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Care in conflict zones: MSF's medical aid on the frontline

They go where most of us would never dare, leading the battle against the Ebola crisis, working where conflict rages: in Syria, Iraq, Nigeria

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Italy suspends flu vaccine batches

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Spain Health Minister Ana Mato quits over 'benefits' from kickback scheme

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Denis Mukwege: Sakharov Prize winner and champion of human rights

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