Africa

En 2009, un projet de loi prévoyait la peine de mort pour les homosexuels séropositifs. ©Neamoscou

08.04.2019

Uganda : hunted down for their sexuality

In Uganda, homosexuality is considered a crime punishable by long years in prison. In this country where an estimated 2% of the population is thought to be LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender), coming out is perilous, both for the people concerned and for their families. Despite the best...

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Une personne des équipes de Médecins du Monde en Côte d'Ivoire qui prend la parole

27.08.2018

Tuberculosis among people who use drugs in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

In the mid-2000s, West Africa became a major transit hub for heroin and cocaine trafficking, facilitating the emergence of local markets and resulting in an increase in drug users (DUs).

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30.03.2017

Afrique

A serious nutritional crisis

Several African countries (including Yemen, Nigeria, South Sudan and Somalia) currently face a serious food crisis: Doctors of the World-Médecins du Monde (MdM) has strengthened its activities and calls on an urgent reaction of the international community in order to facilitate humanitarian access.

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Friday, 14 October, 2016 - 11:31

Angola

A difficult situation Angola (or the Republic of Angola) is a former Portuguese colony which became independent in 1975. Following the installation of the new regime, the country has been ravaged for 25 years by civil war, leaving the local health system in a disastrous condition. Over 1 million...

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Africa

Sunday, 24 July, 2016 - 03:37

Madagascar

Women and children The Island’s overall health situation has deteriorated since the political crisis in 2009. Women are the first to suffer. By failing to arrive on time in healthcare centres, many of them die during childbirth. Whilst use of contraception has increased, access to modern, effective...

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Africa

Sunday, 24 July, 2016 - 03:36

Ivory Coast

Young people and teenager's sexuality There continue to be many obstacles in the way of access to good quality healthcare in Côte d’Ivoire, in particular the absence of a legislative framework for SRH (the current law dates back to1920), the lack of funding for contraceptive products and stock outs...

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Africa

Sunday, 24 July, 2016 - 03:36

Burkina Faso

Malnutrition Contraception and family planning In Burkina Faso, and especially in the Sahelian province of Djibo, access to contraception and family planning is very difficult for women . This reflects the general difficulty in accessing care, often for geographic reasons but also and above all for...

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