Sudan: Over 2,700 Cholera Patients Treated, 92 Dead in Sudans White Nile State

Since 20 February, when the latest cholera outbreak started in Sudan's White Nile State, until 5 March, a total of 2,718 people have been admitted to the Ministry of Health cholera… Read more »

South Sudan: Three Vaccinations That Are Critical to Women's Health

Hepatitis E, tetanus and hepatitis B all pose significant but under-reported threats to the health and lives of women and girls, especially in low-income countries with limited… Read more »

Benin: Giving Birth Without Dying in Benin

In Benin, before Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) arrived in the southern department of Couffo, the proportion of pregnant women and women of childbearing age who… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Thousands of Refugees Forced to Evacuate After M23 Militia Order

Following fighting and evacuation orders from the Mouvement du 23 Mars/Alliance Fleuve Congo (M23/AFC) group, hundreds of thousands of people have left the displacement camps… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: MSF Adjusts Emergency Response Around Goma DRC Amid Mass Departures From Displacement Camps

Following fighting and evacuation orders from the Mouvement du 23 Mars/Alliance Fleuve Congo (M23/AFC) group, hundreds of thousands of people have left the displacement camps… Read more »

Sudan: MSF Forced to Halt its Activities as Violence Engulfed Zamzam Camp in North Darfur

The current escalation of attacks and fighting in and around Zamzam camp for displaced people near El Fasher in North Darfur is making it impossible for Médecins Sans… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: People Trapped as Clashes, Looting Escalates in Uvira, Gunfire Stops MSF

In recent days, the security situation around the city of Uvira, in South Kivu province of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has rapidly deteriorated, reaching a critical point… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: MSF Staff Member Dies After Being Shot in North Kivu Attack

It is with great sadness that we are sharing the news of the passing of our colleague, Jerry Muhindo Kavali, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He died today from the… Read more »

Sudan: Over 800 People Hospitalised and Dozens Are Dead From Waterborne Infection in White Nile State Sudan

Dozens of people have died, and over 800 are being treated for symptoms of acute watery diarrhoea, dehydration, vomiting, and sunken eyes at the Ministry of Health cholera… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: MSF Staff Member Critically Injured After Shots Hit MSF Base

A staff member from international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has been critically injured after shots hit the MSF base… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Conflict Spreads to South Kivu as Clashes Continue

Marcus Bachmann, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) head of programmes for South Kivu province, explains the situation in this part of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as the… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Democratic Republic of Congo - MSF Staff Member Critically Injured in Masisi Town After Shots Hit MSF Base

A staff member from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been critically injured after shots hit the MSF base in Masisi town, in Democratic Republic of Congo's North… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Injured Seek Treatment From MSF-Supported Hospitals in Bukavu Amid Fighting

Marcus Bachmann, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) head of programmes for South Kivu province, explains the situation in this part of eastern Democratic Republic of… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Assistance Needed for People Leaving and Staying in Goma DRC Following Weeks of Violence

Hundreds of thousands of displaced people sheltering in camps in and around the city of Goma, in Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province, have been severely impacted by… Read more »

Africa: Uncertainty Around Pepfar Programme Puts Millions of People At Risk

The decision by the United States (US) government to temporarily freeze funding to the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) alongside all other foreign aid for at… Read more »

Libya: Migrants Face Extreme Violence and Exclusion From Healthcare

In 2024, some 787,000 people who are migrants and refugees were present in Libya, according to the International Organization for Migration. While some of them come in search of… Read more »

Sudan: 'War on People' Continues to Inflict Heavy Toll on Civilians

MSF teams in three different parts of Sudan - Khartoum, North Darfur and South Darfur states - treated mass influxes of war-wounded patients as the war between the Sudanese Armed… Read more »

Sudan: Mass Influxes of Wounded Patients Arrive At Hospitals Across Sudan As 'War On People' Continues

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in three different parts of Sudan - Khartoum, North Darfur, and South Darfur states - treated mass influxes of war-wounded… Read more »

Sudan: 'Mass Influx' of War-Wounded Patients Continues - MSF

MSF teams in three different parts of Sudan - Khartoum, North Darfur and South Darfur states - treated mass influxes of war wounded patients as the war between the Sudanese Armed… Read more »

Tanzania: MSF Team Supports Response to Outbreak of Marburg Virus

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is actively supporting the response to an outbreak of Marburg virus in Tanzania's Kagera region, which is being led by the Ministry of… Read more »

Sudan: MSF Renews Call For Immediate Action To Prevent Death And Starvation Amidst A Nutritional Crisis

International donors, the UN, Sudan’s warring parties and their allies must act now to prevent even more avoidable deaths from malnutrition in Sudan, as the already… Read more »

Sudan: Mass Casualty at MSF-Supported Hospital Following RSF Attacks in Omdurman, Sudan

On the morning of 1 February, an explosive by the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) hit a market in Omdurman, Khartoum state, causing a scene of devastation at the… Read more »

Sudan: MSF Condemns Omdurman Market Attack

On the morning of 1 February, an RSF explosive hit a market in Omdurman, Khartoum state, causing a scene of devastation at the MSF supported Al Nao hospital as patients, dead… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DRC - in Goma, a Chaotic Situation and Many War Wounded

This week, the fighting between M23, the Congolese army, and their respective allies reached the city centre of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Médecins Sans… Read more »

Africa: Four Diseases You Have Probably Never Heard of

In the most remote places in the world, people are daily battling diseases that many people may never have heard of. Called neglected tropical diseases, the World Health… Read more »