Repeated attacks on healthcare facilities in El Fasher, in Sudan’s North Darfur, are causing the already heavy death toll in the city to rise even further, while the ongoing blockage on urgently needed medical supply trucks is putting even more lives at risk, warns Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). The organization calls for all […]
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Five Questions about the Mpox Outbreak in the DRC
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mpox cases have been on the rise for more than two years. However, the situation has worsened in recent months, with a surge in the number of people affected, a mutation leading to human-to-human transmission of the virus, and the notification of suspected cases in sites for displaced […]
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Nasser hospital must be protected as the last main hospitals in Gaza struggle amid deadly July
In Khan Younis, southern Gaza, fighting is approaching ever closer to Nasser hospital, putting it under threat and jeopardizing people’s access to medical care. This comes as Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams at Nasser and Al-Aqsa hospitals have responded to 10 mass influxes of badly injured people in July alone, following bombings in […]
Guatemala: “We just want to move forward”
Guatemala has become a route full of insecurity and uncertainty for migrants who travel through the country. Migrants increasingly face different forms of violence and abuse, such as extortion or threats. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has strengthened its response over the past two years to address their physical and mental health needs. “We […]
‘A war on people’ – MSF report reveals catastrophic toll of violence in Sudan
The war in Sudan has led to a collapse in the protection of civilians with communities facing indiscriminate violence, killings, torture and sexual violence amid persistent attacks on health workers and medical facilities according to a report released by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today. The report, ‘A war on people – The human […]
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Better medical tools, but no better outcome: How we are losing the fight against Advanced HIV Disease
The global HIV response is at the verge of collapse, caught between increasing barriers to best practice for standard care, and a narrative of sustainability forced upon care providers due to decreasing international support. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is witnessing critical gaps in HIV response, and those related to Advanced HIV Disease (AHD) […]
HIV: still an epidemic
I work for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Mozambique and am the focal person for HIV and tuberculosis in the district Cabo Delgado. It has been one of these weeks. We admitted three children as inpatients at the same time. The youngest is just one year old and is severely malnourished. Of the […]
“We keep on losing patients”: Medical staff at breaking point by unrelenting waves of injured and killed in Gaza
Relentless bombings and airstrikes by Israeli forces continue to kill hundreds of people across Gaza, while medical staff in hospitals are stretched to their limits trying to provide care to the critically injured. In July alone, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams have responded to multiple mass casualty incidents at Nasser hospital, in south […]
Al Nasser hospital, Khan Younis: Living conditions and lack of care threatening the lives of pregnant women and newborns
When Hanin first sought care for her malnourished daughter in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, the clock began ticking on her chances of survival. “[My] child was in a critical condition. They referred me to the hospital but there was no means of transportation,” explains Hanin. Finally, they reached the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières […]
Myanmar: MSF teams face major obstacles providing medical care to communities in Rakhine state
This June 2024, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) was forced to indefinitely suspend its medical humanitarian activities in northern Rakhine following the extreme escalation of conflict and burning down of MSF’s office in Buthidaung Township. While in some townships in the central part of Rakhine MSF has been able to maintain a minimum level […]