MEDSF Belarus https://www.medsf.org/rss/Belarus en Belarus: Two years of response to the acute humanitarian crisis on EU eastern borders https://www.medsf.org/belarus-two-years-response-acute-humanitarian-crisis-eu-eastern-borders Until October 2023, our emergency team in Belarus provided humanitarian assistance to people on the move and facilitated their access to medical and mental health support. Wed, 28 Feb 2024 07:41:41 +0000 f512a6e1-012e-47f4-8c67-a521d208c736 EU policies deny safety and protection to refugees and migrants https://www.medsf.org/eu-policies-deny-safety-and-protection-refugees-and-migrants MEDSF reports the harrowing consequences of Europe's policy-made crisis at its borders and beyond which fosters violence by denying safety and protection to refugees and migrants. Wed, 21 Feb 2024 17:56:04 +0000 92ce317d-4ba5-4c80-a7a7-eb7f4528535a Death, despair and destitution: The human costs of the EU’s migration policies https://www.medsf.org/death-despair-and-destitution-human-costs-eu-migration-policies Our latest report on the migration crisis unfolding across Europe illustrates a shocking embrace of violent tactics, sanctioned by EU policies and EU member states. Tue, 20 Feb 2024 10:48:03 +0000 be5fb73f-8a5c-4a74-a9cf-9d3e5ff18c75 People continue to cross Belarus-Poland border in search of safety in Europe https://www.medsf.org/people-continue-cross-belarus-poland-border-search-safety-europe Our teams have treated patients with serious physical injuries resulting from violence they encountered on their journeys crossing the Belarus-Poland border in search of safety in Europe. Tue, 19 Dec 2023 12:45:40 +0000 f175bb1a-2f2b-4e64-9a72-f4b9f01277c2 Belarus innovative safe tuberculosis treatment programme https://www.medsf.org/belarus-innovative-safe-tuberculosis-treatment-programme Three hundred people have already been enrolled in MEDSF's new clinical trial for safer and more effective tuberculosis treatment in Belarus, following the success of our previous TB-PRACTECAL trial. Mon, 31 Oct 2022 09:55:29 +0000 a77f70b6-47ce-49be-8406-d2f84d01cfd0 MEDSF leaves Polish border after being blocked from assisting migrants and refugees https://www.medsf.org/msf-leaves-polish-border-after-being-blocked-assisting-migrants-and-refugees Without permission to assist people in need on the Polish border, we have regrettably withdrawn teams from the area. Thu, 06 Jan 2022 10:13:41 +0000 69f00624-866c-4bc5-aa19-1e4f1aa3f8bb 8 things to know about the EU/Belarus border crisis https://www.medsf.org/8-things-know-about-eubelarus-border-crisis Here are eight things to know about the EU/Belarus border crisis, its effect on people on the move, and how MEDSF is responding. Fri, 31 Dec 2021 12:10:28 +0000 35f69bbe-c7ae-49cd-ada4-31ef1db65fc1 TB patients improve treatment adherence with psychological and social support | Tuberculosis https://www.medsf.org/tb-patients-improve-treatment-adherence-psychological-and-social-support-tuberculosis TB patients in Belarus have been shown to adhere - or stick to - their treatment better when they receive specialised psychological and social support. Thu, 10 Oct 2019 10:38:53 +0000 15bc1996-0d25-40c8-939f-7799570407b6 Belarus: “My doctors told me it was my only chance” https://www.medsf.org/belarus-%E2%80%9Cmy-doctors-told-me-it-was-my-only-chance%E2%80%9D Yury, 38, is celebrating a moment he thought would never arrive: he has been cured of a complicated form of tuberculosis. Fri, 15 Sep 2017 12:21:39 +0000 106f5fa1-ffff-4479-9322-7603512a6850 Head of MEDSF mission remains missing - relief operations resume in Ingushetia https://www.medsf.org/head-msf-mission-remains-missing-relief-operations-resume-ingushetia Activities were suspended in Chechnya following the kidnapping of Nina Davydovich, head of Druzhba, a Russian NGO. All of MEDSF's operations in the Northern Caucasus were suspended after the kidnapping of Arjan Erkel, MEDSF's head of mission in Dagestan. Tue, 10 Sep 2002 02:30:00 +0000 e51e24a6-414b-4235-9208-d65b6a8f6791