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    Women on the frontline: Defying the consequences of conflict to care for each other
    Chad
    Women on the frontline: Defying the consequences of conflict to care for each other
    In contexts of conflict and war around the world, women are fulfilling indispensable roles to address the healthcare needs of other women in their com...
    Refugees
    War and conflict
    Women’s health
    Measles in DRC: the never-ending fight against one of the world’s most contagious disease?
    DR Congo
    Measles in DRC: the never-ending fight against one of the world’s most contagious disease?
    Every two to three years, measles outbreaks affect tens or even hundreds of thousands of children in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Last year was...
    Measles
    Infectious diseases
    HIV/AIDS in the DRC: Behind the progress, huge challenges remain
    DR Congo
    HIV/AIDS in the DRC: Behind the progress, huge challenges remain
    In 2002, Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams opened the first outpatient treatment centre offering free care to people livi...
    HIV/AIDS
    Access to medicines
    Doctors Without Borders exerts proactive efforts to address abusive behaviours
    DR Congo
    Doctors Without Borders exerts proactive efforts to address abusive behaviours
    In late 2020, a media investigation revealed multiple accounts of abuse from employees of organisations involved in the response to the 10th outbreak ...
    Ebola
    DRC: Doctors Without Borders condemns an attack against one of its vehicles and suspends its activities in Bambu, Ituri
    DR Congo
    DRC: Doctors Without Borders condemns an attack against one of its vehicles and suspends its activities in Bambu, Ituri
    On October 28, 2021, a team of five people from Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), travelled to the Bambu health district in It...
    War and conflict
    “I pray they take us somewhere where we can live in peace”
    Central African Republic
    “I pray they take us somewhere where we can live in peace”
    Central African Republic: People in Bambari have no future amid constant violence
    War and conflict
    CAR: Return to Nzacko, a mirror of the Central African crisis
    Central African Republic
    CAR: Return to Nzacko, a mirror of the Central African crisis
    For months, inhabitants of Nzacko have fled their village and been unable to access humanitarian assistance due to insecurity. A few weeks ago, a Doct...
    War and conflict
    Refugees
    Maternal health
    DRC: Doctors Without Borders calls for urgent boost to support survivors of sexual violence
    DR Congo
    DRC: Doctors Without Borders calls for urgent boost to support survivors of sexual violence
    KINSHASA, July 15, 2021 - In a new report, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warns of the lack of support available for survivors...
    Sexual violence
    It takes a whole village: The need of a multiple approach to assist survivors of sexual violence
    DR Congo
    It takes a whole village: The need of a multiple approach to assist survivors of sexual violence
    In light of the magnitude and the impact of the sexual violence in the country, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) calls on the Co...
    Sexual violence