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      Healthcare System in Lebanon Disintegrates
      Lebanon
      Healthcare System in Lebanon Disintegrates
      Dwindling supplies of fuel and medicine mean that Lebanon’s healthcare system is rapidly disintegrating as the country – which has been without a gove...
      Access to medicines
      Haiti: After the earthquake, a multitude of challenges for patients
      Haiti
      Haiti: After the earthquake, a multitude of challenges for patients
      More than a week after an earthquake destroyed his home and fractured the bones of his leg, Widnika, age 2 years and 7 months, sleeps in a bed at the ...
      Natural disasters
      Surgery and trauma care
      South Sudan: Two deaths from hepatitis E as result of deplorable sanitation condition in Bentiu IDP camp
      South Sudan
      South Sudan: Two deaths from hepatitis E as result of deplorable sanitation condition in Bentiu IDP camp
      An alarming jump in the number of patients with hepatitis E and acute watery diarrhoea has been seen in the camp for internal displaced persons (IDP) ...
      Infectious diseases
      Haiti Earthquake Crisis
      Haiti
      Haiti Earthquake Crisis
      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
      Emergency response
      PRESS RELEASE: Beware of ‘bootleg’ alcohol – it can cause blindness and death
      Iran
      PRESS RELEASE: Beware of ‘bootleg’ alcohol – it can cause blindness and death
      Hong Kong, 20 August 2021 -  Methanol poisoning, caused by the ingestion of bootleg alcoholic drinks laced with methanol, has been a public health con...
      Infectious diseases
      Following full FDA approval, Pfizer and BioNTech must urgently share COVID-19 vaccine know-how to increase global production and supply
      Following full FDA approval, Pfizer and BioNTech must urgently share COVID-19 vaccine know-how to increase global production and supply
      Sharing mRNA vaccine technology with manufacturers in low- and middle-income countries – including in Africa where seven manufacturers could begin pro...
      Access to medicines
      COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease)
      COVID-19 vaccines
      Delivering essential medical services in Afghanistan
      Afghanistan
      Delivering essential medical services in Afghanistan
      Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) remains in Afghanistanto provide much needed medical care.
      War and conflict
      Press release: Improving Access to Medical Tools and Drugs Key to End TB
      Press release: Improving Access to Medical Tools and Drugs Key to End TB
      With access to COVID-19 medical tools, treatment and vaccines dominating health conversations worldwide, it’s easy to forget that access to medical de...
      Infectious diseases
      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