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Field NewsNews From MSF ProjectsJuly 27, 2010 | Press ReleaseThree-Time Victims: Colombians Continue to Face Violence, Neglect, and Stigma as a Result of Long-Standing Conflict
New York, July 27, 2010—Victims of the on-going conflict in Colombia not only suffer from the direct consequences of violence caused by the conflict but also from social and institutional stigma and neglect, according to a report released today by the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Read more » July 23, 2010Voice from the Field: After the 18th International AIDS Conference, Possibilities for Scaling Up Optimal HIV/AIDS TreatmentAs the 18th International AIDS Conference (IAC) winds down here in Vienna, the word in the hallways is that the science is in: earlier initiation of treatment and improved antiretroviral (ARV) drug regimens are better for individual patients and communities, and may even ultimately reduce transmission of HIV. Read more » July 22, 2010Central African Republic: MSF Assists People Seeking Refuge From LRA Attacks
In Zémio, a rural town in the southeast of the Central African Republic (CAR), MSF provides medical support to both the host population and those fleeing attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). Read more » July 22, 2010Southern Sudan: MSF Expands Activities as Nutritional Situation Worsens
Moses Chol, an MSF emergency coordinator in Southern Sudan, speaks about the country's high incidence of malnutrition and MSF's efforts to provide more nutritional aid to those in need. Read more » July 19, 2010 | Press ReleaseHIV/AIDS: Donors Gambling with Patients' Lives by Retreating from AIDS Funding
International donors are disregarding scientific evidence and seeking short-term cost savings at the expense of ten million people in need of treatment for HIV/AIDS. Read more » July 19, 2010 | Press ReleaseKyrgyzstan: Tension and Violence Continue in the South
Five weeks after violent clashes erupted in the south of Kyrgyzstan, MSF continues to deal with cases of violence on a daily basis. Read more » July 17, 2010MSF at the International AIDS Conference - July 18-23July 15, 2010Pakistan: MSF Treats Victims of Bomb Blast in Swat DistrictMSF responds to a bomb explosion in Mingora, the main city of Swat District in Khyber Pathkunkhwa Province. Read more » July 15, 2010Nigeria: MSF Continues To Help Children With Lead Poisoning
In northwestern Nigeria, MSF, in collaboration with the State Ministry of Health, continues to provide emergency treatment for children under fiver years old with lead poisoning. The cleaning up of contaminted sights remains critical to treatment activities. Read more » July 12, 2010Afghanistan: Reinforcing Emergency Health Care in Helmand
MSF is helping to provide much-needed emergency care for a growing number of patients in Helmand province. Read more » July 12, 2010Afghanistan: Working to Improve Pediatric Care in Helmand
MSF staff in Lashkargah have treated more than 1,500 children already this year. Read more »
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