News from Banadir, South Central Somalia
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Fear of fighting forces malnourished children to leave MSF’s Kismayo feeding centre
Nairobi, 28 September 2012 – The last children under treatment for severe malnutrition today left the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) feeding centre in the southern Somali city ofKismayo as parents…
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MSF Completes Closure of Hodan Medical Project in Mogadishu After Killing
7th March 2012 The medical humanitarian organization Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has officially concluded its medical activities in Hodan following the tragic killings of our colleagues Philippe Havet and Dr. Karel Keiluhu in…
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Somalia : Update on MSF situation and activities in Mogadishu following the killings of its 2 colleagues
The international medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is continuing its medical activities in Somalia following the shooting deaths last week of two MSF aid workers in the organization’s compound in the capital, Mogadishu. While MSF…
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Reflections from the MSF President
Somalia: Accept or Renounce The weight of the word “famine” and the statistics offered to illustrate the current emergency in the Horn of Africa produce a certain unease, given the…
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MEDIA ALERT: MSF IS NOT PULLING OUT OF SOMALIA
MSF has indeed temporarily suspended operations in Medina, Mogadishu, after two grenade attacks on its compound in Wadajir district this March, but continues to operate in 8 regions of south central Somalia. The organization is working towards restoring its operations in Medina and calls on all groups in Somalia to respect its humanitarian mandate, health facilities and staff.
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Somalia. MSF suspends operations in Medina area, Mogadishu, following direct attacks on its compound
Following two consecutive grenade attacks on Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) compound in Medina, Mogadishu, MSF has taken the decision to suspend its medical operations in the area for an indefinite…
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Somalia: New Offensive Causes Scores of Casualties
Amidst fierce fighting in and around Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, dozens of severely wounded people are being treated by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) medical teams. Since a joint Transitional…
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Over 1,500 children treated in new MSF health facility in Mogadishu
Since January 31st, the medical humanitarian NGO Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has treated 1,528 children, 62 per cent of whom are under five, in its new health facility in Dharkenley district. Among them, 234 children were admitted to the nutrition programme, and 700 were vaccinated.
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CASUALTIES OVERWHELMING MEDICAL CAPACITY
Ongoing Warfare in Mogadishu Straining Ability to Treat Scores of Wounded September 24, 2010 Intense combat on September 23 in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, has overloaded a Doctors Without…
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Amid Intense Fighting in Mogadishu, MSF Treats 170 Wounded between in Seven days
Mogadishu’s wounded continued to be brought to Daynile Hospital as intense fighting in Somalia’s capital continue. With intense fighting raging in Mogadishu, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) medical teams…
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