August 28, 2023
Chad: Community-Focused Projects Aim to Reduce Rising Malnutrition in Chad
As recurrent nutritional crises continue to affect Hadjer Lamis region in Chad, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has evolved its emergency malnutrition response,… Read more »
Sudan: Correcting Misinformation: Al Nao Hospital Continues to Serve Vital Healthcare Needs Amidst Intense Conflict
Following recent misleading reports, we (MSF) are writing to provide you with accurate and updated information regarding the situation at Al Nao Hospital in Omdurman, northwest… Read more »
August 24, 2023
Libya: MSF to Close Medical Activities in Tripoli, Libya
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today announces it will end medical activities in Tripoli, Libya, where we provide healthcare to migrants, asylum seekers and refugees… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan - People Trapped By Indiscriminate Attacks in Nyala, South Darfur
"A tragedy is unfolding in Nyala, South Darfur, as fighting continues to rage, with targeted and indiscriminate attacks against civilians reaching catastrophic levels, and all… Read more »
August 21, 2023
Central African Republic: Health Emergency in Central African Republic Requires Urgent Response
In the shadow of conflict, the Central African Republic (CAR) is grappling with a decades-long health crisis. Here, in a country of 5.5 million people, access to healthcare is all… Read more »
August 17, 2023
Sudan: Children At Deadly Risk of Measles and Malnutrition After Fleeing Conflict in Sudan
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are recording a concerning rise in measles and malnutrition cases in our facilities in South Sudan, particularly amongst… Read more »
Sudan: Violence Devastating Population and Threatening Vital Hospital
Violence is threatening Al Nao hospital, a vital lifeline for people in Omdurman, to the northwest of Khartoum, as the conflict in Sudan enters its fifth month, causing immense… Read more »
August 14, 2023
South Sudan: MSF Calls for Urgent Help for Sudanese Refugees in Chad
As people continue to flee the conflict in Sudan, more than 358,000 refugees have arrived at the border town Adré, in eastern Chad. Refugee camps are being built, but the… Read more »
August 03, 2023
Malawi: MSF Close Chapter On 25-Year-Old HIV and Aids Project in Malawi
In July 2023, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) closed the chapter on one of our longest-standing projects in Malawi, launched some 25 years ago in response to the… Read more »
August 02, 2023
Chad: Wounded People Arrive in Chad to Escape Horrific Violence in Sudan
By the time the current conflict in Sudan broke out in mid-April, its Darfur region had already been facing war and ethnic violence for over two decades. Today's fighting has… Read more »
August 01, 2023
South Sudan: Communities Prepare for Renewed Flooding Ahead of Rainy Season
In a parched landscape, a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) tractor roars as it approaches a small village in Dentiuk, in South Sudan's Upper Nile state. It is towing a… Read more »
July 14, 2023
Africa: TB Medicine Agreement - 'J&J Needs to Do More'
"The announcement by the Stop TB Partnership/Global Drug Facility about a deal with pharmaceutical corporation Johnson & Johnson (J&J), for access to affordable… Read more »
July 13, 2023
Africa: European Commission Must Scrutinise Italian Law Restricting Rescues At Sea
Brussels - Five leading Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have submitted a complaint to the European Commission (EC) about Italian Law 15/2023, and the practice by Italian… Read more »
July 07, 2023
Ethiopia: Ethiopia - Immediate Resumption of Food Distributions Urgently Needed
As malnutrition rates surge beyond emergency levels in many areas of Ethiopia, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) calls for the immediate resumption of food… Read more »
July 05, 2023
Nigeria: MSF Raises Alarm Over Escalating Malnutrition Crisis in Northwest
A malnutrition crisis is escalating in northwest Nigeria, prompting international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to… Read more »
July 03, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria - Urgent Action Needed to Avert Catastrophic Malnutrition Crisis
As a malnutrition crisis is escalating in northwest Nigeria, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warns that the current humanitarian response is insufficient to avert a… Read more »
June 30, 2023
Africa: Greece - EU Migration Policies Are Killing People At Sea
EU migration policies are once again killing people as they search for safety Read more »
June 28, 2023
Somalia: Recovering From Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Somaliland
When nine-year-old Mohamed fell ill, sweating heavily at night and coughing, his mother, Sabah, took him to the nearest hospital. He was misdiagnosed and the drugs he was… Read more »
June 23, 2023
Sudan: Restrictions and Insecurity Obstruct Vital Medical Care in Sudan
As the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) enters its third month, rampant violence and huge health needs persist across Sudan,… Read more »
June 22, 2023
South Sudan: People Fleeing Conflict in Sudan Struggle for Survival
Thousands of people who escaped the conflict in Sudan by crossing into South Sudan are now struggling for survival at transit centres in Upper Nile and Northern Bahr El Ghazal… Read more »
June 20, 2023
Uganda: Thousands in Need of Assistance in Ugandan Refugee Settlement
Since August 2022 and the closure of a transit camp in Kisoro, 30,000 people from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have arrived in Nakivale settlement in Uganda. Those… Read more »
June 19, 2023
Sudan: MSF Calls On Armed Groups in El Geneina to Spare Civilians
Thousands of Sudanese refugees have fled West Darfur and reached the Chadian town of Adré in the last four days, many of whom report seeing people shot and killed as they… Read more »
June 16, 2023
Chad: Over 300 Sudanese Arrive in Chad Hospital in Just Three Days
Wounded people from Sudan are arriving in waves at Adré hospital in eastern Chad, where they are being treated by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and Ministry… Read more »
Africa: The EU Must Not Be Complicit in the Loss of Lives At Sea
Once again, dozens of lives have been lost at Europe's borders due to the EU's failure to allow people seeking protection to reach Europe safely. Read more »
June 15, 2023
Sudan: Over 1,100 Patients in Five Weeks Mark Level of Suffering in Khartoum
Today marks two months since heavy fighting broke out in Khartoum and rapidly spread to other areas of Sudan. A surgical team from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)… Read more »