Sudan: Pregnant Women and Children Dying in Shocking Numbers in South Darfur

One of the worst maternal and child health emergencies in the world is unfolding in South Darfur, Sudan, according to a report released by Médecins Sans Frontières… Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Africa: Tales of Women at Sea

Testimonies of survivors fleeing across the central Mediterranean Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »