Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic around the world.
The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented global emergency and MSF teams are responding in more than 70 countries. We see how the rapid spread of the disease has overwhelmed healthcare systems, disrupted economies and altered livelihoods and lifestyles in many parts of the world.
As of January 2021, COVID-19 has killed more than 1.9 million people and there are over 88 million confirmed cases around the world according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
| MSF’s COVID-19 response focuses on three main priorities |
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| • Supporting authorities to provide care for COVID-19 patients. • Protecting people who are vulnerable and at risk of the virus. • Keeping essential medical services running. |
Across our projects, MSF teams have been improving infection, prevention and control (IPC) measures to protect patients and staff and prevent further COVID-19 spread. It is crucial to prevent health facilities from amplifying the pandemic of being forced to close their doors.