September 10
Nigeria: One in Four Children Malnourished in Parts of Northwest Nigeria
One out of every four children under the age of five is malnourished in the Shinkafi and Zurmi areas of Nigeria's Zamfara state, according to a mass screening conducted in June by… Read more »
August 06
Nigeria: Community-Based Solutions Used for Malnutrition Response in Bauchi
In Bauchi state, like other states in northern Nigeria, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are witnessing an unprecedented surge in malnutrition. An expanded… Read more »
July 24
Nigeria: Cooking Classes Help Reduce Child Malnutrition in Northern Nigeria
Since April 2024, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)-supported healthcare facilities in North-West and North-East Nigeria are recording unprecedented surges in admissions… Read more »
June 05
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 »
May 16
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 »
March 11
Nigeria: Neglected Humanitarian Crisis Escalates in Northwest Nigeria
The level of humanitarian support available to respond to people's critical needs in northern Nigeria is in dramatic decline. In the northwest, a humanitarian crisis persists, with… Read more »
March 07
Nigeria: An Arduous Journey for Pregnant Women to Access Healthcare in Northwest Nigeria
In the bustling emergency ward of the maternity department at Jahun General Hospital, northwest Nigeria, the rhythm of activity beats with urgency and determination, like a pulse… 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 »
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 05, 2023
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 »
July 05, 2023
Nigeria: MSF Raises Alarm Over Escalating Malnutrition Crisis in Northwest
A malnutrition crisis is escalating in northwest Nigeria, prompting international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to… 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 »
April 26, 2023
Nigeria: MSF Warns of Catastrophe As Unprecedented Number of Malnourished Children Need Lifesaving Support
Unprecedented numbers of malnourished children in need of lifesaving treatment have been brought to therapeutic feeding centres run by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)… Read more »
February 06, 2023
Nigeria: Noma Takes Step Towards Inclusion on WHO List of Neglected Tropical Diseases
Amsterdam, 2 February 2023 – The little-known but life-threatening disease noma is one step closer towards being recognised as a neglected tropical disease (NTD) after… Read more »
September 28, 2022
Nigeria: Catastrophic Malnutrition Crisis in Northwest Nigeria Must be Recognized
As the malnutrition crisis in northwest Nigeria continues at catastrophic levels, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is calling for the humanitarian community to respond… Read more »
Nigeria: UN Must Urgently Recognise Malnutrition Crisis in Northwest Nigeria
As the malnutrition crisis in northwest Nigeria continues at catastrophic levels, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is calling for the humanitarian community to respond… Read more »