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The War Weary, by Linda Webb, Owner of GivingCompanies.com   2010/06/21 15:04:34
It is becoming an urgent matter that those soldiers, veterans, and first responders who experience symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder are not stigmatized, dishonorably discharged, or unable to get or ask for help.  During the process of building this organization (Our House  ... Read more ...

“Brothers At War Movie”   2010/02/23 11:17:02
“Brothers At War Movie” I watched BrothersatWarmovie.com a few nights ago and I have to say of every documentary I have ever watched about our military this one was one of the best I’ve seen.  It is the story of Jake Rademacher whose two brothers are serving with the  ... Read more ...

66 Women And Children Injured By Indiscriminate Shelling   2010/02/07 07:29:03
Mogadishu: 66 Women And Children Injured By Indiscriminate Shelling Wounded Admitted To Daynile Hospital, Treated by MSF Nairobi/New York, February 3, 2010—As fierce fighting once again grips Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors  ... Read more ...

Haiti: Two Weeks of Emergency Care in Review   2010/02/06 09:22:58
Field News Haiti: Two Weeks of Emergency Care in Review February 3, 2010  Donate here: Goes to Doctor‘s Without Borders through a First Giving webpage.   As medical assistance moves into a second phase, with conditions finally improving for the practice of surgery and  ... Read more ...

2,000 die in 2009 south Sudan violence, MSF says   2009/12/16 16:40:21
2,000 die in 2009 south Sudan violence, group says By TOM ODULA (AP) – 2 days ago NAIROBI, Kenya — At least 2,000 people have died and 250,000 have fled their homes following violence in southern Sudan this year, worsening a humanitarian crisis in a region seeking its  ... Read more ...

Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders   2009/12/13 07:41:51
Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders LIVE with Elizabeth Vargas Buy Tickets To see it at a movie theater: Visit www.FathomEvents.com to find a movie theater near you. Tickets to the live broadcast at NYU Skirball Center are sold out. Documentary and Panel  ... Read more ...

One million people fled fighting in Swat Valley and Buner District in May 2009, many sought refuge   2009/12/09 06:36:59
Mardan, Pakistan: "We all have this disease in the village, especially the children" December 8, 2009 Pakistan 2009 © Jobi Bieber Maaz Amankhel, 14 months old, is receiving an intravenous drip with a rehydrating solution as part of ther treatment in MSF‘s cholera treatment unit in  ... Read more ...

Click to Leave a message of support for the people of Eastern Congo   2009/11/25 15:46:30
Leave a message of support for the people of Eastern Congo Violent conflict has plagued this region for more than a decade. Hundreds of thousands of people are on the run, fleeing the violence in North Kivu, South Kivu and Orientale provinces. People are frightened. Many are sick or  ... Read more ...

Fears For Migrants Forced Back to Africa   2009/11/21 07:34:55
Fears For Migrants Forced Back to Africa Italy Intercepting Migrants at Sea, Preventing Them From Receiving Humanitarian Aid Donate Here Rome, November 19, 2009 -- New Italian government policies to curb the influx of migrants have led to a sharp decrease in the number of migrants and refugees  ... Read more ...

The World Food Summit will be held on November 16th-18th in Rome.   2009/11/16 08:16:14
Efforts to Combat Global Childhood Malnutrition Woefully Underfunded Rome Food Summit an opportunity to commit to expand nutrition programming Rome/New York, November 11, 2009 – Funding by rich countries to combat malnutrition has remained flat for seven years, according to a report  ... Read more ...

Congo army attacked measle vaccine sites-aid agency   2009/11/07 07:59:17
Congo‘s army targeted mass vaccination of civilians-MSF * U.N. under pressure for supporting Congolese offensive By Joe Bavier KINSHASA, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Congolese soldiers involved in a U.N.-backed offensive against Rwandan rebels attacked villages where thousands of civilians had gathered  ... Read more ...

Violence Expands in Northern Congo   2009/11/05 12:54:54
Press Release Violence Expands in Northern Congo, Population in Urgent Need of Assistance Kinshasa, DRC, October 14, 2009 – One year after violence erupted in Haut-Uélé district, in northern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), attacks and clashes have now expanded to new  ... Read more ...

Field Partners Help Us Save Lives Every Day   2009/11/04 02:31:01
Support Our Work Speed Saves Lives:Field Partners Help Us Save Lives Every Day Your monthly support as a Field Partner is a guarantee of regular and predictable funds, allowing us to respond immediately to emergencies. Join online Join by phone: 1-888-392-0392 24 hrs a  ... Read more ...

Field News from Doctors Without Borders   2009/10/24 12:30:03
Philippines: Displaced People Vulnerable to Disease After Storms October 23, 2009 In Manila and in the North of the Philippines, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams continue to assist the most vulnerable people affected by Tropical Storm Ketsana and Typhoon  ... Read more ...

Nigeria: MSF Treats Victims   2009/10/17 20:28:05
Nigeria: MSF Treats Victims Wounded in Fighting at Port Harcourt Waterfront October 14, 2009 On Monday, October 12, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams received patients reportedly injured in a demonstration against the demolition of the Bundu-Ama waterfront  ... Read more ...

Afghanistan: MSF Returns After Five Years   2009/10/13 12:32:28
Afghanistan: MSF Returns After Five Years October 9, 2009 Afghanistan 2009 © Erwin Vantland /MSF A father and son wait in the emergency ward at Ahmed Shah Baba hospital in eastern Kabul. After leaving Afghanistan five years ago, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans  ... Read more ...

Indonesia: “People are still waiting for bodies to be retrieved"   2009/10/09 11:55:03
Indonesia: “People are still waiting for bodies to be retrieved" October 8, 2009 Indonesia 2009 © Juan-Carlos Tomasi Near the city of Padang, an MSF staff member assesses a village hit by the earthquake. Three days after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off the western coast of  ... Read more ...

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is inviting you to participate   2009/10/03 11:49:45
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is inviting you to participate in an exciting online fundraising event like no other. The Doctors Without Borders ‘Be There 1st’ campaign is an interactive experience that simulates the work of our MSF Emergency  ... Read more ...

MSF Welcomes HIV Vaccine Trial With Cautious Optimism   2009/09/25 10:57:10
 Today at 10:26am An HIV vaccine trial in Thailand involving 16,000 volunteers showed potentially promising results as transmission of the virus was cut by a third. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) welcomes the initiative as it opens up a new chapter in  ... Read more ...

MSF Welcomes HIV Vaccine Trial With Cautious Optimism   2009/09/25 10:57:01
 Today at 10:26am An HIV vaccine trial in Thailand involving 16,000 volunteers showed potentially promising results as transmission of the virus was cut by a third. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) welcomes the initiative as it opens up a new chapter in  ... Read more ...