Dozens of MSF Staff Missing in South Sudan As Violence Escalates
The aid group Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has expressed deep concern for the safety of dozens of staff members who remain "unaccounted for" after an attack on its facilities in early February. According to an MSF statement, these workers were part of a group of 291 personnel stationed at an MSF hospital in Jonglei State.
MSF reported that the facility was hit during an airstrike carried out by government forces.
"Beyond MSF being forced to suspend medical activities for approximately 250,000 people across the two locations, this crisis has directly affected the very health workers who were providing care to their communities," the statement read.
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South Sudan:
Dozens of MSF Staff Missing After Escalation of Violence
MSF, 2 March 2026
On 3 February 2026, MSF hospital in Lankien, Jonglei state, South Sudan, was hit in an airstrike by the government of South Sudan forces. Read more »
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South Sudan:
MSF Hospital Bombarded By Government Forces in South Sudan
MSF, 4 February 2026
Médecins Sans Frontières' (MSF's) hospital in Lankien, Jonglei state, South Sudan, was hit in an airstrike by the government of South Sudan forces during the night of… Read more »
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South Sudan:
MSF Evacuates Staff From Lankien Healthcare Facility Following Airstrikes
MSF, 31 December 2025
Juba/Lankien, South Sudan - Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has undertaken the evacuation of key staff members from its healthcare facility in Lankien town, Nyirol… Read more »
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South Sudan:
MSF Healthcare Facility Hit in an Airstrike in South Sudan
MSF, 4 December 2025
Juba - An Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) healthcare facility in the town of Pieri, Jonglei state, South Sudan, was hit during an airstrike on the morning of 3… Read more »
Five MSF cars transport supplies and teams (file photo).
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