https://www.medsf.org/rss/el-salvador en https://www.medsf.org/health-system-close-collapse-amid-covid-19-el-salvador With the health system in El Salvador overwhelmed and close to collapse due to the coronavirus pandemic, MEDSF teams are seeing increased numbers of people dying at home, often of non-COVID-19 illnesses, or while waiting for ambulances to transport them to care. Thu, 09 Jul 2020 08:52:41 +0000 fc3ab8ab-b9dc-4fa4-be31-51b7073a0175 https://www.medsf.org/storm-amanda-last-straw-families-el-salvador-amid-covid-19 Families in El Salvador, already having had to fend off gang violence and the COVID-19 pandemic, now face more difficulties in access to medical care after Tropical Storm Amanda wreaked havoc. Thu, 11 Jun 2020 15:23:18 +0000 ce690063-a3f8-4d33-b9ba-23d7bb76e15c https://www.medsf.org/report-no-way-out-central-american-migration The report, No way out: The humanitarian crisis for migrants and asylum seekers trapped between the United States, Mexico and the Northern Triangle of Central America, looks to expose the devastating effects that the criminalisation of migration is having on people fleeing violence. Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:55:42 +0000 6ed23e88-2131-43b4-a260-ea1a5350c781 https://www.medsf.org/el-salvador-not-safe-country-refugees-or-asylum-seekers El Salvador is not a safe place for asylum seekers turned away from the United States, says Médecins Sans Frontières (MEDSF) following a recently announced agreement. Thu, 26 Sep 2019 06:55:19 +0000 0f90dbf7-4372-4b94-a48b-94ff87ea4c45 https://www.medsf.org/la-peralta-community-organised-health-el-salvador La Peralta, a community in the capital of El Salvador, has been affected by violence, which has hindered access to health services. MEDSF teams began making regular visits to the neighbourhood and the community has organised a health committee, which has managed to get healthcare activities starting again. Thu, 27 Jun 2019 11:53:25 +0000 02da4ffa-80b0-43de-979b-8a393e6d5a75 https://www.medsf.org/behind-wheel-%E2%80%93-driving-ambulances-el-salvador In the "red zones" of El Salvador - areas that are controlled by gangs and marked by violence - access to medical care is not easy for residents. So MEDSF goes to them with an ambulance driven by trained nurses. Fri, 07 Jun 2019 16:34:01 +0000 cea00f28-7887-4db2-b887-396ed9368285 https://www.medsf.org/mexico-not-option-my-family-stay-migration Thousands of migrants and asylum seekers from across Central America, trying to cross to the United States, are stuck in Mexico and currently living in shelters and on the streets of violent border cities, such as Reynosa, Mexicali and Nuevo Laredo. Fri, 24 May 2019 11:41:47 +0000 bffaabdb-4416-4edd-b3e2-5bae15b63a7c https://www.medsf.org/breaking-invisible-barriers-divide-neighbourhoods-controlled-gangs-el-salvador Staff from the El Salvador Ministry of Health were able, thanks to MEDSF's presence, to cross the invisible borders imposed by violence that hinders access to health in some neighborhoods in the capital. Mon, 11 Feb 2019 17:01:15 +0000 09828c0d-5500-45ce-aad9-b7d17b87ba8a https://www.medsf.org/%E2%80%9Cthey-ripped-my-soul-out%E2%80%9D MEDSF has recently started working with returned migrants and forcibly displaced people in San Salvador, where the team provides medical assistance and psychological support to people like Lucila, whose youngest son was murdered by a gang. Wed, 19 Dec 2018 16:03:48 +0000 bec45ded-8fbc-48ec-8322-c53c6a0f5ed3 https://www.medsf.org/additional-ambulances-increase-access-healthcare-el-salvador With two additional vehicles, one of which is equipped to provide medical treatment, MEDSF is increasing its support of the Comandos de Salvamento ambulance service and the communities it serves in Soyapango, a town close to the capital, San Salvador. Fri, 16 Nov 2018 16:05:56 +0000 61b34a18-d6c7-48d1-b8b3-b521794d9b29