Trapped Somali Populations Need Immediate Life-saving Assistance

June 26, 2008

Nicolas de Torrente, executive director of MSF-USA, Benoit Leduc, MSF operations manager for Somalia, and Dr. Greg Elder, MSF deputy operations manager, discuss the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Somalia. Somalis are trapped by ongoing conflict in their country. Conditions are worsening at a time when external assistance has plummeted sharply due to insecurity and increased targeting of aid workers.

• Listen to the press teleconference
• Teleconference transcript

Tags: Somalia, Malnutrition

Podcast » MSF Frontline Reports

Video » Sierra Leone: Patient Fees Put Lifesaving Medical Care Out of Reach

Ideas & Opinions » The Fight of the Wounded is Far From Over in Iraq

Slideshow » Kyrgyzstan: Former Prisoners Struggle to Continue TB Treatment

Special Report » HIV/AIDS Treatment in Developing Countries

Field News | Contact Us | Donate | MSF Offices Worldwide | MSF on YouTube | MSF on Facebook

This site is maintained by the U.S. section of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), an international independent medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters, and exclusion from health care. © 2009 MSF All rights reserved.

MSF-USA Association | Copyright Statement | Privacy Policy