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Kenya: As Dadaab sees sharp rise in new arrivals, MSF urges for scaling up humanitarian response including cholera and measles vaccinations

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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 since January are worsening. Given the conditions in these overcrowded camps, there is a high risk of disease outbreaks, warns Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).  MSF urges […]

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One month after the declaration of the Ebola epidemic – what is MSF doing in Uganda?

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  Since September 20, 2022, the day the Ebola epidemic was declared in Uganda, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been working alongside the Ministry of Health to support medical care in the country. As of October 25, 95 patients were confirmed with Ebola and 28 people were reported to have died from the disease […]

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MSF highlights global health inequities due to climate change in 2022 Lancet Countdown Report

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  TOWARD MORE RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE HUMANITARIAN ACTION As a medical humanitarian organization, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) witnesses firsthand the impacts of climate change, and how they threaten people’s health. In our emergency interventions, we are responding to the direct and indirect impacts of climate change and environmental degradation. This includes deaths and […]

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Helping save lives in remote areas: My life as a female flight coordinator

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  Many of the areas where Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) works are barely accessible by road. The rainy season can bring treacherous mud that cars sink into, insecurity can make it too dangerous to drive. But necessary supplies still need to reach our hospitals and clinics, and critically ill patients need to be […]

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Conflict in Greater Upper Nile is impeding humanitarian aid to thousands of people already devastated by flooding

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Violent conflict amongst armed factions in Upper Nile and Greater Fangak – located in the north of South Sudan – has led to deaths and serious injuries of hundreds of people, and displaced tens of thousands from their homes during the past two months. Catastrophic flooding and impeded access for humanitarian organisations to deliver essential […]

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There’s no vaccine available for the Ebola outbreak in Uganda – even though one has been sitting on a shelf in Canada for years

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The current outbreak of Ebola in Uganda is highly concerning. Lives have already been lost, and Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) medical teams, who are responding to the outbreak, must work around the clock to help prevent the disease from spreading. But the emergency response is hampered by the fact there are no approved […]

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Greece: Three people found handcuffed, four injured on the Aegean island of Lesvos

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On Thursday, October 20, 2022, an emergency team from the international medical organization Doctors Without Borders / Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) received an official alert about a group of people, newly arrived on the Greek island of Lesvos, in need of urgent medical care. When an MSF team arrived on site, they found three people […]

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Haiti is on the verge of a health disaster

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  People in Haiti are today living in dire conditions and are confronted daily with an appalling health and humanitarian situation, which continues to deteriorate, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is warning. Faced with an explosion of violence and a fuel shortage, people are struggling to access clean water and healthcare. In addition, over […]

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MSF and MU unveil new mural shining a light on forced migration

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  Today, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) unveiled a new mural shining a light on forced migration. Created in partnership with the charitable organization MU, the mural is in the heart of the Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough, one of the most densely populated and ethnically diverse neighbourhoods in Canada.  The mural design was created by artist […]

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A president’s letter from Ukraine

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  In September 2022, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières’ (MSF) international president Dr. Christos Christou visited Ukraine to get a first-hand view of the situation patients and staff are facing in the ongoing war. He supported and witnessed the work of MSF’s medical teams. He also held high level meetings to reaffirm our commitment to […]

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