March 04
Mozambique: Violence Continues to Displace and Traumatise Thousands in Cabo Delgado
Six years after the start of the violent conflict in the north of Mozambique, people in Cabo Delgado still live in fear. In 2024 alone, over 80,000 people have had to flee,… Read more »
February 28
Zambia: MSF Responds to a Surge in Cholera Amid Regional Outbreaks
With the resurgence of cholera cases since mid-December 2023 in the capital and several provinces of Zambia, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is involved in the… Read more »
February 23
Africa: Responding to Cholera Is a Multipronged Approach
Over the last two years, countries' ministries of health and organisations like Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) have been trying to respond to a string of cholera… Read more »
February 22
South Sudan: Response At Transit Sites in South Sudan Essential to Prevent Deadly Outbreaks
- A humanitarian crisis is escalating in Bulukat and Renk, two of the busiest transit sites in South Sudan's Upper Nile state, warns MSF. Thousands of people who escaped the… Read more »
February 21
Africa: EU Policies Deny Safety and Protection to Refugees and Migrants
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has released a report today detailing the harrowing consequences of Europe's policy-made crisis at its borders and beyond. Read more »
February 20
Libya: Death, Despair and Destitution - the Human Costs of the EU's Migration Policies
In the last years, a policy-made crisis has been unfolding across Europe, at its borders, and beyond, which has resulted in a surge in deaths, despair and destitution among people… Read more »
February 15
Sudan: Addressing Myriad Medical Needs Amidst Conflict in Sudan
Dr Mohammad Bashirm, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) deputy medical coordinator, reflects on his experience as a doctor in Sudan and his dedication to saving lives in… Read more »
February 05
Sudan: Urgent Response Needed Amid High Death Rates and Malnutrition Crisis in North Darfur
A rapid nutrition and mortality assessment carried out by MSF reveals that a catastrophic situation has unfolded in Zamzam camp, North Darfur, since the conflict in Sudan began in… Read more »
January 30
South Sudan: MSF Launches Mass Vaccination Campaign Amid Deadly Hepatitis E Outbreak
Juba - In response to a deadly hepatitis E outbreak in South Sudan, MSF has launched a vaccination campaign in collaboration with the Ministry of Health to provide protection to… Read more »
January 25
Nigeria: Tackling the Spread of Lassa Fever in Nigeria
"My mother-in-law asked me how I was feeling and I told her I was fine, but I knew I was not," says Ngozi*, a small trader from Abakaliki. "I was stooling, vomiting and couldn't… Read more »
January 23
Mozambique: Breaking Barriers to Safe Abortion Care in Mozambique
In Beira, a city on Mozambique's central coast, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is connecting hard-to-reach communities with safe abortion care and other sexual and… Read more »
January 16
Sudan: Escalating Humanitarian Needs for More Than Half a Million Displaced People Fleeing Violence in Wad Madani
What is happening in Wad Madani, Sudan? Read more »
January 09
Sudan: MSF Survey Sheds New Light On Scale and Intensity of Ethnic Violence in West Darfur
A retrospective mortality survey carried out among Sudanese refugees in Chad by Epicentre, Médecins Sans Frontières' (MSF) medical research and epidemiology centre,… Read more »
December 14, 2023
Mozambique: Cabo Delgado: Volatile Security Situation Still Persistent
"The security situation is still volatile in some districts of Cabo Delgado, and since September, there have been multiple attacks, leaving thousands newly displaced in the… Read more »
December 11, 2023
Mali: People At Serious Risk As Violence Escalates in Mali
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is concerned about the intensification of violence in central and northern Mali. Rivalry between various parties of the conflict is… Read more »
December 06, 2023
Libya: MSF Report On Abuse in Abu Salim and Ain Zara Detention Centres in Libya
Over the course of 2023, until Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) ended medical activities in Tripoli in August, our teams witnessed and documented living conditions and… Read more »
Libya: People Are Beaten, Sexually Abused and Killed in Libyan Detention Centres
Refugees, asylum seekers and migrants held inside detention centres in Tripoli, Libya, have been assaulted, sexually abused, beaten, killed and systematically deprived of the most… Read more »
December 05, 2023
Chad: Severe Lack of Water Causing Serious Health Risks for Children in Chad
People displaced from Sudan sheltering in camps in eastern Chad are living in dire conditions, desperately short of clean water and decent sanitation. Médecins Sans… Read more »
November 23, 2023
Africa: At COP28, More Failure Is Not an Option for Vulnerable Communities
Too little is being done to protect the most vulnerable people against the negative impacts of climate change, warns Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). World leaders… Read more »
November 21, 2023
Benin: Limiting Maternal and Child Loss in Communities in Benin
After 15 years of absence, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has returned to the west African country of Benin, where we have opened two projects in the past year. One… Read more »
West Africa: Upscaling of Diphtheria Vaccination Needed to Curb West Africa Outbreaks
West African countries have been struggling for months with the worst diphtheria outbreak on record on the continent. The problem can only be tackled if all entities step up their… Read more »
November 15, 2023
South Sudan: Unshattered Hope in the Face of Adversity in South Sudan
Conflict and hostilities between warring parties in neighbouring Uganda propelled Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to launch our first project in what is now South… Read more »
November 14, 2023
Sudan: Surgical Supply Ban in Khartoum Must Be Immediately Reversed
An unconscionable ban that is preventing life-saving surgical supplies from being transported to hospitals in areas of Khartoum, Sudan, controlled by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)… Read more »
November 07, 2023
Sudan: More People Forced to Flee Sudan to Chad As Fighting Intensifies
Following increased fighting in El Geneina in Sudan's West Darfur, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams working across the border in eastern Chad have seen an… Read more »
October 28, 2023
Africa: Immediate Ceasefire Is Needed in Gaza to Stop the Bloodshed
Médecins Sans Frontières calls for an immediate ceasefire to prevent more deaths in Gaza and allow desperately needed humanitarian supplies in. Since Friday 27… Read more »