https://www.medsf.org/rss/sri-lanka en https://www.medsf.org/sri-lanka-msf-hands-over-last-remaining-project MEDSF has handed over its last remaining activities in Mullaitivu district, Sri Lanka, having first worked in the country in 1986. The handover of the mental health programme in August 2012 to an established international NGO with a long-term operational plan for the north of the country follows a progressive transfer of medical activities to the Ministry of Health during the last 18 months. Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000 3c92d262-95e0-400b-b111-d0a62442113d https://www.medsf.org/rehabilitation-people-spinal-cord-injuries-sri-lanka For more than two decades, the people of Sri Lanka have lived with violence and conflict. Since the end of the war last year, people are gradually returning to their homes and trying to rebuild their lives. Pete Masters visited MEDSF's projects in northern Sri Lanka and reports back here to supporters on how funds are being used.  He was particularly struck by MEDSF's innovative specialist rehabilitation programme for people with spinal cord injuries sustained during the conflict. Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000 31445b54-9859-457a-9b7c-496efc7b60f3 https://www.medsf.org/top-ten-humanitarian-crises-aid-blocked-and-diseases-neglected Civilians attacked, bombed, and cut off from aid in Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), along with stagnant funding for treating HIV/AIDS and ongoing neglect of other diseases, were among the worst emergencies in 2009, the international medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MEDSF) reported today in its annual list of the "Top Ten" humanitarian crises. Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 80ef1a56-f1cd-4a61-8590-08256c0763b9 https://www.medsf.org/health-situation-vavuniya-district Médecins Sans Frontières (MEDSF) is ready to scale up its activities to assist the Ministry of Health in their efforts to provide quality health care in the camps and during the resettlement process. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 ebf8f3fc-fc35-4d1f-aee4-798103880dfb https://www.medsf.org/war-sri-lanka-has-ended-suffering-continues Even if the services are gradually expanding in the camps with Ministry of Health clinics in all the camps and the medical staff doing what they can, the needs are vast and the facilities are overstretched. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 7334d964-4e40-48ee-bc1e-76c90916b777 https://www.medsf.org/its-amazing-what-you-can-be-thankful-surgery-northern-sri-lanka Tim Pruchnic, an Médecins Sans Frontières (MEDSF) surgeon who has been working in Pompaimadhu hospital since May, describes his experience there. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 0af63805-b982-4184-b158-be0a6c3ec2fc https://www.medsf.org/sri-lankan-government-has-obligation-release-civilians-and-provide-adequate-assistance Hans van de Weerd, General Director of MEDSF Holland, has recently returned from Sri Lanka. Here we ask him about the situation in the northern district of Vavuniya. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 89b73b99-b379-4dc0-a739-fab27d88e0a7 https://www.medsf.org/after-influx-wounded-sri-lankas-hospitals-are-overflowing-patients Working in conjunction with the Sri Lankan Ministry of Health, Médecins Sans Frontières medical teams in Vavuniya district have performed more than 5,000 surgeries over five months, most to treat conflict-related injuries. Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 749e37f2-d146-43e2-80f9-02f678f7c4f9 https://www.medsf.org/amid-restrictions-msf-field-hospital-sri-lanka-provides-essential-limited-surgical-and-medical-care Though Ministry of Health doctors working in the camps are doing their best to cope with the number of patients, there is a need to provide a round-the-clock service which can identify, treat and refer war wounded patients and medical emergencies to the field hospital as quickly as possible. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 d4cf7b19-0652-4d73-af6a-ad6b2a18c303 https://www.medsf.org/vavuniya-district-sri-lanka-treating-wounded-and-medical-emergencies-remains-priority Over the last few weeks, while tens of thousands of people have emerged from the Vanni, the former conflict zone in northern Sri Lanka, MEDSF teams have been working alongside Sri Lankan Ministry of Health staff providing surgical and medical care to people who were caught up in the fighting. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 583c4b69-a922-4c00-9098-cbfa5762d420