The global humanitarian group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF - Doctors Without Borders) on Tuesday lambasted the conditions at camps for refugees and migrants in Italy, labeling them "ineffective".
"The way migrant centres are run seems to be in great part ineffective," MSF said in a statement.
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Alessandra Tramontano, the head of medical services of MSF in Italy, lamented the poor standard of medical assistance in the "absence of the local and national health authorities."
Tramontano, giving the conclusions of a survey of 21 camps between December 2008 and August 2009, said some camps did not have toilet paper and soap while others were infested by rats.
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Although cholera cases in Angola has started declining, aid agencies warn Angola of repeated outbreaks of cholera if water and sanitation issues are not addressed.
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"The climate is increasingly hostile for immigrants in Italy, as the events in Rosarno clearly demonstrated," said the head of MSF's operations in Italy, Kostas Moschochoritis.
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Research says new immigrants are more likely to cite economic and housing factors as barriers that keep them homeless compared with native-born individuals.
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The violence prompted more than 1,000 immigrants to leave the area, most on special buses arranged by the Italian authorities.
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Migrant Workers Face Abuse in South Korea: Amnesty
Many migrant workers in South Korea are abused, trafficked for sexual exploitation or denied wages despite the introduction of rules for their protection, Amnesty International said Wednesday.
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