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

Eastern Chad: First baby born in 2025 in MSF clinic at Aboutenege camp

Posted on 21 January 2025 (24 January 2025)

“My name is Rachida Mahamat. I am a Sudanese refugee in eastern Chad. Since the beginning of my pregnancy, I have been attending antenatal consultations with the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) team in Aboutengue camp. I visited the clinic five times and was given information about the progress of my pregnancy. I was […]

Gaza: “The destruction is abnormal, catastrophic, as if a nuclear bomb had hit the area. It’s a sight that cannot be described.”

Posted on 20 January 2025 (22 January 2025)

Mustafa Hassan Abu Hamada and his family were living in Jabalia camp in northern Gaza during the recent brutal Israeli military siege, which has left the city completely destroyed and killed and injured countless civilians, including Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff. “People in front of us tried to escape at the Al-Awda junction, […]

“I love my patients”

Posted on 20 January 2025 (21 January 2025)

Mary* is a three-year-old girl who comes to the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hospital with severe burns. Her grandmother, who brought her, tells us Mary fell into a bucket of hot water. The burns cover her arms, chest and part of her head. The first time I see her, she is crying in […]

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North Kivu, DRC: Masisi General Referral Hospital hit again by gunfire leaving two MSF staff slightly injured

Posted on 20 January 2025 (20 January 2025)

On Sunday, Jan. 19, two Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) workers were slightly injured when a rocket hit the MSF garage next to the Masisi General Referral Hospital (HGR) in the town of Masisi, North Kivu. On the same day, another rocket hit a latrine near the hospital. The hospital and the MSF staff […]

Temporary ceasefire in Gaza: Immense scale-up of life-saving aid must flow now

Posted on 18 January 2025 (18 January 2025)

The temporary ceasefire agreement in Gaza is a relief, but it arrives more than 465 days and 46,000 lives too late. While this temporary cessation of fighting and bombing must be both respected and long-term, this is only the beginning in addressing the immense humanitarian, psychological, and medical needs in Gaza. Israel must immediately end […]

South Sudan: MSF strongly condemns armed attack on health care workers in Nasir County

Posted on 16 January 2025 (23 January 2025)

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) strongly condemns the armed attack on two of our clearly marked boats on the afternoon of Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Upper Nile State, South Sudan. The boats carrying six of our team members were sailing on the river back to Ulang after delivering essential medical supplies to Nasir […]

DRC: MSF treats nearly 160 wounded people in North and South Kivu following recent armed clashes with M23

Posted on 14 January 2025 (20 January 2025)

In recent days, the Masisi Territory of North Kivu province has been the scene of major clashes between the armed group M23/AFC and the Congolese army, backed by allied elements. These clashes have led to large population movements in the area – some 102,000 people in less than a week, according to United Nations Office […]

Haiti: A call to support survivors of sexual violence

Posted on 14 January 2025 (16 January 2025)

Survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Haiti’s capital urgently need vital services such as safe shelters, mental health support and medical care, as rapes and other assaults have become widespread during violence and insecurity in the city in recent years. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has provided comprehensive medical and psychological care to […]

Health care under occupation: Hebron’s H2 residents are suffocating

Posted on 10 January 2025 (10 January 2025)

The H2 area of Hebron, one of the most restricted areas in the West Bank, comprises about 20 per cent of the city and is emblematic of the challenges faced by Palestinians living under Israeli control. Home to approximately 7,000 Palestinians and several hundred Israeli settlers, this neighbourhood is ruled by strict movement regulations, systemic […]

Khartoum, Sudan: Violent attacks force MSF to suspend activities at Bashair hospital

Posted on 9 January 2025 (10 January 2025)

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) strongly condemns ongoing violent attacks on patients and staff at Bashair Teaching Hospital, located in a Rapid Support Forces-controlled area of Khartoum. Despite extensive engagements with all stakeholders, these attacks have continued in recent months. MSF has now taken the very difficult decision to suspend all medical activities in the […]

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