October 02, 2023
Morocco: Mental Health Needs a Priority After Moroccan Earthquake
On 8 September 2023, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit central Morocco, killing 2,862 people and leaving around 6,000 people injuredData source: Moroccan Ministry of Health, last… Read more »
September 28, 2023
Sudan: Overwhelming Needs in White Nile As Conflict Pushes People to Limit
Aisha is a health promoter with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), working in three camps in the White Nile region of Sudan. Also displaced by the conflict, Aisha… Read more »
September 26, 2023
Ethiopia: Two Decades of Combatting the World's Most Neglected Diseases
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been working in Abdurafi, in northwest Ethiopia, since 2003. Over a 20-year history in the region, our medical activities have… Read more »
September 22, 2023
Kenya: MSF's Statement Regarding Kenyan Sterilisation Case
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been informed on 21 September of the ruling of the High Court of Kenya in the context of a lawsuit that was filed in 2014 by four… Read more »
September 21, 2023
Sudan: Catastrophic Health Crisis in Sudan Demands More Action
Statement delivered in writing by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) director of operations Dr Ahmed Abd-elrahman for the high-level ministerial event on Sudan at the… Read more »
September 20, 2023
Sierra Leone: Helping Pregnant Women Access Timely Healthcare in Sierra Leone
"When I went into labour, I started making my way to the nearest health centre, but then I felt one of my two babies coming, so I spread my cloth under a mango tree and gave birth… Read more »
Libya: MSF Begins Medical Activities in Derna After Storm Daniel
As Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in Libya begin medical activities in the cities of Derna and Susah one week after the devastation of Storm Daniel, Manoelle… Read more »
September 19, 2023
Nigeria: Urgent Response Needed to Curb Nigeria's Worsening Diphtheria Outbreak
A serious diphtheria outbreak is tearing through Nigeria, where thousands of people have been infected and hundreds more have died. Read more »
September 18, 2023
Uganda: MSF Ends Support to HIV Programme in Arua After More Than 20 Years
For over 20 years, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has supported the Ministry of Health with treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS in the West Nile region of… Read more »
September 12, 2023
Sudan: Khartoum - Forty-Nine People Killed in Deadliest Weekend Since Conflict Began
Last weekend, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams treated over 100 people wounded in two separate locations of Khartoum following deadly attacks. At least 49 people… Read more »
September 11, 2023
Niger: Three Things to Know About the Humanitarian Situation in Niger
As a result of the political situation in Niger since 26 July, regional organisations including the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the West African Economic… Read more »
September 05, 2023
Central African Republic: Abortion - Women More At Risk of Death in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings
Complications following unsafe abortions are up to seven times more severe in fragile or conflict-affected settings: these are the findings of one of the very first studies on the… Read more »
September 04, 2023
Sudan: Turkish Hospital in Khartoum - Last Lifeline for Sick Children and Pregnant Women
In Sudan, where military operations have now entered their fifth month, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been supporting the Turkish Hospital in Khartoum since… Read more »
August 31, 2023
Chad: MSF Appeals for Immediate Response to Sudanese Refugee Crisis in Chad
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are currently witnessing the dire living conditions in refugee settlements in Adré, eastern Chad, where people face severe… Read more »
August 28, 2023
Chad: Community-Focused Projects Aim to Reduce Rising Malnutrition in Chad
As recurrent nutritional crises continue to affect Hadjer Lamis region in Chad, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has evolved its emergency malnutrition response,… Read more »
Sudan: Correcting Misinformation: Al Nao Hospital Continues to Serve Vital Healthcare Needs Amidst Intense Conflict
Following recent misleading reports, we (MSF) are writing to provide you with accurate and updated information regarding the situation at Al Nao Hospital in Omdurman, northwest… Read more »
August 24, 2023
Libya: MSF to Close Medical Activities in Tripoli, Libya
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today announces it will end medical activities in Tripoli, Libya, where we provide healthcare to migrants, asylum seekers and refugees… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan - People Trapped By Indiscriminate Attacks in Nyala, South Darfur
"A tragedy is unfolding in Nyala, South Darfur, as fighting continues to rage, with targeted and indiscriminate attacks against civilians reaching catastrophic levels, and all… Read more »
August 21, 2023
Central African Republic: Health Emergency in Central African Republic Requires Urgent Response
In the shadow of conflict, the Central African Republic (CAR) is grappling with a decades-long health crisis. Here, in a country of 5.5 million people, access to healthcare is all… Read more »
August 17, 2023
Sudan: Children At Deadly Risk of Measles and Malnutrition After Fleeing Conflict in Sudan
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are recording a concerning rise in measles and malnutrition cases in our facilities in South Sudan, particularly amongst… Read more »
Sudan: Violence Devastating Population and Threatening Vital Hospital
Violence is threatening Al Nao hospital, a vital lifeline for people in Omdurman, to the northwest of Khartoum, as the conflict in Sudan enters its fifth month, causing immense… Read more »
August 14, 2023
South Sudan: MSF Calls for Urgent Help for Sudanese Refugees in Chad
As people continue to flee the conflict in Sudan, more than 358,000 refugees have arrived at the border town Adré, in eastern Chad. Refugee camps are being built, but the… Read more »
August 03, 2023
Malawi: MSF Close Chapter On 25-Year-Old HIV and Aids Project in Malawi
In July 2023, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) closed the chapter on one of our longest-standing projects in Malawi, launched some 25 years ago in response to the… Read more »
August 02, 2023
Chad: Wounded People Arrive in Chad to Escape Horrific Violence in Sudan
By the time the current conflict in Sudan broke out in mid-April, its Darfur region had already been facing war and ethnic violence for over two decades. Today's fighting has… Read more »
August 01, 2023
South Sudan: Communities Prepare for Renewed Flooding Ahead of Rainy Season
In a parched landscape, a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) tractor roars as it approaches a small village in Dentiuk, in South Sudan's Upper Nile state. It is towing a… Read more »