Congo-Kinshasa: MSF Ends Ebola Activities in DR Congo

After a two-month emergency intervention in Equator Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Doctors Without Borders (MSF) teams have begun handing over Ebola response… Read more »

Africa: MSF on BBC Report About Sexual Harassment and Abuse Allegations

We have looked into the claims put to us by the BBC as far as we are able, but the lack of detail provided has made this difficult. Read more »

South Africa: A New Revolution in TB Treatment as the Injection Falls

South Africa has just made history today as it becomes the first country in the world to take a bold step of replacing an injectable drug with toxic side effects, with a promising… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Fighting Ebola in DRC - 'It's a Race Against Time'

Paul Jawor, a Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) water and sanitation expert, has just returned from Equateur province in the Democratic Republic… Read more »

South Sudan: People Caught in the Frontlines of Intense Fighting in Country's North

Since the end of April, the conflict-ravaged counties of Leer and Mayendit, in South Sudan's north, have once again been wracked by violence. Thousands of people are caught between… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Cases, Deaths and Suspected Cases in the Ebola Outbreak

Latest figures (source: DRC Ministry of Health, as of May 28, 2018) Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DRC - MSF Begins Ebola Vaccination Trial in Bikoro to Help Curb Outbreak

The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) started vaccinating Ebola frontline workers yesterday in… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: MSF Steps Up Ebola Response After 26 Deaths

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has stepped the Ebola epidemic response in DRC’s Équateur province while one new laboratory-confirmed Ebola case has been registered in… Read more »

South Africa: EXCELLENT NEWS: Groundbreaking Development as SA Cabinet Approves the New Intellectual Property Policy

Fix The Patent Laws Coalition optimistic policy will herald a new era for access to medicines in South Africa by prioritising people’ lives over the profits of pharmaceutical… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DRC - MSF Responds to Ninth Ebola Outbreak in 40 Years

An outbreak of Ebola has been declared in Equateur province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The outbreak, in the northeast of the country, has affected 43 people who have… Read more »

Libya: Caring for Migrants and Refugees 'Enduring Hell' in Detention

In Libya, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are working to care for migrants and refugees in the Bani Walid region and in detention centers… Read more »

Africa: MSF Responds to President Trump's Speech On Drug Pricing

The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) made the following statement today in response to President… Read more »

South Africa: Medicine Shortages Affect Health Workers and Patients in North West

Following weeks of strike action by union members at the health department in North West Province, which has forced the closure of the provincial pharmaceutical depot, concerned… Read more »

Mali: Mali - Vaccinating 10,000 Children Over 60,000KM of Desert Roads

Being vaccinated against diseases like diphtheria, measles, whooping cough, meningitis, pneumonia, yellow fever, and other potentially fatal illnesses is a commonplace event for… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Refugees Who Fled Violence in Ituri, DRC, Face Disease and Privation in Uganda

The attackers wore masks and used axes, machetes, and guns to slaughter civilians in the strife-torn Ituri province of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), says Areiti, a mother of… Read more »

Libya: Mediterranean - European Govts Continue to Obstruct Lifesaving Rescues and Return People to Unsafe Conditions in Libya

The decision by Italian authorities to seize Open Arms, a rescue vessel belonging to the Spanish NGO Proactiva, shortly after its crew rescued and disembarked 216 people in the… Read more »

Central African Republic: Survivors Describe Rape and Kidnapping By Local Armed Group Outside Bossangoa

A group of women were taken hostage and raped by a local armed group in western Central African Republic, according to ten survivors who arrived at Bossangoa Hospital for emergency… Read more »

Africa: Drug-Resistant TB - 'Some of Our Patients Simply Can't Wait for Clinical Trials'

Drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) remains a major threat to global health: Of the ten million people who fell ill with TB in 2016 alone, over half a million are estimated to have… Read more »

Central African Republic: Attacks On Medical Facilities Leave People Without Options

"The first bullet hit a 13-year-old girl," says Christelle. "I fell to the ground and they kept shooting. A bullet hit my ankle. Another bullet hit a child of two or three who was… Read more »

Nigeria: Providing Much-Needed Care in Isolated Enclaves

In northern Nigeria, years of conflict between the military and armed opposition groups known as Boko Haram have taken a heavy toll on the population. According to the United… Read more »

Nigeria: Thousands of Displaced People Cut Off From Aid in Borno State

In northern Nigeria, years of conflict between the military and the armed opposition groups known as Boko Haram have taken a heavy toll on the population. According to the United… Read more »

Africa: Health Policies Must Focus On Needs of Individuals

Between 12-15 December the Universal Health Coverage Forum 2017 will take place Tokyo, Japan. This major gathering, co-hosted by the Government of Japan, the World Bank, the World… Read more »

Uganda: MSF Ends Its Intervention in Response to the Marburg Fever Outbreak

Ugandan authorities have declared the end of the Marburg fever outbreak that has affected the eastern part of the country since October. MSF provided support to local authorities,… Read more »

Africa: Saving Lives from AIDS in West & Central Africa Demands Delivering Differently

In South Africa today, nearly 4 million people are on antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), the largest HIV patient cohort in the world. At the same time, in West & Central Africa (WCA)… Read more »

Central African Republic: 'In Batangafo, People Are Afraid for Their Lives. It's the Only Thing They Have Left'

Since late July 2017 fighting between ex-Seleka and Anti-balaka factions has once again set Batangafo and its surroundings on fire. The fighting in the area, in the north of the… Read more »