Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation.
(Doctors Without Borders)
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Psychological care is an important component of Ebola disease treatment, for patients and their families: “Ebola disease is traumatic and sudden; it is a viral illness”.
Our colleagues are providing people with mental health support in Butembo, DRC ⬇️
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For many families, having a loved one admitted to an Ebola treatment centre can cause fear and uncertainty.
In Butembo, DRC, our colleagues listen to people’s concerns, explain the care being provided, and help them manage the mental strain:
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At an Ebola treatment centre in Butembo, Democratic Republic of Congo, our colleagues are providing patients and their families with mental health support ⬇️
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We've received numerous wounded patients at our hospitals in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, amid escalating armed clashes.
📢 The authorities and all parties involved must spare civilians and ensure access to healthcare facilities for all the sick and wounded, without distinction:
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🚨 SUDAN: At around 8 pm local time yesterday, a drone strike by the Sudanese Armed Forces hit a busy market in Nyala, South Darfur. A second strike also hit a civilian neighbourhood. The Nyala Teaching hospital, which we support, saw over 150 wounded people.
“This is appalling. Markets, homes, and key civilian infrastructure are not targets. All parties to the conflict must protect civilians.”
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Many cancer prevention, diagnostic, and treatment tools already exist — they’re just not available in low- and middle-income countries.
Hear from our colleagues at the World Cancer Congress, where they shared the message that cancer treatment must be more affordable and accessible 👇
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Russian forces again attacked civilian infrastructure in Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk region, on the evening of 26 October. One person was killed and seven were wounded in the street outside a food supermarket. Four patients required surgery, including two ten-year-old girls.
📢 Ongoing fighting is impacting people’s ability to safely seek medical care in Yemen.
This morning, a strike hit only 150 metres away from Mocha General hospital, where our teams are working in the maternity and paediatric wards.
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🎨 What do children in Gaza draw during mental health counselling sessions?
Motassem drew “fetching water and the army throwing shells… and the tanks and the quadcopter drone…”
Amid Israel’s genocide, the drawings of children reflect their psychological distress:
🚨 Ukraine
A Russian drone struck civilian infrastructure yesterday in Synelnykove, Dnipropetrovsk region.
The strike occurred less than one kilometre from a hospital supported by MSF where staff responded to the mass casualty incident. Four people were killed and more than 13 injured.
We condemn this senseless attack on civilian infrastructure.
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On 24 October, at around 6 pm, a Russian drone struck civilian infrastructure in Synelnykove, Dnipropetrovsk region,some 80 kilometres from the frontline. Four people were killed and more than 13 injured in the attack according to the Ukrainian authorities.
“It’s hot in here! 💦 But safety comes first.”
When responding to Ebola, health workers must wear personal protective equipment - called PPE - to protect themselves and others from infection.
These suits are vital, but they are also difficult to work in: they are hot, heavy, and limit the time during which teams can safely stay in contact with patients to one hour at a time. This is extremely challenging work for our teams.
Hang in there, Dr Chopper!
Follow Chopper’s journey and discover more about MSF’s humanitarian work 👉 msf.org/chopper
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💬 “We just want to go home. Back home, we will be able to find food…”
In Busuma camp, Burundi, people who fled violence in DRC are living in difficult conditions. Despite the ongoing insecurity back home in DRC, many refugees say they would rather return than remain at Busuma camp:
Ten years ago, French police dismantled the ‘Jungle’ displacement camp in Calais, forcefully evacuating its communities.
Today, these communities still need shelter and protection. Only now, they have to seek it in scattered areas, far from services and protection mechanisms.
🚨 Myanmar
As conflict continues to rage across Rakhine State, MSF reiterates its call for the protection of civilians.
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❌ Cost
❌ Distance
In Syria, these are two barriers that people face when seeking healthcare. By supporting more than 20 general healthcare centres across 10 governorates, we’re working to reduce them both:
On Yemen’s western coast, families are seeking safety away from the frontline of fighting.
At displacement camps, our teams are treating people for health issues linked to poor living conditions, such as respiratory tract infections:
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In Gaza, many children have had their childhood defined by fear and violence.
This is reflected in what they draw during mental health counselling sessions: quadcopters, tents, queues for food, rubble.
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In Aden and Lahj governorates, Yemen, our teams are visiting displacement camps where new families have recently arrived.
They’re seeing that living conditions at the camps must be urgently improved:
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“We try to remind the children of their humanity and that they are children.”
In Gaza, our colleagues run mental health counselling sessions for children where music, games, stories, and drawing provide an opportunity for expression:
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