Africa: The Shared Challenges of Giving Birth

Hermina lives in the Central African Republic (CAR), Murjanatu in northern Nigeria, and Sabera is a Rohingya refugee in Bangladesh. Though they live in vastly different places, the… Read more »

Africa: WHO Algorithms Could Double the Number of Children Treated for Tuberculosis

At the World Conference on Lung Health this week, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) released data from our operational research highlighting that using the World Health… Read more »

Africa: MSF Urges U.S. and Key Donors to Help Global Fund Meet Targets

Global efforts to fight three of the world's most harmful and widespread infectious diseases—AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria—are now under threat due to dramatic cuts in… Read more »

Africa: U.S. Plan to Destroy Contraceptives Is Unconscionable

The United States government's plan to destroy US$9.7 million worth of contraceptives is a callous waste that puts the health and lives of women and girls at risk. Media reports… Read more »

Africa: Deadly Gaps - Don't Turn Away From Saving Lives

In September 2025, the Global Fund, the main funder of a worldwide response to HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria, will host its eighth replenishment conference, where donor countries… Read more »

Africa: UK Government Must Immediately Close Wethersfield Mass Containment Site for Asylum Seekers

For over one year, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), in partnership with Doctors of the World (DOTW) UK, ran a general healthcare mobile clinic outside the main gates… Read more »

Africa: After First 100 Days of U.S. Aid Budget Cuts

Three months since the Trump administration first suspended all international assistance pending review, the United States (US) has terminated much of its funding for global health… Read more »

Africa: U.S. Decision to End Support for GAVI Puts Millions of Children's Lives At Risk

The reported decision that the US government will end its support for Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance - which was set up 20 years ago to increase access to vaccines for the world's… Read more »

Africa: MSF Calls for Sustained Investments to Fight Against Tuberculosis in Children

Ahead of World TB Day, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) calls on all countries and international donors to prioritise and ensure sustained investments for diagnosing,… Read more »

Africa: Uncertainty Around Pepfar Programme Puts Millions of People At Risk

The decision by the United States (US) government to temporarily freeze funding to the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) alongside all other foreign aid for at… Read more »