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#Africa > DRC measles epidemic must be halted within 60 days – MSF

AMA — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 16:26:28 +0000

The measles epidemic spreading through the Katanga province in the DR Congo has to be halted within the next sixty days, or the country would be facing a major health crisis, medical charity Doctors without Borders (MSF) has warned. Michel Janssens, coordinator for the MSF in the DR Congo, told Al Jazeera on Thursday that [...]

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Ebola-hit Guinea calls for calm after attack on aid group

Adewale A. — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 13:22:21 +0000

Guinea appealed for calm in the Ebola-hit south of the country on Saturday after international aid workers battling to contain an outbreak of the deadly virus were attacked by a mob. Doctors without Borders, which goes by its French initials MSF, was…

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Belgian, Dane, Peruvian, Swede and Swiss MSF staff taken in Syria

Ade Adewale — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 20:30:29 +0000

The five Doctors Without Borders (MSF) staffers seized by an unknown group in northern Syria this week are Belgian, Danish, Peruvian, Swedish and Swiss nationals, the humanitarian organisation said Saturday. "We can confirm that our personnel who have…

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Syria rebels take on jihadists in fierce fighting

Ade Adewale — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 20:15:13 +0000

Syrian rebels in opposition-held areas were engaged in fierce battles with Al-Qaeda-linked elements Friday in what activists say is growing resistance to the jihadists' brutal grip in many places. Elsewhere in northern Syria, an unidentified group seized…

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