Sudan: El Geneina - Huge Needs Arise Following the Eruption of Conflict in West Darfur

In El Geneina, it is estimated that at least around 500 people have been killed since the fighting began, and that a similar number of wounded remain trapped in the city, unable to… Read more »

South Africa: Hammanskraal - Here's How Doctors Without Borders is Providing Support to Those Affected by the Cholera Outbreak

An area of Hammanskraal called Kanana is the epicentre of a cholera outbreak in South Africa’s Gauteng Province, which has thus far resulted in more than a dozen confirmed… Read more »

Chad: Chad - Scores of Wounded in Adré As Conflict in Sudan Surges

Seventy-two wounded people from Sudan have been treated at a hospital in Adré, eastern Chad, by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in partnership with local health… Read more »

Kenya: Looming Health Catastrophe in Kenya's Dadaab Refugee Camps

More funding is urgently needed to avert a looming health catastrophe in Kenya's Dadaab refugee camps, warns Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today. A cholera outbreak… Read more »

Sudan: Vital Humanitarian Activities in Parts of Sudan May Grind to a Halt

Dr Ahmed Abd-elrahman is a Sudanese doctor who has worked with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) for more than 17 years, including in Somalia, Pakistan and Libya. He is… Read more »

Sudan: MSF Facilities Looted, Medical Activities Impeded By Violence in Sudan

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) condemns the unacceptable harassment of our staff and the violent looting and occupation of our medical premises and supported… Read more »

Africa: Noma Survivors Shine a Light On Neglected Disease

In many ways, Muhammadu, Mulikat and Dahiru have little in common. They were born in different corners of Nigeria (Yobe state in the northeast, Lagos in the southwest and Niger… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: 'I Stopped Asking Patients About the Whereabouts of Their Relatives'

Ulrich Crépin Namfeibona is head of the emergency team sent by Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to respond to devastating floods that hit… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Djibo, a Life Under Blockade

Burkina Faso is experiencing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis that has seen 1.99 million internally displaced people flee violence perpetrated by jihadist groups (OCHA, 31… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Alarming Numbers of Sexual Violence Victims in Camps Around Goma

In just two weeks, more than 670 victims of sexual violence have been treated by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in camps for displaced people around Goma, the… Read more »

Sudan: Severe Medical Needs Persist Amidst Conflict in Sudan

Since 15 April, intense fighting has been taking place between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum and other parts of Sudan. Medecins… Read more »

Sudan: MSF Supported Hospital Looted West Darfur Sudan

A Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) supported hospital in El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur, Sudan, has been looted. Read more »

Nigeria: MSF Warns of Catastrophe As Unprecedented Number of Malnourished Children Need Lifesaving Support

Unprecedented numbers of malnourished children in need of lifesaving treatment have been brought to therapeutic feeding centres run by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)… Read more »

Sudan: MSF Responds to Medical Needs, Prepares to Scale Up Activities in Sudan

In the wake of fighting between armed groups in Sudan which started over a week ago, ongoing violence continues in many parts of the country. Médecins Sans Frontières… Read more »

Sudan: 'People Running Out of Food, Water, Fuel, Taking Great Risks to Get Supplies'

Camille Marquis is the outgoing Advocacy Manager for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Sudan. She was due to leave Sudan, after having been on assignment for 12… Read more »

Sudan: Patients and Staff in Difficult Conditions in Hospital Amid Conflict

Intense fighting has been taking place between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum and other parts of Sudan since 15 April. Medecins Sans… Read more »

Sudan: MSF Urges for Safety of Medical Teams As Fighting Escalates in Sudan

Since Saturday 15 April, intense fighting has been taking place between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum and other parts of Sudan.… Read more »

Central Africa: Urgent Response Needed for Humanitarian Disaster in North Kivu

A humanitarian disaster is underway in North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where around one million people have fled their homes in the past 12… Read more »

Africa: MSF Urges Scale Up of TB Testing and Rollout of Safer, Shorter Drug-Resistant TB Treatment

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) calls on governments and donors to speed up access to new, shorter, safer and more effective treatments for drug-resistant tuberculosis… Read more »

Central African Republic: Ten Years of Atrocities and Violence in Central African Republic

Ten years after the start of the third civil war in the Central African Republic, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teamed up with photographer Adrienne Surprenant to… Read more »

Niger: MSF Denounces Appalling Conditions for Migrants Abandoned in Assamaka

Thousands of migrants deported from Algeria and abandoned in the desert of northern Niger are stranded without access to shelter, healthcare, protection, or basic necessities,… Read more »

Africa: Tales of Women at Sea

Testimonies of survivors fleeing across the central Mediterranean Read more »

Zimbabwe: Overcoming Taboos for Women's Positive Sexual Health

Good sexual and reproductive health is important for the quality of life for all people, yet there are myriad challenges to ensuring this for cisgender and transgender women and… Read more »

Africa: Women Face Additional Burden While Crossing the Sea

Anyone crossing the sea to escape a dangerous situation, or to find a better life, is in a vulnerable position. But women face the additional burdens of gender discrimination and,… Read more »

Africa: MSF Statement On Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response

The following statement was read out at the Fourth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) for a World Health Organization instrument on pandemic prevention,… Read more »