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 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 »
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 20, 2023
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 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 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 24, 2023
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 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 16, 2023
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 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 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 »