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 ...
MSF and the Ministry of Health vaccinated over 100,000 children in DRC’s Masisi health zone despite ongoing conflict, logistical challenges and a growing measles epidemic.| 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 ...
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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 ...
In recent days, the Masisi Territory of North Kivu province has been the scene of major clashes between the armed group M23/AFC and the Congolese army, backed by allied elements. These clashes have led to large population movements in the area – some 102,000 people in less than a week, according to United Nations Office [...]Read More... from DRC: MSF treats nearly 160 wounded people in North and South Kivu following recent armed clashes with M23| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Esther, Rebecca, Tuliya and Daphrose are from the same family. Together, they fled the fighting between the M23 armed group and the Congolese army in North Kivu, a province in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). For the past year and a half, the four women have been living in the Elohim [...]Read More... from DRC : “Displaced Lives” 4 women in Goma’s displaced camps| 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 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 ...
Hundreds of thousands of displaced people sheltering in camps in and around the city of Goma, in Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province, have been severely impacted by extreme violence over the past three weeks, and many are now leaving the camps, according to teams from Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). As departures [...]Read More... from GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo: MSF calls for dignified, voluntary movement for people displaced| 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 ...
Marcus Bachmann, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) head of programs for South Kivu province, explains the situation in this part of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as the conflict evolves. What is the current situation in South Kivu? While the hotspot of the conflict between M23/AFC, the Congolese armed forces (FARDC) and their respective [...]Read More... from Democratic Republic of Congo: Injured seek treatment from MSF-supported hospitals| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
This week, the fighting between M23, the Congolese army and their respective allies reached the city centre of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams have reoriented part of their activities to respond to emergency needs, such as caring for people who are wounded. Virginie Napolitano, MSF emergency coordinator [...]Read More... from Democratic Republic of Congo: In Goma, a chaotic situation, many people war-wounded| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières report (MSF) outlines a surge in violence in Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo, where civilians face horrific injuries, displacement and limited aid. Healthcare access is severely hampered as attacks target facilities and staff. MSF urges armed groups to spare civilians and ensure safe access to essential services during escalating humanitarian needs.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Following fighting and evacuation orders from the Mouvement du 23 Mars/Alliance Fleuve Congo (M23/AFC) group, hundreds of thousands of people have left displacement camps around Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In response, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has adapted our approach by sending mobile teams to support people who are, once again, on [...]Read More... from Democratic Republic of Congo: MSF adjusts emergency response amid mass departures from displ...| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
In February, the security situation around the city of Uvira, in South Kivu province of Democratic Republic of Congo, rapidly deteriorated, reaching a critical point on Feb. 15. Residents describe scenes of pillaging by looters, increased violence, and clashes within the city between the Congolese army and Wazalendo fighters. Medical facilities have not been spared [...]Read More... from Democratic Republic of Congo: People trapped in a climate of uncertainty, amidst clashes| 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 ...
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 ...
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) strongly condemns the armed attack on two of our clearly marked boats on the afternoon of Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Upper Nile State, South Sudan. The boats carrying six of our team members were sailing on the river back to Ulang after delivering essential medical supplies to Nasir [...]Read More... from South Sudan: MSF strongly condemns armed attack on health care workers in Nasir County| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
On Sunday, Jan. 19, two Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) workers were slightly injured when a rocket hit the MSF garage next to the Masisi General Referral Hospital (HGR) in the town of Masisi, North Kivu. On the same day, another rocket hit a latrine near the hospital. The hospital and the MSF staff [...]Read More... from North Kivu, DRC: Masisi General Referral Hospital hit again by gunfire leaving two MSF staff slightly injured| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
The recent executive orders on migration from the U.S. administration leave hundreds of thousands of people along the Latin American migration corridor in even greater uncertainty, exposed to heightened risks on a route already marked by extreme violence, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warned today. Our teams in Mexico are already witnessing the harmful [...]Read More... from Mexico: Increased risks for migrants following closure of U.S. asylum process| 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 ...
In a fragile context for hospitals and ambulances, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is committed to the resumption of medical activities at the Emergency and Referral Centre in Turgeau, a neighbourhood near downtown Port-au-Prince. At 8 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, the facility at 34 Avenue Charles Summer in Turgeau resumed its activities [...]Read More... from Haiti: MSF announces the reopening of its emergency centre in Turgeau, Port-au-Prince| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
“My name is Rachida Mahamat. I am a Sudanese refugee in eastern Chad. Since the beginning of my pregnancy, I have been attending antenatal consultations with the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) team in Aboutengue camp. I visited the clinic five times and was given information about the progress of my pregnancy. I was [...]Read More... from Eastern Chad: First baby born in 2025 in MSF clinic at Aboutenege camp| 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 ...