Central Africa: MSF Again Calls for Urgent Water and Sanitation Response in North Kivu Displacement Camps

After several months, insanitary conditions and severe, life-threatening shortages of clean water continue to reach critical levels in various informal camps for displaced people… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: MSF Has and Continues to Treat More Than Two Victims of Sexual Violence Per Hour in DRC

In a new retrospective report, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reveals that - together with the Ministry of Health - we had treated an unprecedented number of victims… Read more »

Chad: One Month After Floods in Koukou

The situation in Koukou Angarana, Sila province, Chad, and the surrounding area, remains critical after devastating floods on 9 August. The floods displaced thousands of people,… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Mpox in Eastern DRC Just Another Challenge Amid Torrent of Problems

Dr Tejshri Shah, General Director of MSF and a paediatrician specialising in infectious diseases, recently returned from North Kivu, an eastern province of Democratic Republic of… Read more »

Chad: Rapid Response Needed in Koukou As Thousands Flee Worst Floods in Living Memory

A coordinated and rapid response is urgently needed in the decimated town of Koukou, Sila province, in eastern Chad as thousands of people have fled flood waters, seeking refuge on… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: MSF Survey Shows Scale of Violence Against Displaced Women in Eastern DRC

A new survey carried out by Epicentre, Médecins Sans Frontières' (MSF) epidemiological and medical research arm, among displaced people in four camps around Goma in… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Five Questions About the Mpox Outbreak in DRC

In Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the number of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) cases have been on the rise for more than two years. However, the situation has worsened in… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Civilians Caught In The Crossfire In The Kivus

Civilians caught in the crossfire in the Democratic Republic of Congo are once again being forced to endure violence as the fighting between several armed groups, including the M23… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Civilians Caught in Crossfire In The Kivus

Goma has gradually been surrounded by several front lines, with between 600,000 and 1 million people displaced being crammed alongside the city's two million residents.Civilians… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Massive Humanitarian Response Needed to Avoid Health Catastrophe in DRC

Two years of violent fighting between the M23 armed group and the Congolese army (FARDC) and its allies in North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)… Read more »

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 »

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 »

Congo-Kinshasa: Violence by Armed Groups has Exacerbated the Nutritional Situation in Masisi Territory

Since the beginning of the year, an average of 800 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition have been admitted each month for treatment to hospitals in Mweso and Masisi,… Read more »

Central Africa: Violence Exacerbates Malnutrition in North Kivu, DRC

In North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), an average of 800 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition have been admitted each month for treatment to… Read more »

Central African Republic: Sexual Violence in Central African Republic Is a Public Health Emergency

Bangui, Central African Republic - Between 2018 and 2022, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) treated more than 19,500 survivors of sexual violence in the Central African… Read more »

Central African Republic: Invisible Wounds - MSF Findings On Sexual Violence in CAR

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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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »