Ethiopia: Ongoing Investigation Into the Killings of Maria Tedros and Yohannes

Today marks three years since the brutal murders of our colleagues, María Hernández Matas, Tedros Gebremariam and Yohannes Halefom Reda, who were killed while… Read more »

Sudan: El Fasher Fighting Incessant Despite UN Resolution, Civilians Trapped and No Aid Can Enter - MSF

Nine days since the UN Security Council called for an end to the fighting in El Fasher, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) - one of the few international humanitarian… Read more »

South Sudan: War in Sudan Exacerbates Humanitarian Needs in South Sudan

The ongoing war in Sudan is drastically increasing people's needs across the border in South Sudan, says Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). MSF calls for an immediate… Read more »

Africa: U.S. Corporation Danaher Requested to Reduce Medical Tests Prices

In September 2023, the US corporation Danaher, which owns diagnostics maker Cepheid, announced a price reduction of the primary GeneXpert test used to diagnose tuberculosis (TB),… Read more »

Sudan: One By One, Hospitals Are Damaged and Closed in El Fasher, Sudan

Since 10 May, El Fasher, in North Darfur state, Sudan, has seen intense fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Joint Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). As the… Read more »

Nigeria: Significant Spikes in Numbers of Malnourished Children in Northern Nigeria Require Urgent Action

In recent weeks, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) facilities in northern Nigeria have recorded an extraordinary increase in admissions of severely malnourished children… Read more »

South Sudan: A Lack of Food Adds to Challenges for People Living With HIV and TB in South Sudan

In South Sudan, over seven million people are expected to face acute food insecurity or worse between now and July. Among them, patients who are living with tuberculosis (TB)… Read more »

Sudan: Nowhere Safe From Violent Fighting in El Fasher As Hospitals Are Repeatedly Hit

The intense, non-stop fighting in El Fasher, Sudan, leaves no safe place for civilians in the city as patients and medical staff are increasingly becoming part of the staggering… Read more »

Sudan: People Abandoned During Violence, Humanitarian Void in Central Darfur

As the fighting in Sudan between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) began in April 2023, the displaced people of Al-Hasahisa camp, in Zalingei,… Read more »

Sudan: Bombs Leave Zalingei Desolate, Displaced Without Aid

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) teams are providing medical care at the Zalingei Teaching Hospital in Sudan, and supporting the Ministry of Health with rehabilitation, training,… Read more »

Nigeria: MSF Phases Out Activities in Benue Nigeria

After six years of providing medical humanitarian assistance to internally displaced people in Benue state, Nigeria, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has taken the… Read more »

Sudan: Nowhere Is Safe As Deadly Fighting Escalates in El Fasher

The Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) supported South Hospital in El Fasher, Sudan, has received hundreds of casualties since an escalation of fighting on 10 May. Dr… Read more »

Africa: MSF Reveals Cost of Landmark TB Clinical Trial in Push for Drug-Development Cost Transparency

At the fifth WHO Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Policies conference today, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) presented the costs of its landmark TB-PRACTECAL… Read more »

Sudan: Bomb Puts El Fasher Paediatric Hospital Out of Action Amid Intense Escalation in Fighting

On the evening of Saturday 11 May, an airstrike carried out by the SAF landed 50 metres from Babiker Nahar Paediatric Hospital, which is supported by Médecins Sans… Read more »

Sudan: MSF Forced to Suspend Support in Wad Madani

MSF has been forced to suspend work and withdraw staff from Madani Teaching Hospital, the only functional hospital for the hundreds of thousands of people in dire need of medical… Read more »

Sudan: MSF Warns of Catastrophic Malnutrition Crisis in Zamzam Camp Amidst Escalating Violence in North Darfur

In response to the escalating fighting in North Darfur, Sudan, MSF has treated over 100 war-wounded patients - including 11 children, many with gunshot wounds - at South Hospital,… Read more »

Africa: TB Clinical Trials: An UnPrecedented €34 Million Price Tag in Drug Development

At the 5th WHO Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Policies conference today, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) presented the costs of its landmark TB-PRACTECAL clinical trial… Read more »

Madagascar: Malaria On the Rise With Healthcare Out of Reach in Madagascar

Madagascar is one of the countries most affected by malaria. According to the Ministry of Public Health, the reported number of malaria cases in 2023 exceeded the national epidemic… Read more »

Sudan: Only 20 to 30% of Health Facilities Remain Functional in Sudan

After one year of the war, the aid provided to millions of people is a drop in the ocean due to political blockages created by the warring parties and a lack of action from the… Read more »

Sudan: Statement on Sudan from MSF International President

“Sudan is one of the worst crises the world has seen for decades. There are extreme levels of suffering across the country; the needs are growing by the day, but the… Read more »

Sudan: MSF Fact Sheet - One Year of War in Sudan

Since war broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on 15 April 2023, millions of people have lived through intense fighting, including… Read more »

Sudan: In Sudan, the Needs Are Growing By the Day, but the Response Is Deeply Inadequate

The following statement from Dr Christos Christou, International President, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), outlines the dire situation for people caught up in the… Read more »

South Sudan: Urgent Vaccination Campaign Needed to Halt Deadly Measles Outbreak

A measles crisis is mounting in South Sudan's Western Equatoria state, just as health authorities struggle to overcome a yellow fever outbreak. Since February, seven deaths among… Read more »

South Africa: MSF Calls for Decentralisation of Life-Saving DR-TB Services in Rural Setting

An evaluation report released today by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) charts progress towards decentralizing services for patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) in South… Read more »

Africa: Five Things to Remember a Decade After the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa

Ten years ago, on 23 March 2014, Guinea declared an outbreak of Ebola. Beforehand, Ebola outbreaks were known to be dangerous, but small. Not this time, though: it would take two… Read more »