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      Press Release: Measles remain highly contagious and must not be taken for granted
      Press Release: Measles remain highly contagious and must not be taken for granted
      With COVID-19 still raging on,experts warn thatmanyhighlyinfectiousdiseasesare being overshadowed and neglected. Theseincludemeasles, a viral respirat...
      Infectious diseases
      Press Release: Make affordable hepatitis drugs and diagnostics accessible to millions
      Press Release: Make affordable hepatitis drugs and diagnostics accessible to millions
      "Millions of hepatitis C patients are suffering due to expensive drugs and diagnostics. It's time for us to ensure access to affordable drugs and test...
      Infectious diseases
      Haiti: initial evaluations and first interventions after the earthquake
      Haiti
      Haiti: initial evaluations and first interventions after the earthquake
      Saturday, August 14, at 8:30 am local time, the earth trembled in the southern peninsula of Haiti. A 7.2 magnitude earthquake caused severe damage to ...
      Natural disasters
      Haiti Earthquake
      Haiti
      Haiti Earthquake
      On Saturday August 14 at 8:30 am local time, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the southern region of Haiti, specifically the provinces of Grand’Anse,...
      Natural disasters
      Afghanistan: Injuries and displacement soar as violence spreads around the country
      Afghanistan
      Afghanistan: Injuries and displacement soar as violence spreads around the country
      The violence in Afghanistan has surged since May with fighting around and inside provincial capitals between the Afghan forces and the Islamic Emirate...
      War and conflict
      Surgery and trauma care
      COVID-19 in Yemen: Fears and rumours - Why patients arrive late to the treatment centres?
      Yemen
      COVID-19 in Yemen: Fears and rumours - Why patients arrive late to the treatment centres?
      One year into the COVID-19 pandemic in Yemen, stigma, disinformation, fear of detention and lack of knowledge on presence of isolation centres continu...
      COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease)
      War and conflict
      One year after the Beirut blast, the situation in Lebanon has got much worse
      Lebanon
      One year after the Beirut blast, the situation in Lebanon has got much worse
      Lebanon has been in a state of emergency since late-2019, rocked by economic crisis, political instability and social tensions, and hit hard by the CO...
      Refugees
      In just one day we performed 10 surgeries on people injured by violence
      Afghanistan
      In just one day we performed 10 surgeries on people injured by violence
      Fighting in Afghanistan has been intense since May, but in recent weeks the clashes between the Afghan army and the Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan (a...
      War and conflict
      South Africa Unrest: Supporting overstretched health centres and vulnerable communities in the aftermath of the violence
      South Africa
      South Africa Unrest: Supporting overstretched health centres and vulnerable communities in the aftermath of the violence
      After a week of unrest in the KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces, people still feel the effects of the violence with many vulnerable communities – pa...
      War and conflict