Doctors Without Borders

Nearly 900 migrants rescued off Libya arrive

Rome - Muslimchronicle

Sicily on Monday welcomed nearly 900 migrants rescued in Mediterranean waters off the coast of Libya in the past few days, with many expressing relief at having escaped the "Libyan hell". More than 330 migrants rescued by Italian coast guard and other European vessels have already disembarked at Sicilian ports, Italian media reported. Another hundred were en route to the western city of TrapaniRead more

Doctors Without Borders suspends activities in Libya

Tripoli - Fatima Al Saadawy

A second humanitarian group in two days has reluctantly decided to suspend migrant rescues in the Mediterranean Sea due to Libyan threats, and other charities with rescue ships on Sunday were considering doing the same. Germany-based Sea-Eye said it made the decision to halt its water rescues "with a heavy heart," but for the sake of its crew's safety. Sea-EyeRead more

Hepatitis C Drug Faces Fresh Battle

London - Arab Today

Medical NGOs mounted a new legal bid Monday to break a US pharma giant's hold on a hepatitis C drug whose price -- costing thousands of dollars for a typical course -- has unleashed a fierce patent battle. The drug, known by its lab name as sofosbuvir, cures 90 percent of Hep C cases, bringing hopes for millions infected withRead more

Receives “Doctors Without Borders” report

Amman - Arab Today

Health minister Mahmoud Sheyab said Tuesday during a meeting with Doctors Without Borders’ head of mission in Jordan and Iraq Marc Schakal that the Kingdom had offered optimum service to Syrian refugees despite the tough economic conditions. The minister said the influx of refugees had severely strained the Kingdom’s health sector and stretched the ministry’s hospitals and clinics to theRead more

MSF urges aid access in Yemen

Amman - Arab Today

Doctors Without Borders on Wednesday urged all warring parties in Yemen to allow aid deliveries, saying it had treated more than 55,000 people wounded during a Saudi-led intervention in the country. "Since the violence escalated in March 2015, MSF has treated... more than 55,000 war-wounded patients across the country," said Djoen Besselink, using the French acronym of the medical charityRead more

Deaths from Nigerian refugee camp air strike rises to 90, could reach 170

Geneva - Arab Today

The death toll from an accidental Nigerian air strike on a refugee camp in the town of Rann has risen to around 90 people, and could be as high as 170, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said in a statement on Friday. Tuesday’s strike on the northeastern town in Borno state, which had Boko Haram militants as its target, has ledRead more

MSF holds Community Mental Health Intervention

Hebron - Arab Today

On Saturday, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) organized a “Community Mental Health Intervention” in BeitFajjar in the “Municipality Hall”, with the support of the BeitFajjar municipality,Palestinian Red Crescent volunteers, Municipality Rehabilitation Society Center, parents council and the local institution and the general audience from BeitFajjar community. A total of 150 people participated on the event, among which, 70 were minors underRead more

Aid Group: Refugees Facing 'Appalling Conditions' in Greece

Athena - Arab Today

The international aid group Doctors Without Borders said on Thursday that refugees at camps in Greece are still living in "appalling conditions" with poor access to health care. In a report issued Thursday, the agency argued that the European Union and Greece had "failed to establish human and dignified reception conditions", ABC news reported. Up to 600,000 refugees and migrantsRead more

More than 6000 migrants rescued in sea off Libya

Italy - Arab Today

The Italian coast guard said Monday 6,055 migrants were rescued in one day in the Mediterranean off Libya. Nine bodies were recovered, ABC News reported. The coast guard said it coordinated a total of 39 rescues Monday in the sea about 30 miles north of Tripoli. Smugglers took advantage of the first day of calm seas after days of roughRead more