North Africa: Aids Fight Need Maghreb Co-Operation, Activist Says
[Magharebia]Nouakchott -Aminetou Mint El Moctar is a leading women's rights activist in Mauritania who has campaigned tirelessly for almost two decades against gender discrimination and trafficking. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - April 16, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Hunger Strikes Malian Refugees Stranded in Mauritanian Desert
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Houmou Ag Amamili arrived in the Mbera camp on November 14, 2013. As of March 11 he still had not received a tent in which to live.
NOUAKCHOTT, MAURITANIA/NEW YORK, APRIL 12, 2013—Conflict in Mali has driven nearly 70,000 refugees to Mbera camp in the Mauritanian desert, where appalling conditions and inadequate assistance are leading to severe malnutrition and deaths from preventable diseases, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said in a report released today.
Conditions in the camp wo...
Source: MSF News - April 12, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Refugees stranded in desert
Some 70,000 refugees from Mali are living in difficult conditions in the middle of the Mauritanian desert, with ethnic tensions in northern Mali quashing any hopes of a swift return home. A report released today by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), called Stranded in the desert, calls on aid organizations to urgently renew efforts to meet the refugees’ basic needs.
The report, based on testimonies collected from more than 100 refugees in Mbera refugee camp in Mauritania, examines the reasons for the refugees fleeing and reveals the underlying complexity of the crisis in neighbouring Mali. While the crisis could last for...
Source: MSF News - April 12, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Mauritania Mali Frontpage NEWS Source Type: news
All armed groups must respect civilians
Following deadly clashes in Timbuktu, Mali on March 30 and 31, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams working in the city’s hospital treated 21 wounded people, including 11 civilians, two of whom died.
Sporadic clashes between soldiers and armed groups prevent residents from travelling within Timbuktu, and people have reportedly died from their injuries because of their inability to reach health facilities due to the fighting. MSF calls on all warring parties to respect civilians and to facilitate access to medical facilities.
Mali 2013 © Toe Jackson/MSFThe hospital entrance in Timbuktu. MSF staff treated 21 wounded...
Source: MSF News - April 3, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Mali Frontpage NEWS Source Type: news
Mali: All Parties Must Respect Access to Health Care
Timbuktu, Mali
APRIL 3, 2013—Following deadly clashes in Timbuktu, Mali, on March 30–31, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams working in the city’s hospital treated 21 wounded people, including 11 civilians, two of whom died.
Sporadic clashes between soldiers and armed groups prevent residents from traveling within Timbuktu, and people have reportedly died from their injuries because of their inability to reach health facilities due to the fighting. MSF calls on all warring parties to respect civilian populations and to facilitate access to medical facilities.
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Source: MSF News - April 3, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
UN Sahel Envoy consults with Mauritanian leaders on Mali, terrorism, environment
The fight against terrorism, the environment, the importance of development and the impact of the crisis in Mali were among the pressing issues discussed with Mauritanian officials today as the United Nations envoy for the Sahel continued his journey across the region. (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - February 14, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Africa: Mali - MSF Gains Access to Town Devoid of Healthcare
[MSF]Two weeks after military operations began in northern Mali, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) continues to work in the regions of Mopti, Gao, and Timbuktu. In addition, on the morning of 24 January, a small MSF medical team managed to reach Konna, a town located 70 kilometres north of Mopti, in the pivotal area between Mali's northern and southern sectors, where there has been intense fighting over the past week. Furthermore, nearly 6,000 new refugees were registered in Mauritania, Niger and Bur (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 26, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Assessing needs, providing emergency care ongoing challenges
Two weeks after military operations began in northern Mali, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) continues to work in the regions of Mopti, Gao, and Timbuktu. In addition, on the morning of January 24, a small MSF medical team managed to reach Konna, a town located 70 kilometres north of Mopti, in the pivotal area between Mali’s northern and southern sectors, where there has been intense fighting over the past week. Furthermore, nearly 6,000 new refugees were registered in Mauritania, Niger and Burkina Faso.
Accessing Konna, people there without healthcare
A four-person MSF medical team, composed of two doctors and two nur...
Source: MSF News - January 25, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Mali Frontpage NEWS Source Type: news
MSF field coordinator in Mopti and Douentza
Intense fighting occurred over the last week in central Mali – particularly in the town of Konna, as part of the ongoing violent conflict in the country between armed groups and government forces. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams have been working throughout the area straddling the line between the north and south of the country, in Douentza and Mopti, for several months. Ibrahim Ahmed is in charge of these two medical projects. Here he describes the constraints that MSF teams face and provides an update on what is happening in this pivotal region.
What is the situation in Mopti?
When we arrived a week ago, peopl...
Source: MSF News - January 23, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Mali NEWS Violence Source Type: news
MSF calls for access to Konna
As bombings and combat continue in multiple locations in Mali, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) calls on all parties to the conflict to authorize humanitarian organizations to enter the area of Konna and to allow aid to be provided in all areas affected by fighting.
Photo: MSF, Mali.MSF has been in contact with Mali’s civilian and military authorities since Monday, as well as with the French army and government, in an effort to obtain authorization to send medical teams to Konna. To date, access roads to this town, located the centre of the country, remain closed by the Malian army.“Despite our repeated requests, th...
Source: MSF News - January 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Mali NEWS Press Release Frontpage Source Type: news
Mali: MSF calls for access to Konna
As bombings and combat continue in multiple locations in Mali, the medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) calls on all parties to the conflict to authorize humanitarian organizations to enter the area of Konna and to allow aid to be provided in all areas affected by fighting.
Photo: MSF, Mali.MSF has been in contact with Mali’s civilian and military authorities since Monday, as well as with the French army and government, in an effort to obtain authorization to send medical teams to Konna. To date, access roads to this town, located the centre of the country, remain closed by the Malian arm...
Source: MSF News - January 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Mali NEWS Press Release Frontpage Source Type: news
Mali: MSF Calls for Access to Konna
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From left, the towns of Lere, Konna, and Douentza, where armed conflict is hampering the provision of medical aid.
BRUSSELS/NEW YORK, January 17, 2013—As bombings and combat continue in multiple locations in Mali, the medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) calls on all parties to the conflict to authorize humanitarian organizations to enter the area of Konna and to allow aid to be provided in all areas affected by fighting.
MSF has been in contact with Mali’s civilian and military authorities since January 14, as well as...
Source: MSF News - January 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
MSF negotiating access to people affected by ongoing violence
Along with continuing to run its existing programs in Mali, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are prioritizing attempts to reach the outskirts and the town of Konna, in the centre of the country, as Mali faces an ongoing armed rebellion. MSF is negotiating to obtain access to the region in order to assess medical and humanitarian needs there. If access is attained, MSF plans to set up a mobile clinic system. The team will also be able to transfer wounded patients to the city of Mopti, where MSF has been working for several months.
Mali 2012 © Simon Rolin/MSFStaff and patients during an MSF malaria prevention pro...
Source: MSF News - January 16, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Mali NEWS Source Type: news
MSF Calls for Respect of Civilians in Northern Mali
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From left, the towns of Lere, Konna, and Douentza, where armed conflict is hampering the provision of medical aid.
BAMAKO, MALI/BRUSSELS/PARIS/NEW YORK, JANUARY 13, 2013—All parties to the conflict in Mali must avoid harming civilians and health structures, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) announced today.
Civilians have been affected by armed conflict over the last few days in Konna and by bombardments in Lere and Douentza, a town in the northeast of Mali's Mopti region. An MSF medical team is supp...
Source: MSF News - January 13, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
MSF calls for respect of civilians in northern Mali
All parties to the conflict in Mali must avoid harming civilians and health structures, the international medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) announced today.
Civilians have been affected by armed conflict over the last few days in Konna and by bombings in Lere and Douentza, a town in the northeast of Mali's Mopti region. An MSF medical team is supporting medical activities in a hospital in Douentza.
Mali October 2012. Simon Rolin, MSF | District of Koutiala, Mali. MSF has been operating a large-scale strategy and pilot project for the preventive treatment of malaria, called seasonal ma...
Source: MSF News - January 13, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Mali Mauritania Refugees & IDPs NEWS Press Release Frontpage Source Type: news
