Interview with Michiel Hofman, Director of Operations at Doctors Without Borders (MSF)

Published: March 22, 2021

Cited by: Pakistan Point, Pakistan Point, Urdu Point

Ahead of Donor Conference, MSF Urges That Humanitarian Situation in N.Syria Be Resolved

MOSCOW, March 22 (Sputnik), Jonathan Rowson – Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is urging governments and private donors to continue efforts to help resolve the “dire” humanitarian situation in the northeast and northwest of Syria, Michiel Hofman, the organization’s director of operations, told Sputnik in an interview.

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COVID-19 Testing Capacity in Syria Still Low Leading to Concerns Over Disease Spread – MSF

MOSCOW, March 22 (Sputnik), Jonathan Rowson – Syria’s low COVID-19 testing capacity has made it difficult to trace the spread of the disease throughout the pandemic to date, Michiel Hofman, the director of operations at Doctors Without Borders (MSF), told Sputnik in an interview.

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MSF Hopes Syria Cross-Border Aid Mechanism Extended in July – Operations Director

MOSCOW, March 22 (Sputnik), Jonathan Rowson – Doctors Without Borders (MSF) hopes that the United Nations’ cross-border humanitarian aid mechanism that allows relief organizations to move supplies from Turkey to Syria is extended this coming July, Michiel Hofman, the MSF’s director of operations, told Sputnik in an interview.