A woman with short grey hair and a navy-blue medical uniform shows an underground room with beige walls covered in parallel tubes and wires connected to a small pendant lamp. Although the light is not very bright, it is present. The room is equipped with an examination couch, medical equipment, and drugs. If required, medical […]
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After seven years of false accusations, defamatory statements, and a blatant criminalisation campaign towards organisations performing search and rescue operations at sea, the investigation launched by the prosecutor’s office in Trapani, Sicily in late 2016 was dismissed today. The case saw Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and other organisations conducting search and rescue investigated […]
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) welcomes Canada’s continued commitment to responding to the urgent needs of people around the world affected by crises, conflicts and other emergencies, as indicated by the additional $350 million in funding for international humanitarian assistance over the next two years that was announced in this week’s federal budget. The […]
In the wake of the recent announcement by the Pakistani authorities that ‘Phase Two’ of the ‘repatriation plan’ of Afghans in the country will begin after Eid (April 15), Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is deeply concerned for the rights and welfare of those impacted by the latest round of deportations. Pakistan is home […]
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Nimrat Kaur, Project Coordinator for northern Rakhine, Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). She arrived in the project just before Cyclone Mocha hit last year on May 14, 2023 and has seen first-hand the challenges faced by people living there. Now leaving Myanmar, Nimrat wants to share her experience and that of her colleagues, […]
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Adam R Houston, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa and Jason Nickerson, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa As a medical organization, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is no stranger to measles, which has long been a serious and ongoing concern in many places where MSF operates. However, new challenges, such as the disruption of health systems caused […]
Good evening, Senators and thank you for having me here. As a medical humanitarian organization, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) regularly responds to forced displacement emergencies, working with communities who are exposed to violence, conflict, and increasingly – climate change – forcing them to flee for safety and out of necessity. Our role is […]
The Canadian office of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is pleased to welcome Sana Bég as our new executive director. “With her background in humanitarian communications and journalism, including her keen ability to link MSF’s commitment to bearing witness with our medical actions, Sana was a standout for us,” says Ruby Gill, president of […]
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In one of the world’s worst crises for decades, Sudan is facing a colossal, man-made catastrophe one year after the start of the war between the Government-led Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). It is a matter of life or death for millions of people to urgently enable safe humanitarian […]
I am a doctor in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, hearing gunfire as armed groups and police battle for control of our city. This kind of fighting began several years ago, but in recent weeks it has become increasingly violent, like a war. On Feb. 28, it was announced that elections could be postponed until August 2025. […]
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