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    Measles in South Sudan: People escaping conflict in Sudan face new health crisis
    South Sudan
    Measles in South Sudan: People escaping conflict in Sudan face new health crisis
    Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are recording a concerning rise in measles and malnutrition cases in the organization’s...
    Measles
    War and conflict
    South Sudan: Catastrophic floods cause mass displacement and an escalating humanitarian crisis
    South Sudan
    South Sudan: Catastrophic floods cause mass displacement and an escalating humanitarian crisis
    A small makeshift raft made from plastic sheeting and filled with dry grass is drifting along the Nile River’s current, on it sits an entire family of...
    Natural disasters
    Madagascar: malnutrition spikes in the wake of climate shocks
    Madagascar
    Madagascar: malnutrition spikes in the wake of climate shocks
    An alarming situation is unfolding in southeast Madagascar, where malnutrition is on the rise in rural communities. People in the southeastern Ikongo ...
    Malnutrition
    The triple threat of climate change, conflict, and health emergencies: A deadly mix for the most vulnerable in fragile settings
    Mali
    The triple threat of climate change, conflict, and health emergencies: A deadly mix for the most vulnerable in fragile settings
    Geneva (MSF/ICRC) – Climate change is not a distant threat. It is already dramatically affecting vulnerable people across the globe. In particular, th...
    Climate emergency
    Madagascar: Struggling for water across Great South
    Madagascar
    Madagascar: Struggling for water across Great South
    Obtaining water for drinking, cooking and washing is an everyday struggle for people in Madagascar’s Great South. Periods of drought – extremely frequ...
    Climate emergency
    Madagascar: Ongoing assessments after Cyclone Batsirai
    Madagascar
    Madagascar: Ongoing assessments after Cyclone Batsirai
    Tropical cyclone Batsirai hit Madagascar on February 5. According to the National Risk and Disaster Management Office (BNGRC), the initial toll amount...
    Natural disasters
    South Sudan: Hundreds of thousands still living in precarious conditions months after floods
    South Sudan
    South Sudan: Hundreds of thousands still living in precarious conditions months after floods
    Eight months since the beginning of the flooding, people in Unity State in northern South Sudan are still facing precarious living conditions and are ...
    Natural disasters
    Malnutrition
    South Sudan: Severe floods and lacklustre humanitarian response leave people dangerously exposed in Bentiu
    South Sudan
    South Sudan: Severe floods and lacklustre humanitarian response leave people dangerously exposed in Bentiu
    People in Bentiu in northern South Sudan are facing outbreaks to infectious and waterborne diseases, increased food insecurity and malnutrition, due t...
    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