Gaza City faces a deepening humanitarian crisis. MSF warns of mass displacement, collapsing health infrastructure and deadly living conditions amid ongoing Israeli military operations. We call for an end to evacuation orders used for displacement and a lasting ceasefire.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Palestinians in the West Bank face mass displacement by Israeli forces and settlers, raising alarm over ethnic cleansing. MSF urges international action to halt these practices and end the illegal occupation.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
How MSF is responding to the 6+ magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, and the urgent humanitarian response needed for survivors.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Before patients can receive the right treatment, they need the right diagnosis. Despite their vital importance, access to diagnostic tools has never attracted as much attention as access to medicines. As with medicines, the 21st Century has seen major advances in diagnostic technologies. Unfortunately, affordability and accessibility haven’t kept pace, meaning even diagnostics well-suited for [...]Read More... from Diagnosing the access problem: Canada can do more to ensure global access to...| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
MSF clinics are seeing high patient numbers amid famine, displacement and destruction in Gaza city. MSF calls for an immediate and sustained ceasefire and for Israeli authorities to stop their military invasion.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) suspends all medical activities at Zalingei Hospital, Central Darfur, after an armed attack with a grenade killed one person & injured five. This suspension will interrupt people’s access to healthcare amid an ongoing deadly cholera outbreak.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
In Haiti, accessing maternal healthcare is a challenge, especially during the rainy season. With impassable roads and limited facilities, pregnant women must travel long distances to give birth safely. Learn about the difficulties they face and the work of MSF work to improve their healthcare access.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
A patient treated at an MSF-supported unit near recounts being injured during a crowded food distribution in Zikim.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has suspended all operational activities in Yei River and Morobo counties in South Sudan’s Central Equatoria State for a minimum of six weeks. This decision follows the abduction of an MSF staff member, occurring just four days after the abduction of a health ministry staff member from an MSF [...]Read More... from South Sudan: MSF suspends activities in activities in two counties following abductions of healthcare staff| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
After a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, MSF’s emergency teams mobilized to assess and respond to critical needs. MSF emergency medical coordinator Jessa Pontevedra shares her firsthand account of the challenges, the resilience of communities and the efforts to provide critical medical care in affected areas.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
The extreme escalation of conflict, indiscriminate violence, and severe restrictions on humanitarian access in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar, have forced Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to suspend its medical humanitarian activities in the townships of Rathedaung, Buthidaung and Maungdaw. MSF ran 14 mobile clinics in northern Rakhine providing essential medical services to all communities, [...]Read More... from Myanmar: MSF suspends its medical activities in northe...| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
“About 85 per cent of the city is in ruins after Cyclone Mocha wreaked havoc here. All hut-like houses are destroyed. People who live in houses like these are in dire need of emergency aid since they have no place to stay,” says Daw Nu, a Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) community health worker [...]Read More... from Cyclone Mocha: aid efforts severely hampered by new restrictions| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Renk transit centre, located around 60 kilometres from Joda, the official entry point, hosts 13,000 refugees and returnees fleeing the war. There, living conditions are dire, with insufficient food, water, shelter, sanitation, and healthcare. About 300 kilometres away, thousands of people are facing the same conditions in the Bulukat transit centre. Dak Denj Uchol, 70 [...]Read More... from Sudan: “We don’t know where we can go”| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
The ongoing war in Sudan is drastically increasing people’s needs across the border in South Sudan, alerts international medical organisation Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today. MSF calls for an immediate scale-up of lifesaving aid for refugees and returnees fleeing the war and for the communities hosting them. The war in Sudan, which began [...]Read More... from Sudan: War is exacerbating humanitarian needs in neighbouring South Sudan, warns MSF| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
As South Sudan receives a massive influx of tens of thousands of people fleeing the intensified war in Sudan, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is scaling up its response to the humanitarian crisis in Renk and surrounding informal settlements along the border. Over the last weeks the number of recently displaced people has surpassed [...]Read More... from South Sudan receives thousands of displaced and injured people fleeing intensified war in Sudan| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
MSF strongly condemns the abduction of a Ministry of Health staff member from an MSF ambulance in South Sudan’s Morobo County. This incident further highlights the growing violence against healthcare workers.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
A humanitarian crisis unfolds as violence and cholera devastate northeastern South Sudan, forcing thousands into western Ethiopia. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warns of escalating displacement, a growing outbreak and severe funding cuts impacting emergency response efforts. Urgent humanitarian assistance is needed to prevent further catastrophe.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Armed violence halts MSF’s medical services in South Sudan. From attacks on outreach teams to hospital raids, people in need are left without care. MSF urges respect for humanitarian assistance to protect healthcare services.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
In northern Gaza, premature babies are fighting for their lives. Medical teams in Gaza are lacking essential equipment, medical supplies, and infant formula. Joanne Perry, a physician, shares her experience treating premature babies at Al-Helou Hospital, supported by MSF.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
The EU ignores calls to end Gaza’s siege, enabling Israel’s attacks on civilians amid ongoing humanitarian catastrophe.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Following Gavi’s 2025 replenishment summit, MSF urges greater global action to improve vaccine access for children in humanitarian crises, as Gavi faces a funding shortfall.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Cholera grips Lomera, South Kivu, after a gold rush fuels overcrowding and poor sanitation. MSF’s emergency response brings vaccinations, treatment, and clean water to curb the outbreak.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Over 40,000 people remain forcibly displaced in the northern West Bank, cut off from homes, care and services as Israeli forces continue a 5-month-long operation. MSF reports rising health, safety and mental health needs.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Israeli forces and settlers have increased the use of extreme physical violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since the all-out war on Gaza began in October 2023, according to a new report by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). In total, at least 870 Palestinians have been killed and over 7,100 injured between [...]Read More... from West Bank, Palestine: “Inflicting harm and denying care”| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Over 500 Palestinians have died seeking food under Israel-U.S. aid scheme in Gaza. MSF urges an end to the siege and restoration of UN-led humanitarian efforts.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
MSF warns of Gaza’s worsening humanitarian crisis. Medical facilities are being damaged, humanitarian assistance remains severely restricted and thousands of people are forcibly displaced. Urgent action is needed to stop the deliberate destruction of healthcare and ensure vital assistance reaches those in need.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
The baby lies with his eyes closed, his fleecy blanket a riot of reds, pinks and greens. On his nose a sticking plaster holds the tubes in place that run into the tiny nostrils, feeding him a milk solution that should help him regain his strength. His mother watches him intently from a nearby chair, [...]Read More... from Afghanistan: Treating malnutrition| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
In Gaza, essential access to medical care, clean water and humanitarian aid is being systematically obstructed. MSF warns of catastrophic consequences as hospitals run out of fuel and supplies amid escalating violence and total blockade.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Fear is not just an emotion. It becomes a mechanism of control and domination for migrants. MSF delivers over 2 200 mental health consultations in response to its toll, in cities along Mexico and Guatemala.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Tens of thousands fleeing Sudan’s war seek refuge in Chad’s Tine and Oure Cassoni camps. Despite safety from violence, refugees face extreme overcrowding, malnutrition and critical shortages of food, water, shelter and medical care. Urgent international humanitarian response is needed.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
On World Refugee Day, MSF shares the powerful stories of four women from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Iran who rebuilt their lives in Greece. From mothers to leaders, they rise beyond displacement, proving that identity is shaped by strength, not circumstances.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Jose Mas, MSF emergency program manager, describes the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza as of June 12. Attacks on aid sites leave many dead and wounded, while communication blackouts, overwhelmed medical services and displacement orders put countless lives at risk.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
MSF hands over Lassa fever care in Ebonyi state after seven years of support, leaving behind strengthened infrastructure, trained health workers and improved outbreak response. Local health authorities now lead efforts, ensuring patient safety and sustainable care for this deadly disease in Nigeria.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Sexual violence remains an alarming crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Despite ongoing humanitarian efforts, access to care is inadequate and many survivors struggle to receive essential medical and psychological support. MSF urges all parties to prioritize civilian safety and sustain vital healthcare services.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
An MSF hospital in Old Fangak, South Sudan, was bombed, leaving thousands without critical healthcare. As displacement rises and medical supplies dwindle, MSF calls for urgent action to protect civilians and hospitals from further attacks.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
As violence escalates in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, thousands of people flee to Bambo, seeking safety. The town is surrounded by fighting, stretching resources to their limits. MSF calls for urgent action to protect civilians and provide essential humanitarian assistance.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Violence, insecurity and hunger are devastating people’s lives in South Darfur, Sudan, according to a new Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) report. The report, “Voices from South Darfur”, illustrates in vivid testimony how the impact of pervasive violence, a healthcare system in ruins and an inadequate international response have all combined to push people’s [...]Read More... from Sudan: MSF report reveals stark lack of protection and assistance in South Darfur| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Nasser hospital, the last medical lifeline in southern Gaza, is at risk due to displacement orders and movement restrictions. Medical staff face blocked access, with staff operating ambulances under deadly threats. With patients in critical need, MSF warns that losing this facility would be devastating. Urgent action is needed to restore and protect healthcare.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
US-Israel’s plan to instrumentalize aid has led to chaos, violence and deprivation in Gaza. Their flawed food distribution plan prevents lifesaving supplies from reaching most at-risk individuals, reinforcing displacement and militarization instead of addressing urgent humanitarian needs. A lasting ceasefire is the only solution.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
By Christopher Lockyear, secretary general, MSF. Originally published on swissinfo on May 26, 2025. On Saturday, May 3, we at Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) woke to shock, grief and outrage. Our hospital in Old Fangak, South Sudan had been attacked: a helicopter gunship destroyed the pharmacy, shelling followed and drones bombed the market. [...]Read More... from What is the cost for killing humanitarians?| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Israeli forces continue their relentless use of displacement orders in Gaza, forcing Palestinians into an endless cycle of suffering. MSF warns of the devastating mental and physical toll as incessant bombings, aid blockades and forced evacuations turn Gaza into a nightmare. Urgent action is needed to end this campaign of ethnic cleansing.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Women in Darfur face near-constant risk of sexual violence, yet access to medical and psychological support remains scarce. MSF warns that the true scale of this crisis is unknown, as survivors face stigma and barriers to seeking care. Urgent action is needed to protect civilians and expand vital services.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Dear Members of Canada’s 45th Parliament, Congratulations on your election to the House of Commons, where all parties will bear responsibility for ensuring Canada’s government can rise to the challenges of the current global moment. You are taking on this responsibility at a time of unprecedented global upheaval. Multiple large-scale and overlapping international crises – [...]Read More... from An open letter to Canada’s newly elected Parliamentarians| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
MSF condemns the U.S.-Israel plan to control assistance, calling it a violation of a UN Security Council Resolution. Aid must remain impartial and unrestricted to prevent further suffering in Gaza. MSF urges global leaders to act now and stop the weaponization of humanitarian assistance.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Myanmar’s earthquake has left thousands of people dead, injured and displaced. Three survivors share their stories amid a critical need for humanitarian assistance.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Palestinians in Gaza face devastating war impacts with intensified hostilities, mass displacement and attacks on humanitarian workers. MSF confronts dilemmas in volatile conditions while restrictions on aid and essential tools escalate the crisis. Discover the harsh realities and challenges of operating under siege.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
The ongoing conflict in Sudan has devastated health infrastructure and food security, leaving millions of people at risk, especially in South Darfur. Malnutrition among children and pregnant women is worsening as humanitarian assistance falls short. Urgent action is needed to expand food distribution and lifesaving support before the situation deteriorates further.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) announced today that it has ceased operations on board its rescue vessel, Geo Barents, which had been operational since June 2021. Italian laws and policies have made it impossible to continue with the current operational model. MSF will begin a process to evaluate the best operational model for this [...]Read More... from MSF ends operation of Geo Barents search and rescue vessel with commitment to return to Central Mediterranean Sea| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
On March 18, 2025, Israel ended the ceasefire with a massive assault on Gaza, escalating a war that has killed over 51,000 Palestinians and destroyed essential infrastructure. MSF documents the devastation, attacks on healthcare and urgent need for independent investigations and humanitarian assistance.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Marie Brun is an emergency coordinator for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Goma, in the province of North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. She provides an update on the intensification of fighting between several armed groups, including the M23, and the Congolese armed forces since the start of the year, and the consequences [...]Read More... from DRC: civilians caught in the crossfire in the Kivus| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
MSF calls for the lifting of the siege and the deliver of humanitarian assistance as Rapid Support Forces offensives in Zamzam camp force thousands to flee to El Fasher. Displaced communities are trapped without lifesaving support, facing ongoing violence. Urgent humanitarian efforts, including air operations, are needed to support civilians.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
People with severe burns in Gaza face immense suffering and limited care options as Israeli attacks and a prolonged siege devastate healthcare systems. MSF struggles to provide treatment amid shortages of medical supplies, pain relief, food, and clean water, leaving many stuck in cycles of pain and infection.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
MSF is introducing solar power in healthcare facilities in northern Nigeria. This shift from fuel-powered generators ensures stable electricity, elevates patient care and supports vital medical procedures sustainably.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
MSF condemns the killing of a second staff member in Masisi, DRC, and calls for measures to protect civilians and aid workers from escalating violence impacting medical facilities and humanitarian efforts.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Faced with a resurgence of violent incidents affecting healthcare services in the ongoing conflict in the provinces of North and South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) once again condemns in the strongest possible terms the use of weapons in and around healthcare facilities. The latest example [...]Read More... from Goma, DRC: Shooting leaves one person dead in the Kyeshero hospital| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
On March 28, a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar, devastating the regions of Mandalay, Naypyidaw, Sagaing and Shan State. As of April 8, official figures reported over 3,600 deaths, more than 5,000 people injured and an estimated 17 million individuals affected – many severely. Key infrastructure, including hospitals, roads and water systems, sustained [...]Read More... from Myanmar: MSF steps up response following devastating earthquake| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
After being starved, shelled and deprived of vital assistance, people in Zamzam displacement camp, near El Fasher, are once again under attack. The Rapid Support Forces and allied armed groups launched a large-scale ground offensive on April 11. There are reports of people fleeing and many casualties, although we can’t verify how many at the [...]Read More... from Sudan: Deadly attack on Zamzam camp, survivors arriving to Tawila| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mpox cases have been on the rise for more than two years. However, the situation has worsened in recent months, with a surge in the number of people affected, a mutation leading to human-to-human transmission of the virus, and the notification of suspected cases in sites for displaced [...]Read More... from Five Questions about the Mpox Outbreak in the DRC| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
An influx of wounded people is arriving at Kyeshero hospital in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in the hospital are treating people through the armed clashes and insecurity that have hit the city in recent days. We have been affected by several incidents since the beginning of [...]Read More... from Democratic Republic of Congo: MSF appeals for humanitarian access in Goma as casualties seek medical care| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
On April 28, Canadians will vote in a federal election that is taking place in a period of major global upheaval. The Members of Parliament that Canadians will elect will decide how Canada responds to a world experiencing alarming levels of conflict and crisis, and where hundreds of millions of people’s lives, safety and dignity [...]Read More... from MSF to Canada’s political leaders: “Stand up for humanity”| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Pregnant women in Darfur, Sudan, face dire challenges, including healthcare scarcity, dangerous journeys and complications leading to miscarriage or maternal death. With most health facilities in conflict zones often barely operational, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) offers critical care amid one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Before April 15 of last year, I never imagined that I would find myself in Khartoum, the capital city of our country, working in a conflict zone. I am a doctor from Sudan, and I’ve worked with MSF for several years. But I’ve never seen anything like the suffering that people in my country now [...]Read More... from Alleviating suffering in the face of war| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Ahead of World Tuberculosis Day, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) calls for sustained global investments to address tuberculosis (TB) in children. With 1.25 million children falling ill each year, MSF highlights the impact of U.S. funding cuts on TB care and is calling for action to improve diagnosis, treatment and preventive measures, especially for children who are vulnerable.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) denounces Israeli strikes on Gaza, urging an immediate ceasefire and access to aid. Hundreds killed, including children, as medical teams face mass casualties. MSF demands an end to collective punishment of Palestinians.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) condemns Israel’s siege on Gaza, blocking aid, water and fuel. This collective punishment worsens the humanitarian crisis, leaving thousands without vital resources. MSF urges Israel and its allies to uphold international law and end the blockade.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
On this International Women’s Day we highlight the incredible stories of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) female staff in South Sudan. From a nurse in the remote area of Boma, to the head of community health in Renk, to Juba’s warehouse manager and air conditioning (AC) technician, these women working with MSF exemplify resilience [...]Read More... from South Sudan: Celebrating the impact of female MSF staff| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Sarah Vulstyeke, MSF project coordinator, shares about the massive destruction she saw during her recent work in Gaza. She highlights people’s urgent medical needs as they try to rebuild lives amid the rubble, as MSF staff continue providing essential healthcare services in this challenging environment.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Géralda, Alcélia, and Cherlyne, three Haitian women, share their struggle to survive in Brooklyn, an isolated part of Cité Soleil neighbourhood in Port-au-Prince. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are the only ones providing free medical care in the area on a daily basis. Cité Soleil : Life under constant threat of crossfire Géralda describes [...]Read More... from Haiti: Women trapped between violence and poverty in Port-au-Prince| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
As violence and insecurity forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes in Port-au-Prince in recent months, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) increased efforts to provide water, sanitation, and hygiene services (WASH) to people in makeshift camps across the city. Since fighting between armed groups and the government surged in February 2024, [...]Read More... from Haiti: People fleeing violence in capital urgently need water and sanitation| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
On Tuesday, September 3, a Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) ambulance carrying a patient in critical condition was stopped by police in Port-au-Prince and detained, preventing our team from providing the necessary care. The patient was suffering from an open fracture and in urgent need of hospital care. Held for more than an hour, [...]Read More... from Haiti: MSF denounces obstruction of ambulance| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Since the end of February, Port-au-Prince has been engulfed in unprecedented violence, cutting off the Haitian capital from the outside world following the closure of the airport and ports. The escalating insecurity has severely disrupted the medical operations of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), which has not been able to import any supplies since [...]Read More... from Closed ports, empty shelves: Haiti urgently needs medical supplies| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Lebanon’s crisis exacerbates the hardships of a neglected community. [...]Read More... from Northern Lebanon: people of Wadi Khaled have to choose between feeding their kids or taking them to the doctor| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is contributing to the national vaccination campaign against cholera launched by the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health’s by vaccinating people in Arsal, Akkar, Tripoli and Baalbak – Hermel in the north and northeast of Lebanon where most cholera cases are registered in the country. 600,000 cholera vaccine doses received by [...]Read More... from Lebanon: MSF starts cholera vaccination amid threat of a full-blown spread of the di...| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Katrin Glatz Brubakk, a child psychotherapist and mental health activities manager for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has worked with MSF in Gaza twice, once from August to September 2024 and then from January to February 2025. She answers three questions about the state of people’s mental health in Gaza and why it is [...]Read More... from “I really worry about what will happen to people’s mental health in Gaza. The ceasefire needs to hold.”| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
It is with great sadness that we are sharing the news of the passing of our colleague, Jerry Muhindo Kavali, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He died today from the gunshot wound he suffered while at the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) base in Masisi town, North Kivu, during clashes between the [...]Read More... from Democratic Republic of Congo: Statement following the passing of our colleague| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), in partnership with the Sokoto state Ministry of Health, is encouraging community members in Sokoto to participate in a vaccination campaign – the goal is to help reduce the number of children suffering from potentially fatal diseases including measles and diphtheria. These diseases can cause long-term complications if contracted. In [...]Read More... from Nigeria: MSF and Sokoto state launch vaccination campaign to reduce deadly di...| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
The current escalation of attacks and fighting in and around Zamzam camp for displaced people ur is making it impossible for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to continue providing medical assistance in such dangerous conditions. Despite widespread starvation and immense humanitarian needs, we have no choice but to take the decision to suspend all [...]Read More... from Sudan: MSF forced to halt activities as violence engulfed Zamzam camp| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Dozens of people have died and over 800 are being treated for symptoms of acute watery diarrhea, dehydration, vomiting and sunken eyes at the Ministry of Health cholera treatment centre in Kosti Teaching Hospital, supported by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), in Sudan’s White Nile State. MSF has been supporting cholera-related responses in Kosti [...]Read More... from Sudan: Over 800 hospitalized and dozens dead from waterborne infection| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Launched on Feb. 14, 2024, the Sitsandziwe clinic has been busy over the past year providing comprehensive sexual health services, with a strong focus on mental health, to marginalized communities. These include adolescents, young women, LGBTQ+, factory workers and university students. The clinic’s emphasis on confidentiality and “safe space” care has made it a preferred [...]Read More... from Eswatini: “We are loved” clinic celebrates one year| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
A Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff has been critically injured after shots hit the MSF base in Masisi town, in Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province, on the morning of Feb. 20. A child who had sought refuge with his family in the MSF compound was also wounded by gunfire. MSF strongly [...]Read More... from Democratic Republic of Congo: MSF staff member critically injured in Masisi town| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
In recent weeks, the armed conflict between the M23/AFC and the Congolese army, backed by their allies, has flared up again in the province of North Kivu and spread to the neighbouring province of South Kivu. Emmanuel Lampaert, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) representative in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), provides an update on [...]Read More... from Democratic Republic of Congo: Three questions on intensification of armed conflict in North and South Kivu| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
The temporary ceasefire agreement in Gaza is a relief, but it arrives more than 465 days and 46,000 lives too late. While this temporary cessation of fighting and bombing must be both respected and long-term, this is only the beginning in addressing the immense humanitarian, psychological, and medical needs in Gaza. Israel must immediately end [...]Read More... from Temporary ceasefire in Gaza: Immense scale-up of life-saving aid must flow now| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is devastated to report the death of Bilal Okal, our colleague killed by Israeli forces in Jabalia, North Gaza, along with 10 of his family members. Bilal and his relatives, including his wife, seven children, his sister and his elderly mother, were killed by an Israeli airstrike in December [...]Read More... from MSF mourns the killing of its ninth colleague in Gaza| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Mary* is a three-year-old girl who comes to the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hospital with severe burns. Her grandmother, who brought her, tells us Mary fell into a bucket of hot water. The burns cover her arms, chest and part of her head. The first time I see her, she is crying in [...]Read More... from “I love my patients”| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Mustafa Hassan Abu Hamada and his family were living in Jabalia camp in northern Gaza during the recent brutal Israeli military siege, which has left the city completely destroyed and killed and injured countless civilians, including Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff. “People in front of us tried to escape at the Al-Awda junction, [...]Read More... from Gaza: “The destruction is abnormal, catastrophic, as if a nuclear bomb had hit the area. It’s a sight th...| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
“Since more than 400 days, we didn’t hear any kind of celebration, singing, dancing. Gaza, yesterday at night, started to celebrate, to sing, children in the streets, you can hear them singing songs.” My colleague, Mohammed Abu Mughaisib, a physician who works for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Gaza, said these words after [...]Read More... from Gaza: At long last, a temporary ceasefire| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Esther is a mother of three sheltering at a camp for displaced people in North Kivu, a province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). She and her family have fled war three times in recent months. “I had hope of returning and getting my life back,” she recently told Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières [...]Read More... from Eastern DRC: The human cost of global humanitarian funding gaps| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
2024 saw Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams responding to various emergencies spanning the globe. Abyei: area between Sudan and South Sudan The 38-kilometer trip from Agok to Abyei takes over 6 hours due to poor roads. MSF uses a tractor to navigate mud bogs. The road conditions prevent water and sanitation trucks from [...]Read More... from 2024: A year in review| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
“The most important thing you can do is let the world know what is happening here.” This recent plea from Dr. Abu Baker, a hospital director in the West Bank, is a familiar one for our teams at Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). The simple request – to share the grave realities we [...]Read More... from Shut up and provide aid: why weaponizing neutrality against humanitarian organizations must not silence us| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is partially resuming its medical activities in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area after a 22-day suspension due to repeated threats and violence against its staff and patients. The decision to suspend MSF’s activities, even temporarily, was extremely difficult because the city is heavily affected by violence, and the medical needs [...]Read More... from Haiti: MSF Partially Resumes Medical Activities in Port-au-Prince| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Through the power of smartphones, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is reshaping how we gather and share stories of people facing crises. In November, a group of MSF communications specialists completed the second mobile communication training in Nairobi, following a session in Geneva earlier this year. Over 25 communications specialists were trained to use [...]Read More... from Smartphones reshaping storytelling, MSF connection with local communities| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Since the beginning of the year Rohingya refugees have been arriving in Bangladesh after escaping escalating violence in Myanmar. They now face immense challenges, including overcrowding, lack of access to essential services and deteriorating mental health conditions. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is urging the relevant authorities to ensure unhindered and immediate access to [...]Read More... from MSF calls for unhindered humanitarian assistance for all Rohingya re...| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has set up a 20-bed cholera treatment unit (CTU) at the Renk Civil Hospital in South Sudan, in response to a cholera outbreak declared by the Ministry of Health on Oct. 28. We call on all organizations in Upper Nile State to help prevent the spread of the disease [...]Read More... from South Sudan: Urgent action needed to address growing cholera outbreak| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
An alarming number of children suffering from severe malaria have been admitted to the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)-supported Aweil State Hospital in Northern Bahr el Ghazal (NBeG) state, South Sudan, over the past three months. Malaria admissions to the children’s ward began to increase in June and, by September, up to 400 children [...]Read More... from South Sudan: Alarming spike in childhood malaria admissions at MSF-supported Aweil State Hospital| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Access to safe abortion care has a real impact on people’s lives and health, from preventing unsafe abortions and complications to upholding bodily autonomy. At Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), we consider safe abortion care a critical part of our sexual and reproductive healthcare services – one that can save lives and support [...]Read More... from 5 reasons why abortion is healthcare| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Approximately one in six war-wounded patients treated at the Bashair Teaching Hospital in south Khartoum since Jan. 2024 have been under the age of 15. Many suffered gunshot, blast and shrapnel wounds. Doctors are also concerned about the spike in children arriving at the hospital severely malnourished. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams working [...]Read More... from Sudan: 16 per cent of war-wounded patients at south Khartoum hospital children| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
On 23 September, after nearly one year of cross-border attacks along Lebanon’s southern border, Israel escalated its bombardment of Lebanon, causing waves of mass displacement that have surpassed the country’s ability to provide adequate shelter. * Fatima’s vibrant smile slowly fades away after entering the classroom. Desks and chairs are stacked on one side of [...]Read More... from Lebanon: Families, children, seek shelter in school in Bichwet amid escalating violence| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
As the war in Lebanon casts a shadow of devastation for millions of people across the country, community-led initiatives and local efforts are testament to the surviving solidarity and hope among Lebanese society. [...]Read More... from Lebanon: Surviving war with community-led care| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
One and a half years into the conflict in Sudan, refugees are still fleeing to eastern Chad in search for safety, where they arrive at camps in dire conditions. Access to clean water, sanitation and healthcare facilities is limited. We met Aziz, Youssef, Salwa, and Amina to hear their stories of fleeing the Darfur region of Sudan and survival in [...]Read More... from Sudan: “Echoes of Darfur”| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
The Israeli Knesset’s ban on UNRWA’s operations voted on Oct. 28 represents a devastating blow to Palestinian life. It will further undermine people’s survival prospects in Gaza and heavily impact communities in the West Bank. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) denounces this legislation, which represents an inhumane ban on vital humanitarian aid. The Knesset’s [...]Read More... from MSF denounces Israel’s ban on UNRWA, the latest devastating blow to the Palest...| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
