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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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 […]
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 […]
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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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 […]
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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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 […]
A strained global supply of cholera vaccines has obliged the International Coordinating Group (ICG)—the body which manages emergency supplies of vaccines—to temporarily suspend the standard two-dose vaccination regimen in cholera outbreak response campaigns, using instead a single-dose approach. The pivot in strategy will allow for the doses to be used in more countries, […]
As the malnutrition crisis in northwest Nigeria continues at catastrophic levels, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is calling on the humanitarian community to respond to the emergency needs of people in the region, and for northwest Nigeria to be included in the UN’s humanitarian response plan, enabling a broader and more sustained response. Since the beginning of 2022, […]
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In 2012, when violence erupted between Rohingya and Rakhine communities, Zaw Rina’s home in Pauktaw town was burned down. She was forced to flee with her family to a camp in Ah Nauk Ywe on a difficult-to-reach island in the remote western part of the state. The impermanence of the fragile bamboo structure she […]
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