October 25, 2022
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 »
October 17, 2022
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 »
October 05, 2022
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 »
September 28, 2022
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 »
September 12, 2022
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 »
August 26, 2022
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 »
August 03, 2022
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 »
July 28, 2022
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 »
July 08, 2022
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 »
July 07, 2022
Nigeria: Neglected Malnutrition Crisis Threatens Thousands of Children in Northwest Nigeria
A growing, yet largely ignored, malnutrition crisis is unfolding in northwest Nigeria, which threatens the lives of tens of thousands of children, Médecins Sans… Read more »
July 05, 2022
Zimbabwe: Reaping the Rewards of Recycling in Harare, Zimbabwe
“It’s not waste until you waste it!” reads the sign in front of the towering water tanks in the community of Stoneridge on the outskirts of Zimbabwe’s… Read more »
June 30, 2022
Nigeria: Urgent Humanitarian Response Needed to Avoid Deadly Consequences in Borno, Nigeria
Since May, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been witnessing an unprecedented influx of malnourished children to our nutrition centre in Maiduguri, Nigeria,… Read more »
June 27, 2022
Burkina Faso: Enormous Needs for Hundreds of Thousands of People Displaced By Ongoing Conflict, Insecurity
Since 2015, people in Burkina Faso have been living through a security crisis that has caused widespread displacement and untold distress. An estimated 1.9 million people have been… Read more »
June 20, 2022
Libya: Libya - MSF Calls for Evacuation of Most Vulnerable Migrants to Safe Countries
Paris - Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) calls on European and north American states, among others, to offer protection to migrants currently trapped in Libya. There… Read more »
Libya: Out of Libya - Opening Safe Pathways for Migrants Stuck in Libya
Since the start of MSF's migration projects in Libya in 2016, we have repeatedly faced the same challenges: the impossibility of protecting migrants inside Libya, of ensuring… Read more »
June 17, 2022
South Africa: Lack of a Real IP Waiver On Covid-19 Tools Is a Disappointing Failure for People
Today, more than 20 months since India and South Africa first proposed a landmark intellectual property (IP) Waiver for COVID-19 medical tools at the World Trade Organization… Read more »
June 15, 2022
Africa: Antibiogo - A Revolutionary Application to Tackle Antibiotic Resistance
Paris - Recently CE-certified, the Antibiogo application will be deployed as of this summer in several Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) laboratories. This innovative… Read more »
May 31, 2022
Central African Republic: MSF Condemns the Killing of Colleague
A Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff member died on Saturday 28 May after being shot three times by a member of the armed forces of the Central African Republic… Read more »
May 27, 2022
Zimbabwe: Young Women Supporting Peers to Make Healthy Choices
Tanatswa (20) is a vibrant peer educator for Doctors Without Borders(MSF). She is a core member of the MSF Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) project in the high-density suburb of… Read more »
May 04, 2022
Africa: Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Trial Results in Updated Treatment Guidelines
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced it will update global guidance on treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), following the results shared from the TB… Read more »