Nigeria: Levels of Global Acute Malnutrition Have Doubled Since Last Year in Parts of Northwest Nigeria

A recent survey done by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) concluded that there are critical levels of malnutrition in parts of northwest Nigeria. The survey was… Read more »

Mali: MSF Condemns Violence Against Our Team in Mali

On 14 October, on the outskirts of Nampala in the Segou region of central Mali, a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) team and community health workers were violently… Read more »

Burkina Faso: MSF Temporarily Suspends Activities in Djibo, Burkina Faso

Faced with ongoing security challenges that threaten the ability to carry out activities in Djibo, Burkina Faso, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has made the difficult… Read more »

Nigeria: Four Challenges to Reaching Remote Communities in Nigeria

Come rain or shine, Patrick A. Njok, has been ensuring patients in need of essential medical care get to the hospital in time for two years as a driver with Médecins Sans… Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Burkina Faso: Djibo, a Life Under Blockade

Burkina Faso is experiencing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis that has seen 1.99 million internally displaced people flee violence perpetrated by jihadist groups (OCHA, 31… Read more »

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 »

Niger: MSF Denounces Appalling Conditions for Migrants Abandoned in Assamaka

Thousands of migrants deported from Algeria and abandoned in the desert of northern Niger are stranded without access to shelter, healthcare, protection, or basic necessities,… Read more »