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    Mass deportations and failed asylum policies leave tens of thousands of migrants stranded and in danger along Mexico’s border cities
    Mexico
    Mass deportations and failed asylum policies leave tens of thousands of migrants stranded and in danger along Mexico’s border cities
    Mexico City, September 8, 2021 – Tens of thousands of migrants are trapped in extremely vulnerable conditions in northern and southern Mexico due to f...
    Access to medicines
    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
    Sierra Leone: Living through epidemics and expanding in challenging times
    Sierra Leone
    Sierra Leone: Living through epidemics and expanding in challenging times
    “When COVID-19 came I was very nervous. I thought it would be another Ebola, which was a death sentence,” says 45-year-old Ira Jonson. Ira was heavily...
    Epidemics and pandemics
    Militarisation of borders and mass expulsions increase dangers for asylum seekers and migrants in Mexico
    Mexico
    Militarisation of borders and mass expulsions increase dangers for asylum seekers and migrants in Mexico
    The commitments announced last week between the United States, Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala to reinforce the militarisation of borders will further ...
    Refugees