MSF warns that crisis is worsening- Juba, 5 July 2012 – Preliminary studies reveal mortality rates nearly double the emergency threshold in a refugee camp in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State, home to a quarter of roughly 120,000 refugees who have fled Sudan’s Blue Nile State since late last year, the international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned today. The death rates were derived from rapid epidemiological surveys carried out in the Jamam refugee camp in Maban County. The surveys were carried out prior to the onset of heavy seasonal rains that have flooded the camp and significantly increased the risk of illness for the already... Continue Reading
By Elias Mhegera – TANZANIA has been cited as one of the most transparent countries in the East African Community(EAC), when it comes to the freedom of the media, according to the study conducted recently. This study, presented to Human Rights Defenders, was based on a qualitative analysis which wanted to identify the matters of priority which civil society should deal with, in the East African Community. The results were discussed during the weeklong capacity building and advocacy training by human rights defenders from the five countries of the EAC namely Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania, which was conducted... Continue Reading
MSF warns of dire medical needs in overcrowded and under-prepared refugee camps- London/Juba, 13 June 2012 – Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warns of dire medical consequences as tens of thousands of new refugees crossing from Sudan into South Sudan find refugee camps full and unable to provide life-sustaining essentials. The situation in Upper Nile and Unity States is rapidly developing into a full-blown crisis as water supplies start to run out and relief is wholly insufficient. Medical care is not enough when shelter, food and water are lacking for people arriving in an already weakened state. In Upper... Continue Reading
As Congolese women, we’re extremely concerned that millions of Congolese women, men, girls and children have been violently raped and mutilated over the past decade in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and still are while the world watches in silence. Our aim is to raise awareness and tell the truth of what is really happening, expose the underlying forces that produce the war, rapes and the biblical suffering of the people of Congo in order to help people grasp the reality of the crisis. “No report could sufficiently describe the horror that the civil populations in Zaire, which became the... Continue Reading
MSF forced to suspend lifesaving medical activities after restrictions imposed on its work – Khartoum 22 May 2012. As a result of increasing restrictions imposed by Sudanese authorities, the medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has been forced to suspend most of its medical activities in the conflict area of Jebel Si, in Sudan’s North Darfur State. MSF is the sole health provider in the region. “With the reduction of our activities in Jebel Si, more than 100,000 people in the region are left entirely without healthcare,” says Alberto Cristina, MSF’s operational manager for Sudan. Over the past year, increasing obstacles have put... Continue Reading
