
Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) In the landlocked and mountainous country of Kyrgyzstan in central Asia, prisons have long been a breeding ground for tuberculosis (TB). Many prisoners are released before concluding their treatment and if they are unable to continue treatment they are more likely to delevop resistant strains of the disease.

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In Sierra Leone, a simple medical consultation may cost as much as 25 days of income. These fees are a major obstacle to life-saving health care in a country with some of the highest maternal and child mortality rates in the world. ...

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Joanna Stavropoulou worked with MSF for two years in Zimbabwe. While there she found out about The
Positive Ladies Soccer Club and directed a film about their exploits.
The first-time director tells CNN how the ladies featured in the film
inspired her with their strength and heroism.
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Somebody told me about a group of HIV positive ladies in the Epworth Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF) clinic in Zimbabwe who had formed a football team and every time they won a match, they would march through ...

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"Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders" has been short-listed for an Oscar nomination. See the documentary and a live panel discussion with ABC's Elizabeth Vargas, best-selling author Sebastian Junger, and more one-night only December 14 in select movie theatres across the US. Get your tickets now! http://www.fathomevents.com/DoctorsWitho utBorders
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For the first time ever, MSF gave a documentary crew uncensored access to its field operations. Set in war-torn Congo and post-conflict Liberia, “Living in Emergency” interweaves the stories of four doctors as they struggle to provide emergency medical care under extreme conditions.

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Check out the MSF ‘Be There 1st' campaign and join us in an exciting interactive fundraising experience like no other. We’ve already battled an unpredictable generator, fixed countless flat tires, and vaccinated thousands of people against the spread of meningitis. We’re increasing our ‘Be There 1st' campaign fundrai...sing goal to save as many lives as possible. Please help us reach our new goal—together, we can make a difference! For more information or to donate, visit www.BeThere1st.org.Læs mere
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Get an insider's view of what it's like to be a volunteer responding to an emergency in the field. As the 'crisis' unfolds, you will receive personal updates and situation reports from members of our real emergency response team.

MSF urges international donors and others at a conference this week in London to take the necessary steps to improve access to health care in Sierra Leone. In Sierra Leone, one in five children will die before their first birthday...

In this interview, Dr. Abdullahi Adan Mohamoud discusses the medical needs in Galkayo, Somalia and his experience providing health care to a vulnerable population trapped in a conflict-ridden and divided city. Why is MSF’s surgical facility in South Galkayo Hospital so important? ...

Olesi Ellemani Pasulani, MSF clinical officer in Malawi, remembers what is was like treating people living with HIV/AIDS before the scale-up of ART in Malawi: "You could just take care of them, and wait for the day that they would die." The increase in availability of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs)...

Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Watch the trailer for this one-night event and share it with your friends in the U.S. Tickets on sale today: http://bit.ly/1lwsGG
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Four doctors pushed to the edge and forced to confront the limits of their idealism in the face of overwhelming medical needs.

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(For U.S. fans) For the first time ever, we gave a documentary
crew uncensored access to our field operations. “Living in Emergency,”
gives a rare inside look into MSF through the
eyes of 4 doctors pushed to the edge and forced to confront the
limits of their idealism. You can see it in theaters nationwide ONE NIGHT ONLY,... December 14th, followed by a LIVE panel discussion with Sebastian Junger, one of the doctors in the documentary, and our U.S. Executive Director. Watch the trailer, buy your tickets, invite your friends, and help us spread the word! http://bit.ly/4FRiJKLæs mere
crew uncensored access to our field operations. “Living in Emergency,”
gives a rare inside look into MSF through the
eyes of 4 doctors pushed to the edge and forced to confront the
limits of their idealism. You can see it in theaters nationwide ONE NIGHT ONLY,... December 14th, followed by a LIVE panel discussion with Sebastian Junger, one of the doctors in the documentary, and our U.S. Executive Director. Watch the trailer, buy your tickets, invite your friends, and help us spread the word! http://bit.ly/4FRiJKLæs mere
LIVE with Elizabeth Vargas
Sted:Select Theatres Nationwide (U.S. only)
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