Press release

Tuesday 23 September 2008 - MDM’s photographer attacked and now denied the right to photograph
Athens, September 8th, 2008. After the attack, the beating-up and the arrest of the French photographer, Olivier Jobard, by the Patras Port Authorities in July, where he was in a MDM mission to photograph undocumented immigrants, the recent refusal from the Government’s General Secretariat of Information to authorise him to continue his photographic mission in our country attempts to “silence” Médecins du Monde’s work on this vulnerable group.

Monday 12 May 2008 - Burma : Médecins du Monde freight arrives in Rangoon
12 May 2008 - A plane chartered on Saturday from Bordeaux by Médecins du Monde arrived in Rangoon this morning with 22 tonnes of medical and logistical equipment.

Friday 09 May 2008 - Burma Emergency : Médecins du Monde sends medical reinforcements and charters a plane to Rangoon
9 May 2008 - Following the violent cyclone in Burma, Médecins du Monde immediately redeployed its teams to provide emergency care to the population of Rangoon and the surrounding area. Today, Médecins du Monde has received autorisation to send a back-up medical team and to charter a plane loaded with equipment and medicines.

Wednesday 13 February 2008 - kenya : Médecins du Monde has launched an emergency mission for the persons internally displaced by post-election violence
February 13, 2008 - Médecins du Monde has launched this week an emergency mission in the Rift Valley to ensure the provision of healthcare for the displaced population who remains out of reach for the humanitarian aid until now.

Monday 11 February 2008 - YEMEN : IMPROVING MEDICAL CARE FOR RURAL POPULATIONS
21 February 2008 - Following eight months of training health staff in Bani Kayes district, on 18 February Médecins du Monde began distributing medical supplies to seven healthcare units in the district. Between 18 and 20 February, MdM provided training on epidemiological surveillance systems for the district health staff.

Thursday 15 March 2007 - Sumatra, Indonesia: MdM & ACF working in partnership to help earthquake victims
After the earthquake on 6 March 2007 which affected the Indonesian island of Sumatra, Médecins du Monde and Action Contre la Faim (Action Against Hunger) responded by working together in the disaster-stricken area.

Friday 09 February 2007 - Indonesia: floods hit Jakarta
Following the torrential rain which has brought disaster to hundreds of thousands of people in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, Médecins du Monde has set up an emergency mission there.

Tuesday 16 January 2007 - Liberia: on the path to peace
One year after the election of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as President of Liberia, and at a time where the international community is on the verge of disengaging from the country...

Monday 30 October 2006 - New European Network for Global Health
NGOs join together to call on European governments to redouble efforts to improve health in poor countries
Deaths of children and mothers continue despite governments'pledge to meet the Millennium Development Goals
New European advocacy network supported by $10.7m grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Monday 02 October 2006 - Sudan: voicing concern for the humanitarian situation in Darfur
For more than two years, Médecins du Monde has been present in Darfur assisting the displaced population in the camp of Kalma (South Darfur) and Zam Zam (North Darfur).

Monday 11 September 2006 - Peru: MdM launches a programme for adolescents in Lima
In Peru, adolescent pregnancy is still a forbidden subject. Every year, out of 420.000 abortions carried out in the country, 10% concern adolescents.

Friday 25 August 2006 - South Lebanon: findings from the field
Following the cease-fire, Médecins du Monde is continuing the activities it began during the conflict. An assessment of health needs has been conducted in the south of the country, which is currently facing a massive return of displaced people. MdM has also begun medical activities there.

Wednesday 09 August 2006 - MdM France’s tent campaign provokes French government action on homeless
Since December 2005, Médecins du Monde France has been distributing tents to homeless people throughout Paris.

Wednesday 02 August 2006 - Middle East: an update on the Lebanon crisis
The current Lebanese crisis, where Médecins du Monde has sent emergency teams, should not overshadow the critical situation faced by those living in the Gaza Strip. In response to the serious nature of the injuries and growing concern over access to healthcare, MdM has sent an emergency surgical team to Shifa Hospital in Gaza.

Monday 24 July 2006 - Lebanon emergency: update on MdM’s medical response
Three mobile clinics are currently in operation on the ground: two working in the southern and eastern suburbs of Beirut since Saturday. These are areas where there are many displaced people and where the medical needs were not being met.

Saturday 22 July 2006 - Lebanon: Médecins du Monde's work continues
Faced with the scale of the humanitarian crisis in Lebanon Médecins du Monde, which put an emergency plan into place on 13 July 2006 to evaluate the medical needs and identify vulnerable populations, is today launching its emergency medical response.

Wednesday 19 July 2006 - Medecins du Monde emergency response in Lebanon
Given the scale of the humanitarian crisis in Lebanon, Médecins du Monde has launched an emergency programme and denounces the considerable restrictions on access to victims.

Wednesday 12 July 2006 - Gaza Strip: survey regarding the health consequences of the Israeli incursion
A survey conducted by Médecins du Monde in the health facilities of Gaza following the beginning of the Israeli incursion has revealed pre-occupying results regarding access to drinkable water, food and healthcare.

Wednesday 12 July 2006 - Sudan: cholera outbreak at Kalma Camp in Darfur, south Sudan
Since 15 June, a cholera epidemic has hit Kalma Camp in south Darfur where Médecins du Monde has been running a programme of primary healthcare for the last two years.

Thursday 13 April 2006 - Palestinian Territories: Palestinian civilians, first victims of the escalation of violence and the withholding of direct financial aid.
Médecins du Monde strongly condemns the excessive use of force by Israeli armed forces targeting civilian populations as well as the decision of international donors to freeze payments and assistance, which constitutes a collective punishment.