Hospitals in Afghanistan are under growing pressure as pediatric admissions surge across the country. Critically ill children arrive after their conditions worsen, delayed by financial and access barriers. Emergency wards are overwhelmed and limited resources strained.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Inside the Kunduz trauma centre in Afghanistan, technicians craft medical tools from scratch – crutches, walkers, even custom stretchers – bringing care and upholding dignity for thousands while cutting costs and empowering recovery.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Guatemala has become a route full of insecurity and uncertainty for migrants who travel through the country. Migrants increasingly face different forms of violence and abuse, such as extortion or threats. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has strengthened its response over the past two years to address their physical and mental health needs. “We [...]Read More... from Guatemala: “We just want to move forward”| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
MSF leads water and sanitation efforts in eastern Chad amid soaring temperatures, mass displacement and shrinking humanitarian support. The crisis affects over 860,000 Sudanese refugees and the communities.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Thousands of people amassed at Chad’s eastern border in Sila region and other border areas – seeking refuge from a raging conflict in neighbouring Sudan – are at risk of losing access to vital humanitarian and medical assistance with the impending arrival of the rainy season, warns Doctors without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). This is [...]Read More... from Chad: Refugees may become ‘trapped’ and ‘forgotten’ with onset of the rainy season| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Neal Russell is a pediatric doctor and advisor based in London – who has been working with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) for 10 years. Following a recent visit to MSF’s project in Chad’s eastern region of Sila near the border with Sudan, Neal provides his account of the situation he witnessed there. He [...]Read More... from Brother and Sister in Chad’s Andressa, on the border with Sudan| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
In 2024, the MSF team at Unguwa Uku hospital in Kano, Nigeria, admitted 46,304 children for malnutrition. The factors behind the crisis are complex, including climate change, armed conflict and the spiralling cost of living. Most children can be treated at home with special therapeutic food, whilst those with complications need more intensive care and are [...]Read More... from Nigeria: An MSF physiotherapist helps children overcome long-term consequences of malnutrition| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
On Saturday, Sep. 20, 2025, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) will stage a powerful public art action near Parliament in Ottawa to condemn Israel’s genocide in Gaza and calls on the Canadian government to take action. From 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., up to 100 MSF staff and supporters will form a sombre Human Chain Gallery along Wellington Street. Transforming [...]Read More... from MSF stages “Human Chain Gallery” on Parliament Hill to call for a stop to the...| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Explore the latest news and inspiring stories from MSF Canada. Stay informed about our ongoing efforts to deliver medical care in crisis zones worldwide.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Sudan is facing its worst cholera outbreak in years with over 99,700 suspected cases. MSF teams in Darfur are treating thousands of patients amid severe water shortages, overcrowded clinics and ongoing conflict.| 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 ...
After months of continuous restrictions placed on the female population of Afghanistan, limitations placed on their participation in everyday life, access to education, and most recently even the right to work for non-governmental organizations, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) strongly condemns the Islamic Emirate’s erasure of women from social life in the country. “More [...]Read More... from MSF condemns the ban on women working for NGOs and their erasure from p...| 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 ...
Jawahira was referred to the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) tuberculosis (TB) hospital in Kandahar earlier this year from a clinic in Daikundi, central Afghanistan. “I used to visit private clinics, but instead of giving me TB medication, they usually just prescribed me painkillers,” she says. The cost of searching out treatment also took [...]Read More... from Afghanistan: MSF hospital in Kandahar provides hope for people with TB| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
The future of female patients and health workers in Afghanistan is being threatened by the recent decree issued by the Ministry of Economy prohibiting women from working for non-governmental organisations (NGOs). Though health workers, including MSF staff, are currently exempted from the ban, there is no formal assurance that they will be able to continue [...]Read More... from Afghanistan: “It is difficult to know that we are something less”| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
A dysfunctional health system, widespread poverty, and increased restrictions placed on women are at the heart of the current humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, according to a new report published by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Policymakers, donors and local authorities must urgently focus on strengthening primary medical care at district levels to improve [...]Read More... from Afghanistan: Deprived of healthcare by poverty, restrictions and a disfunctional system| 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 ...
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 ...
