0qLH
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Maria, Yohannes and Tedros were in Tigray providing assistance to people, and it is unthinkable that they paid for this work with their lives. We condemn this brutal murder in the strongest possible terms and will be relentless in understanding what happened.
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"When you see migrants, whether they’re on a beach in Italy or on a street in your city, just think about the story that’s behind them." This is the story of a family searching for safety, as told by our colleague Pierre-Eric, who worked as a doctor on a search and rescue boat.
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Our teams have provided medical assistance around the world, where it's urgently needed. Watch our highlights to understand part of what we've done so far in 2020.
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The Kunduz attack constitutes a grave violation of International Humanitarian Law.We demand a full & transparent account from the Coalition
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In northwest #Syria we are providing support to health facilities, donating emergency kits and supporting with medical staff. Health facilities are overwhelmed. Medical personnel are working around the clock to respond to the huge number of wounded. bit.ly/3wWNx66
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We are deeply worried about the consequences of the conflict for Ukrainian people and communities. MSF teams in #Ukraine are seeing on the roads that tens of thousands of people are frightened and on the move. (1/9)
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In #Turkiye and #Syria we are scaling up an emergency response as earthquakes have killed and wounded thousands of people in both countries. Since morning, we've treated ~200 wounded people and distributed essential items, but the needs remain enormous👇
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We share a deep sense of sadness, outrage and dismay, and express our deepest condolences to their families. We are in close contact with their families and ask for the utmost respect and privacy for them at this incredibly difficult time.
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Bombing continued for >30 minutes after American & Afghan military officials in Kabul & Washington first informed of proximity to hospital.
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"When you see migrants, whether they’re on a beach in Italy or on a street in your city, just think about the story that’s behind them." This is the story of a family searching for safety, as told by our colleague Pierre-Eric, who worked as a doctor on a search and rescue boat.
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One week ago, on 12 May 2020, many mothers were killed in a barbaric attack on the maternity ward of the Dasht-e-Barchi hospital in Kabul, in which young children and an MSF midwife were also among the victims. Today we remember and honour their memory.
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The Jenin raid by Israeli forces has left at least 8 people dead and scores injured. We've seen patients with gunshot wounds and received 55 wounded patients. Beyond killing and injuring people, the raid affected health structures and obstructed medical response to the emergency
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We saw a malaria positivity rate of over 50% in Eastern Balochistan and North Sindh, #Pakistan, in Oct and Nov. 38,301 people screened for malaria. 20,361 were positive. If the water from August's devastating flooding doesn’t recede, malaria season will be prolonged.
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For 50 years, we have worked to bring medical humanitarian assistance to victims of conflict, natural disasters, epidemics or healthcare exclusion. 👩🏽‍⚕️🏥👨🏾‍⚕️ Our teams around the world make this possible. Let's meet some of them #50YearsOfHumanity
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After 13 years of work in Tawila, a focal point of the #Darfur conflict in #Sudan, has handed over medical activities to local authorities. This town suffered attacks that forced people to flee & hosted waves of displaced populations escaping violence. Follow the thread
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Today marks six months since the brutal murder of our colleagues Maria, Tedros and Yohannes, who were providing much-needed assistance to people in Tigray, Ethiopia.
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The death of Maria, Yohannes and Tedros is a devastating blow to all of us who are part of MSF both in Ethiopia and in other countries where we operate. msf.org/msf-mourns-thr
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We reject the instrumentalization of humanitarian aid for the sake of border control & cannot take money from governments who misuse aid.
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For us, it doesn't matter which country people are coming from, how old they are or what their gender is. If they are in boats in distress, they need to be rescued and have access to medical care. No one should be left to die at sea.
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Containing people on the Greek islands only leads to human suffering. Humanitarian aid can't fix this. Asylum seekers on #Lesbos need a safe place and this place can't be on the islands.
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🔴BREAKING: Due to repeated security incidents, which have impacted the safe delivery of medical care, we have reached the difficult decision to withdraw our services from Las Anod General Hospital, Sool region, located within the internationally-recognised borders of Somalia...
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Following the strong earthquake that hit mainly south-east #Turkey and north-west #Syria earlier this morning, our teams have been responding in northern Syria since the early hours.
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We urge the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) to respond to the investigation published on 17 March. The memory of María, Tedros and Yohannes, the pain of their close relatives, friends and colleagues need solace and closure.
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👩🏽‍⚕️👨🏽‍⚕️This year, our teams were able to provide life-saving medical care in over 70 countries around the 🌍 This was possible thanks to you - our donors!
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Thanks to your support in 2016, we were able to bring care to remote areas, respond to disasters, fight diseases, and help people.
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#Tigray Update Many people have little access to healthcare, water and food distributions. 💢Many still live in fear. We're running mobile clinics in 50 locations in rural & remote areas. Read more about our response:
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