August 08
Somalia: Barriers to Care Have Deadly Consequences for Women and Children in Baidoa
"Seven months ago, my wife gave birth to twin boys," says Kalimow Mohamed Nur, a father whose twins are under treatment at the Bay Regional hospital in Somalia, supported by… Read more »
August 05
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 »
July 17
Malawi: Sex Workers Take Charge of Their Health in Malawi
In Malawi, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) teams are working with community-based organisations to improve access to healthcare for sex workers. Some of them are trained and… 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 »
September 22, 2023
Kenya: MSF's Statement Regarding Kenyan Sterilisation Case
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been informed on 21 September of the ruling of the High Court of Kenya in the context of a lawsuit that was filed in 2014 by four… Read more »
October 09, 2023
Kenya: MSF Welcomes High Court's Ruling on Women Rights to Equal Access to Reproductive Health and Informed Consent to Medical Procedure
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) welcomes the ruling of the High Court of Kenya issued on 21st September that brings closure to a lawsuit filed in 2014 by four women… 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 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 »
March 15, 2023
Africa: Tales of Women at Sea
Testimonies of survivors fleeing across the central Mediterranean Read more »
March 07, 2023
Africa: Women Face Additional Burden While Crossing the Sea
Anyone crossing the sea to escape a dangerous situation, or to find a better life, is in a vulnerable position. But women face the additional burdens of gender discrimination and,… Read more »
March 08, 2023
Zimbabwe: Overcoming Taboos for Women's Positive Sexual Health
Good sexual and reproductive health is important for the quality of life for all people, yet there are myriad challenges to ensuring this for cisgender and transgender women and… Read more »
January 17, 2023
Central African Republic: 15 Gynaecologists For Six Million People
Decades of instability and armed violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) have made essential medical care out of reach for many pregnant women and newborn babies.… Read more »