jeremy, Author at Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...

West Bank: Palestinians in heart of Hebron struggle to see a doctor

Posted on 2 August 2022 (19 October 2023)

In the heart of the old city of Hebron, in the West Bank, is an Israeli-controlled area of the city known as H2. Home to 42,000 Palestinians and approximately 700 Israeli settlers, H2 has become a flashpoint for settler violence, while Palestinian residents’ movements are subject to restrictions that severely impede their access to healthcare and […]

From Libya’s detention centers to Italy: MSF provides shelter and continuity of care to evacuated people

Posted on 27 July 2022 (2 May 2023)

27 people arrived through a humanitarian flight will be followed by MSF’s project for survivors of intentional violence and torture in Palermo. From detention centers in Libya, amidst tortures, abuses and violence, to a new life in Italy to receive shelter and medical assistance. This is the experience of 27 migrants and asylum seekers […]

MSF teams in Mexico’s northern border cities witness overwhelming needs of migrants

Posted on 27 July 2022 (2 May 2023)

The situation for migrants in Mexico’s northern border cities is sharply deteriorating as expulsions under Title 42 continue and hundreds of people arrive from the south each day seeking safety in the US. The response from local authorities in cities such as Nuevo Laredo, Piedras Negras, Ciudad Acuña, Reynosa and Matamoros is inadequate, leaving thousands […]

South Sudan: The world’s first vaccination campaign to control an outbreak of hepatitis E

Posted on 26 July 2022 (2 May 2023)

In a global first, health workers in South Sudan have carried out a vaccination campaign in response to an outbreak of hepatitis E, raising hopes in the fight against a disease that is especially fatal for pregnant women. Hepatitis E is the most common cause of acute viral hepatitis, causing approximately 20 million infections […]

Beyond the Headlines: A Canadian’s Testimony from the Central African Republic

Posted on 25 July 2022 (3 May 2023)

By Jason Nickerson, MSF’s Humanitarian Representative to Canada.

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Geo Barents: Tragic rescue includes 22 people missing and one deceased

Posted on 20 July 2022 (25 May 2023)

At least 22 people are missing, and a pregnant woman died despite desperate efforts to resuscitate her, following the partial sinking of a rubber boat in the central Mediterranean Sea yesterday. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)’s Search and Rescue team has brought 71 survivors from the flimsy sinking rubber boat on board our search and […]

Haiti: Thousands of people trapped by armed clashes in Cité Soleil

Posted on 20 July 2022 (2 May 2023)

Thousands of people are trapped without drinking water, food or medical care in an isolated area of the Cité Soleil neighborhood of Port-au-Prince as armed groups battle for control of the area, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warned today, calling on armed groups to spare civilians and humanitarian organizations to respond to the […]

Stories from MSF’s Center for victims of torture in Mexico City

Posted on 13 July 2022 (2 May 2023)

The Comprehensive Care Centre, known by its Spanish acronym, El CAI, in Mexico City provides specialized care to people who have experienced torture or extreme violence including harassment and sexual violence. Many of the patients at the CAI are migrants or asylum seekers. Gustavo* fled El Salvador when his life was threatened. He managed to […]

Left to drown: One year of Geo Barents at sea

Posted on 11 July 2022 (2 May 2023)

One year of operations in the Central Mediterranean haspassed by, this time with the Geo Barents – Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)’s vessel – rescuing 3,138 people and conducting 6,536 medical consultations before disembarking in a place of safety in Europe. Following last week’s tragic rescue, the sad reality at the Southern European border has […]

Mozambique: Three new developments in the Cabo Delgado crisis

Posted on 8 July 2022 (2 May 2023)

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 fleeing from their homes. These are the latest developments. 1. The violence has moved south, leading to new mass displacement Throughout June, fear of violence followed by confirmed […]

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