Medicines sans Frontieres (a.k.a Doctors Without Borders) released its annual list if the years' top ten humanitarian crises.
The links will take you to a detailed description of each individual crisis, accompanied by slides and photos of what MSF is up against. It is a powerful reminder that we in politically stable communities with functioning health systems have a lot to be thankful for this holiday season.
- Somalia's Humanitarian Catastrophe Worsens
- Beyond the International Spotlight, Critical Health Needs in Myanmar Remain Unmet
- Health Crisis Sweeps Zimbabwe as Violence and Economic Collapse Spread
- Civilians Trapped as War Rages in Eastern Congo
- Millions of Malnourished Children Left Untreated Despite Advances in Lifesaving Nutritional Therapies
- Critical Need of Assistance in Ethiopia's Somali Region
- Civilians Killed and Forced to Flee as Fighting Intensifies in Northwestern Pakistan
- No End in Sight to Violence and Suffering in Sudan
- Iraqi Civilians in Urgent Need of Assistance
- HIV/TB Co-infections Posses Health Battle on Two Fronts
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