Libya: MSF Report On Abuse in Abu Salim and Ain Zara Detention Centres in Libya

Over the course of 2023, until Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) ended medical activities in Tripoli in August, our teams witnessed and documented living conditions and… Read more »

Chad: Severe Lack of Water Causing Serious Health Risks for Children in Chad

People displaced from Sudan sheltering in camps in eastern Chad are living in dire conditions, desperately short of clean water and decent sanitation. Médecins Sans… Read more »

Africa: At COP28, More Failure Is Not an Option for Vulnerable Communities

Too little is being done to protect the most vulnerable people against the negative impacts of climate change, warns Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). World leaders… Read more »

West Africa: Upscaling of Diphtheria Vaccination Needed to Curb West Africa Outbreaks

West African countries have been struggling for months with the worst diphtheria outbreak on record on the continent. The problem can only be tackled if all entities step up their… Read more »

Benin: Limiting Maternal and Child Loss in Communities in Benin

After 15 years of absence, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has returned to the west African country of Benin, where we have opened two projects in the past year. One… Read more »

South Sudan: Unshattered Hope in the Face of Adversity in South Sudan

Conflict and hostilities between warring parties in neighbouring Uganda propelled Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to launch our first project in what is now South… Read more »

Sudan: Surgical Supply Ban in Khartoum Must Be Immediately Reversed

An unconscionable ban that is preventing life-saving surgical supplies from being transported to hospitals in areas of Khartoum, Sudan, controlled by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)… Read more »

Africa: MSF Implores Govts to Use Recent TB Wins to Beat Back Deadly Infectious Disease

Recent price reductions to WHO-recommended TB tests and treatment should enable more countries to make these vital medical tools available Read more »

Sudan: More People Forced to Flee Sudan to Chad As Fighting Intensifies

Following increased fighting in El Geneina in Sudan's West Darfur, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams working across the border in eastern Chad have seen an… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Violence by Armed Groups has Exacerbated the Nutritional Situation in Masisi Territory

Since the beginning of the year, an average of 800 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition have been admitted each month for treatment to hospitals in Mweso and Masisi,… Read more »

Africa: Immediate Ceasefire Is Needed in Gaza to Stop the Bloodshed

Médecins Sans Frontières calls for an immediate ceasefire to prevent more deaths in Gaza and allow desperately needed humanitarian supplies in. Since Friday 27… Read more »

Central Africa: Violence Exacerbates Malnutrition in North Kivu, DRC

In North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), an average of 800 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition have been admitted each month for treatment to… Read more »

South Africa: Treating Diabetes and Hypertension in Rural South Africa

In South Africa, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has opened a new project in the country's southeastern Eastern Cape province. The new project provides a community-focused approach… Read more »

Central African Republic: Sexual Violence in Central African Republic Is a Public Health Emergency

Bangui, Central African Republic - Between 2018 and 2022, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) treated more than 19,500 survivors of sexual violence in the Central African… Read more »

Central African Republic: Invisible Wounds - MSF Findings On Sexual Violence in CAR

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Sudan: MSF Suspends Surgery in Khartoum Hospital As Supplies Remain Blocked

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) announces the suspension of support to life-saving surgical activities at Bashair Teaching Hospital in south Khartoum, Sudan, including… Read more »

Sudan: Six Months of War and Neglect in Sudan Is a 'Catastrophic Failure of Humanity'

Six months into the war in Sudan, people's lives are still in danger from bombings, shelling and the shootings, both directly and indirectly. Sudanese health staff and volunteers… 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 »

Morocco: Mental Health Needs a Priority After Moroccan Earthquake

On 8 September 2023, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit central Morocco, killing 2,862 people and leaving around 6,000 people injuredData source: Moroccan Ministry of Health, last… Read more »

Sudan: Overwhelming Needs in White Nile As Conflict Pushes People to Limit

Aisha is a health promoter with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), working in three camps in the White Nile region of Sudan. Also displaced by the conflict, Aisha… Read more »

Ethiopia: Two Decades of Combatting the World's Most Neglected Diseases

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been working in Abdurafi, in northwest Ethiopia, since 2003. Over a 20-year history in the region, our medical activities have… 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 »

Sudan: Catastrophic Health Crisis in Sudan Demands More Action

Statement delivered in writing by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) director of operations Dr Ahmed Abd-elrahman for the high-level ministerial event on Sudan at the… 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 »

Libya: MSF Begins Medical Activities in Derna After Storm Daniel

As Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in Libya begin medical activities in the cities of Derna and Susah one week after the devastation of Storm Daniel, Manoelle… Read more »