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    The father who faced the sea so his sons might go to school
    The father who faced the sea so his sons might go to school
    Central Mediterranean - Ali*, 7 years old, rushes to hold his father’s hand as soon as the Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) re...
    Search and Rescue
    Malaria in South Sudan: Prevention is Key
    South Sudan
    Malaria in South Sudan: Prevention is Key
    In South Sudan, malaria is the leading cause of death within the country and according to latest available data a total of4,064,662 cases were confirm...
    Malaria
    Central Mediterranean Sea: 10 more lives lost on the world’s deadliest migration route
    Central Mediterranean Sea: 10 more lives lost on the world’s deadliest migration route
    Doctors Without Borders search-and-rescue teams found 10 people dead yesterday on a wooden boat in the Central Mediterranean after 186 others were res...
    Search and Rescue
    Search and rescue: “They describe Libya as hell”
    Search and rescue: “They describe Libya as hell”
    Many of the unaccompanied minors rescued by Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) search and rescue vesselGeo Barentsfrom the Medit...
    Search and Rescue
    Central Mediterranean: almost 400 people rescued in less than two days
    Europe
    Central Mediterranean: almost 400 people rescued in less than two days
    The team on board the Geo Barents have conducted five rescues in less than two days in extremely challenging conditions. Many among the survivors are ...
    Search and Rescue
    South Sudan: Flooding puts lives in jeopardy
    South Sudan
    South Sudan: Flooding puts lives in jeopardy
    Heavy rains have caused widespread flooding in South Sudan this year, affecting more than 400,000 people so far, according to United Nations estimates...
    Malaria
    Natural disasters
    South Sudan: A new initiative to prevent malaria during the rainy season
    South Sudan
    South Sudan: A new initiative to prevent malaria during the rainy season
    Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is a public health intervention that can reduce the incidence of malaria among young children during the rainy ...
    Malaria
    disease
    Central Mediterranean: Doctors Without Borders, saving lives at sea for the seventh consecutive year
    Europe
    Central Mediterranean: Doctors Without Borders, saving lives at sea for the seventh consecutive year
    Amsterdam: Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) announces today the relaunch of its search and rescue activities in the central Me...
    Search and Rescue