As Rohingya become increasingly trapped by raging conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, those who cannot pay their way across the border into Bangladesh are being left without protection or assistance. “We heard explosions, gunfire and people screaming,” says Ruhul, describing the moment when his township, Buthidaung, was attacked on the evening of May 17. “My […]
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Climate change is having devastating consequences for human health. A new report from Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)’s Humanitarian Action for Climate and Environment (HACE) Initiative and Heidelberg University Institute of Global Health describes how MSF humanitarian workers, patients and communities are experiencing and responding to a rapidly changing environment. Drawing on […]
On 13 August 2024, the Africa CDC declared the mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) recognised the Africa CDC’s declaration and were relieved that the World Health Organization (WHO) on 14 August declared the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and a […]
A coordinated and rapid response is urgently needed in the decimated town of Koukou, Sila province, in eastern Chad as thousands of people have fled flood waters, seeking refuge on a hill, with desperate shortages of food, shelter, drinking water and healthcare. Koukou and surrounding villages were hit by heavy rains in early August. Wadi […]
As violence and insecurity forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes in Port-au-Prince in recent months, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) increased efforts to provide water, sanitation, and hygiene services (WASH) to people in makeshift camps across the city. Since fighting between armed groups and the government surged in February 2024, […]
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This article was originally published in Policy Options by Adam R Houston, Matthew Herder, and Srinivas Murthy. As governments move on from the COVID-19 pandemic, the policy conversation has shifted to the next threat. Whether that’s H5N1 – a strain of influenza virus currently spreading among cattle and in some instances to humans – or […]
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As the fighting escalates in El Fasher once more, its impact on the lives of civilians is becoming increasingly devastating, warns Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Multiple attacks on the city have taken place over the past week and since Saturday, at least 15 people have been killed, more than 130 have been injured, […]
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been running an emergency response in Eastern Chad for a year to address the medical and humanitarian needs of refugees who fled Sudan after the outbreak of war. Since the conflict began in April 2023 till June this year, over 600,000 Sudanese refugees have arrived in Chad as […]
Escalating numbers of Rohingya people with violence-related injuries have crossed the border into Bangladesh over the past week, says Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), indicating the worsening humanitarian crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. In the four days leading up to Aug. 7, MSF teams in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, treated 39 people for violence-related injuries. […]
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“Seven months ago, my wife gave birth to twin boys. She experienced excessive bleeding during delivery, but I had no money to take her to the hospital. Our village lacks a free health facility. While caring for her at home, our two boys also fell ill. I had to take a loan of about $178 […]
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