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 »

Kenya: Record Admissions at MSF Hospital in Dagahaley, Dadaab, as Humanitarian Situation Continues to Deteriorate

Hospital admissions of children suffering from severe malnutrition have spiked in Dagahaley, one of three refugee camps in the Dadaab refugee complex, amid worsening humanitarian… Read more »

Kenya: Donors Must Urgently Send Funds As Humanitarian Situation Deteriorates in Kenya

Hospital admissions of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition have spiked in Dagahaley, one of three refugee camps in the Dadaab refugee complex, eastern Kenya, amid… 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 »

Central African Republic: The Forgotten Emergency of Maternal Healthcare in the Central African Crisis

Decades of instability and armed violence in Central African Republic (CAR) have contributed to essential medical care being out of reach for many pregnant women and newborn… Read more »

Cameroon: All MSF Staff Acquitted in Military Tribunal in Cameroon

The international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is extremely relieved at the acquittal of five of our staff, who faced trial in… Read more »

Africa: Groundbreaking MSF Trial Finds Better Treatment for People With Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

A new all-oral, six-month treatment regimen is safer and more effective at treating multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) than the current options for people with… Read more »

South Sudan: Catastrophic Floods Cause Mass Displacement and Escalate Humanitarian Crisis in South Sudan

A small makeshift raft made from plastic sheeting and filled with dry grass is drifting along the Nile river, on it sits a family of eight people - the youngest just a baby. Read more »

Central African Republic: Internally Displaced People Struggle to Return Home in Bria, Central African Republic

Successive waves of violence in Central African Republic (CAR) have forced people to flee their homes, leaving everything behind. They continue to endure the adverse effects of… Read more »

Chad: Chad's Floods Deepen a Humanitarian Crisis With High Risk of Disease Outbreaks

Major floods have hit central and southern Chad since mid-August, with the latest floods affecting the capital, N'Djamena, where rivers have burst their banks and whole… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: A Humanitarian Desert - Lacklustre Response Amid Horrific Violence in DRC

In August, following an outbreak of violence in the provinces of Mai-Ndombe and Kwilu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) head… Read more »

Uganda: One Month After Declaration of Ebola Epidemic in Uganda

Since 20 September, 2022, the day the Ebola epidemic was declared in Uganda, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been working alongside the Ministry of Health to… Read more »

Somalia: High Risk of Outbreaks Amid Poor Living Conditions for Newly Arrived Refugees in Dadaab

With hundreds of people from Somalia arriving each week in Kenya's Dadaab Refugee Complex, living conditions in camps hosting over 233,000 refugees and thousands of new arrivals… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Violence, Severe Supply Shortages Leave People Across the Country in Dire Need

Since 2018, Burkina Faso has been plagued by violent clashes in the Sahel, which have caused the internal displacement of over 1.5 million people, and has become the epicentre of… Read more »

Mozambique: Fear and Displacement Continue After Five Years of Conflict in Cabo Delgado

Almost one million people are currently displaced in northern Mozambique after fleeing their homes in search of safety, due to the conflict that started in Cabo Delgado province in… Read more »

Uganda: Ebola in Uganda - Four Things You Need to Know

Since the declaration of the Ebola outbreak in Uganda on 20 September, 2022, the Ugandan Ministry of Health has confirmed 43 cases of Ebola and reported 29 deaths* (as of 2 October… 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 »

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 »

Africa: Project for Stranded Asylum-Seekers in Ter Apel Netherlands Closes

Amsterdam- Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has ended its intervention in The Netherlands. An MSF team had been present outside the main Dutch reception centre for… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Thousands Displaced After Escalating Violence in Boucle Du Mouhoun Burkina Faso

"We got to Dédougou with nothing: no money, no food," says Habi*. "Everything remained in Douroula, even our bicycles." Read more »

Africa: Critical Risk of More Deaths in the Central Mediterranean in Absence of Search and Rescue Operations

Central Mediterranean - Sixteen boats in distress have been rescued within five days by the Geo Barents, a search and rescue (SAR) ship operated by MSF, and the Ocean Viking a SAR… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Hundreds of Thousands Without Food, Shelter or Healthcare in North Kivu, DRC

"The whole family was in the field working when the shooting started. We ran away and walked for three hours to Rumangabo in the rain," says Ponsie Benda, 54. "We couldn't get back… Read more »

Africa: WHO Recommends Accelerated Access to New Game-Changing HIV Prevention Drug

As the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA) for HIV prevention, and the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) and UK pharmaceutical… Read more »

Africa: MSF Aids 2022

The 24th International AIDS Conference is in Montreal, Canada, from 29 July - 2 August 2022. Read more »

Mozambique: Three New Developments in the Cabo Delgado Crisis

The northern province of Cabo Delgado is one of Mozambique’s most volatile regions, the scene of an intense conflict since October 2017, resulting in some 800,000 people… Read more »