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Doctors of the World

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Before, during, after a crisis. 💙 Our volunteer doctors and nurses will be here.

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Two weeks ago, #Russia attacked #Ukraine's largest children's hospital. ➡️ Our teams respond to urgent health needs, try to maintain capacity in hospitals and health centers, while missile strikes, gliding bombs and short-range combat continue. 📷 Petro Chekal #NotATarget

Two weeks ago, #Russia attacked #Ukraine's largest children's hospital. ➡️ Our teams respond to urgent health needs, try to maintain capacity in hospitals and health centers, while missile strikes, gliding bombs and short-range combat continue. 

📷 Petro Chekal
#NotATarget
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UK RIOTS 🚨 We had to make sure that our patients and medical teams were safe before making our statement public. ➡️ We call for an end to the anti-migrant policies + rhetoric from politicians that have actively fostered this hatred and improved security at hotels and camps.

UK RIOTS 🚨 We had to make sure that our patients and medical teams were safe before making our statement public.

➡️ We call for an end to the anti-migrant policies + rhetoric from politicians that have actively fostered this hatred and improved security at hotels and camps.
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“Many of us fled violence and now we're encountering it again. It's deeply saddening.” One of our volunteers speaks to Reuters about their experience of living in asylum accommodation during the riots. context.news/socioeconomic-…

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We have joined over 240 organisations to stand in solidarity with everyone affected by the recent racist and Islamophobic violence and intimidation. This must be a turning point.

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Don't look away. 280+ aid workers have been killed in #Gaza. Extreme levels of violence in #Sudan + South Sudan contribute to an unprecedented death toll. We demand that those in power #ActForHumanity to end violations and the impunity with which they are committed. UNRWA

Don't look away. 

280+ aid workers have been killed in #Gaza. Extreme levels of violence in #Sudan + South Sudan contribute to an unprecedented death toll.

We demand that those in power #ActForHumanity to end violations and the impunity with which they are committed.
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Evidence collected by our doctors providing care to people seeking sanctuary held at that military site in Essex shows 4 in 10 people have suicidal thoughts and three quarters are in “severe psychological distress”

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“I never thought that I would have to fight on a daily basis for basic human needs or basic rights” Our volunteer spoke to The Times and The Sunday Times about her experience of applying for refugee protection + the devastating impact of the asylum process on mental health. thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

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POLIO OUTBREAK 🚨over 3,500 vaccinations against type 1 and 3 polio, diphtheria, and tetanus have been carried out since May 2024. Vaccinations against type 2 polio began this week. Our teams were able to vaccinate 1,610 children in a single day.

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Raids, asylum camps and deportation only put people at risk.❌ They don't solve trafficking, exploitation or modern slavery. If we are serious about keeping people safe and able to work, that IS possible: regularisation of immigration status. Migrant Voice 🧡 Care4Calais

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Last week 12 people died trying to cross the English Channel. 6 of them were children. The number of lives lost will continue to rise without safe routes to the UK for people seeking sanctuary. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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“I know only too well the huge cost this has on people’s health. You can’t access vital services; you can’t recover, and you can’t move on with your life.” They made it to the UK against all odds. We can make rebuilding life here a fair, safe and efficient process,