Three years after Russian forces invaded Ukraine, dramatically escalating an international armed conflict that began in 2014, people continue to bear the burden of the war’s devastation as seen through their lost lives, lost limbs and lost homes. The resulting medical humanitarian needs are clearer than ever. The strain on Ukraine’s medical services has only [...]Read More... from Ukraine: People’s medical humanitarian needs remain as urgent as ever| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
The working day at the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) mobile clinic in Pavlohrad, eastern Ukraine, is almost over. Dr. Oleksandr Hontariev is counting the boxes of medicines, packing up for the evening, when a volunteer runs into the room. “We have wounded. Can you please help them?” they say. Dr. Hontariev pulls on [...]Read More... from “My town is on fire”: MSF provides assistance to people fleeing from Kurakhove| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
On the evening of Nov. 17, a densely populated area in Sumy city, northeastern Ukraine was bombed. The explosion struck a courtyard surrounded by residential buildings, damaging 13 structures and dozens of apartments. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) emergency ambulance teams provided medical assistance to injured residents. According to preliminary information from local authorities, [...]Read More... from Sumy, Ukraine: “It’s hard when you see the lifeless bodies...| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...