Sudan: 1 in 6 War-Wounded Patients At South Khartoum Hospital Are Children

Approximately one in six war-wounded patients treated since January 2024 at the Bashair Teaching hospital in south Khartoum, Sudan, have been children under the age of 15 years… Read more »

Central Africa: MSF Again Calls for Urgent Water and Sanitation Response in North Kivu Displacement Camps

After several months, insanitary conditions and severe, life-threatening shortages of clean water continue to reach critical levels in various informal camps for displaced people… Read more »

South Sudan: Urgent Action Needed to Address Growing Cholera Outbreak

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has set up a 20-bed cholera treatment unit (CTU) at the Renk Civil Hospital in South Sudan, in response to a cholera outbreak declared… Read more »

South Africa: Pharmaceutical Corporations Must Make Insulin Pens Available at $1 Per Pen

Ahead of World Diabetes Day, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) called on pharmaceutical corporations Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi, and all insulin manufacturers to take urgent… Read more »

South Sudan: Alarming Spike in Admissions of Children With Malaria At Aweil State Hospital

An alarming number of children suffering from severe malaria have been admitted to Aweil state hospital, where Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) runs the paediatric and… 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 »

South Sudan: Life On the Levee South Sudan

South Sudan is currently facing one of its worst floods in recent decades. In Old Fangak, where teams from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) are working, only mud dykes… Read more »

Sudan: Echoes From Darfur Sudan

One and a half years into the conflict in Sudan, refugees are still fleeing to eastern Chad in search for safety, where they arrive at camps in dire conditions. Access to clean… 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 »

Zimbabwe: Overcoming Mental Health Challenges in Zimbabwe

Under the scorching sun in Epworth, a suburb of Harare, 20-year-old Peter Chimntanda reaches out to young people facing mental health challenges, sharing information about the… Read more »

Sudan: Ikea Foundation Supports MSF in Sudan Crisis Scale-Up

The war in Sudan, now 550 days in, has triggered one of the most devastating humanitarian crises in decades. According to the UN, one in five people has been displaced, and half of… Read more »

Africa: Urgent Action Needed As Govts and Donors Fail Children With Tuberculosis

A new report released today by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), shows that children with tuberculosis continue to be left behind in the global effort to end the… Read more »

Africa: TACTiC - Test, Avoid, Cure TB in Children - a Survey of Paediatric TB Policies

This new report details how children with tuberculosis continue to be left behind in the global effort to end the disease. The report, TACTIC: Test, Avoid, Cure Tuberculosis in… Read more »

Sudan: Supply Blockade Forces MSF to Stop Care for 5000 Malnourished Children in Sudan

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been forced to stop outpatient treatment for 5,000 children with acute malnutrition in Zamzam displacement camp in North Darfur,… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: MSF Has and Continues to Treat More Than Two Victims of Sexual Violence Per Hour in DRC

In a new retrospective report, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reveals that - together with the Ministry of Health - we had treated an unprecedented number of victims… Read more »

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 »

Chad: One Month After Floods in Koukou

The situation in Koukou Angarana, Sila province, Chad, and the surrounding area, remains critical after devastating floods on 9 August. The floods displaced thousands of people,… Read more »

Sudan: Food Must Be Delivered to People Starved By Blockade in Zamzam Camp

The results of a nutrition screening carried out by the Sudanese health authorities and Médecins Sans Frontières earlier this month in Zamzam camp, North Darfur… 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 »

Congo-Kinshasa: Mpox in Eastern DRC Just Another Challenge Amid Torrent of Problems

Dr Tejshri Shah, General Director of MSF and a paediatrician specialising in infectious diseases, recently returned from North Kivu, an eastern province of Democratic Republic of… Read more »

Sudan: Soaring Medical Needs Mark 500 Days of War in Sudan

27 August marks 500 days since Sudan began enduring its worst humanitarian crisis yet. This is a shameful moment for international humanitarian organisations and donors, who, for… Read more »

South Sudan: Action Needed On HIV and Tuberculosis Amid South Sudan Crises

In a Comment article published in The Lancet HIV, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) highlights the critical health crisis posed by HIV and tuberculosis in South Sudan,… Read more »

Ethiopia: Handing Over Activities At Abiy Adi Hospital After Recovery From Conflict

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) began working in Abiy Adi, located in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, at the start of the region's conflict in November 2020. We had to… Read more »

Chad: Rapid Response Needed in Koukou As Thousands Flee Worst Floods in Living Memory

A coordinated and rapid response is urgently needed in the decimated town of Koukou, Sila province, in eastern Chad as thousands of people have fled flood waters, seeking refuge on… Read more »