July 14, 2023
Africa: TB Medicine Agreement - 'J&J Needs to Do More'
"The announcement by the Stop TB Partnership/Global Drug Facility about a deal with pharmaceutical corporation Johnson & Johnson (J&J), for access to affordable… Read more »
July 13, 2023
Africa: European Commission Must Scrutinise Italian Law Restricting Rescues At Sea
Brussels - Five leading Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have submitted a complaint to the European Commission (EC) about Italian Law 15/2023, and the practice by Italian… Read more »
July 07, 2023
Ethiopia: Ethiopia - Immediate Resumption of Food Distributions Urgently Needed
As malnutrition rates surge beyond emergency levels in many areas of Ethiopia, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) calls for the immediate resumption of food… Read more »
July 05, 2023
Nigeria: MSF Raises Alarm Over Escalating Malnutrition Crisis in Northwest
A malnutrition crisis is escalating in northwest Nigeria, prompting international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to… Read more »
July 03, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria - Urgent Action Needed to Avert Catastrophic Malnutrition Crisis
As a malnutrition crisis is escalating in northwest Nigeria, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warns that the current humanitarian response is insufficient to avert a… Read more »
June 30, 2023
Africa: Greece - EU Migration Policies Are Killing People At Sea
EU migration policies are once again killing people as they search for safety Read more »
June 28, 2023
Somalia: Recovering From Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Somaliland
When nine-year-old Mohamed fell ill, sweating heavily at night and coughing, his mother, Sabah, took him to the nearest hospital. He was misdiagnosed and the drugs he was… Read more »
June 23, 2023
Sudan: Restrictions and Insecurity Obstruct Vital Medical Care in Sudan
As the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) enters its third month, rampant violence and huge health needs persist across Sudan,… Read more »
June 22, 2023
South Sudan: People Fleeing Conflict in Sudan Struggle for Survival
Thousands of people who escaped the conflict in Sudan by crossing into South Sudan are now struggling for survival at transit centres in Upper Nile and Northern Bahr El Ghazal… Read more »
June 20, 2023
Uganda: Thousands in Need of Assistance in Ugandan Refugee Settlement
Since August 2022 and the closure of a transit camp in Kisoro, 30,000 people from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have arrived in Nakivale settlement in Uganda. Those… Read more »
June 19, 2023
Sudan: MSF Calls On Armed Groups in El Geneina to Spare Civilians
Thousands of Sudanese refugees have fled West Darfur and reached the Chadian town of Adré in the last four days, many of whom report seeing people shot and killed as they… Read more »
June 16, 2023
Chad: Over 300 Sudanese Arrive in Chad Hospital in Just Three Days
Wounded people from Sudan are arriving in waves at Adré hospital in eastern Chad, where they are being treated by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and Ministry… Read more »
Africa: The EU Must Not Be Complicit in the Loss of Lives At Sea
Once again, dozens of lives have been lost at Europe's borders due to the EU's failure to allow people seeking protection to reach Europe safely. Read more »
June 15, 2023
Sudan: Over 1,100 Patients in Five Weeks Mark Level of Suffering in Khartoum
Today marks two months since heavy fighting broke out in Khartoum and rapidly spread to other areas of Sudan. A surgical team from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)… Read more »
June 09, 2023
Chad: Refugees Fleeing Violence in Sudan Trapped and Forgotten in Chad Due to Rainy Season
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… Read more »
June 08, 2023
Mozambique: MSF Has Been Responding to Medical And Humanitarian Needs For Almost 40 Years
MSF has been working in Mozambique since 1984, often alongside the Ministry of Health. For almost 40 years, MSF teams have responded to medical and humanitarian needs countrywide,… Read more »
June 05, 2023
Sudan: El Geneina - Huge Needs Arise Following the Eruption of Conflict in West Darfur
In El Geneina, it is estimated that at least around 500 people have been killed since the fighting began, and that a similar number of wounded remain trapped in the city, unable to… Read more »
June 02, 2023
South Africa: Hammanskraal - Here's How Doctors Without Borders is Providing Support to Those Affected by the Cholera Outbreak
An area of Hammanskraal called Kanana is the epicentre of a cholera outbreak in South Africa’s Gauteng Province, which has thus far resulted in more than a dozen confirmed… Read more »
Chad: Chad - Scores of Wounded in Adré As Conflict in Sudan Surges
Seventy-two wounded people from Sudan have been treated at a hospital in Adré, eastern Chad, by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in partnership with local health… Read more »
May 30, 2023
Kenya: Looming Health Catastrophe in Kenya's Dadaab Refugee Camps
More funding is urgently needed to avert a looming health catastrophe in Kenya's Dadaab refugee camps, warns Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today. A cholera outbreak… Read more »
May 26, 2023
Sudan: Vital Humanitarian Activities in Parts of Sudan May Grind to a Halt
Dr Ahmed Abd-elrahman is a Sudanese doctor who has worked with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) for more than 17 years, including in Somalia, Pakistan and Libya. He is… Read more »
May 23, 2023
Sudan: MSF Facilities Looted, Medical Activities Impeded By Violence in Sudan
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) condemns the unacceptable harassment of our staff and the violent looting and occupation of our medical premises and supported… Read more »
Africa: Noma Survivors Shine a Light On Neglected Disease
In many ways, Muhammadu, Mulikat and Dahiru have little in common. They were born in different corners of Nigeria (Yobe state in the northeast, Lagos in the southwest and Niger… Read more »
May 15, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: 'I Stopped Asking Patients About the Whereabouts of Their Relatives'
Ulrich Crépin Namfeibona is head of the emergency team sent by Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to respond to devastating floods that hit… Read more »
May 11, 2023
Burkina Faso: Djibo, a Life Under Blockade
Burkina Faso is experiencing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis that has seen 1.99 million internally displaced people flee violence perpetrated by jihadist groups (OCHA, 31… Read more »