The 15 months of war in Gaza and Israel’s accompanying blockade have left Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) physiotherapy teams struggling to provide essential care to patients who are war-wounded. We have not had the proper equipment to support people healing from severe burns, amputations and other life-altering disabilities. As a result, MSF teams […]
International donors, the United Nations (UN), Sudan’s warring parties and their allies must act now to prevent even more avoidable deaths from malnutrition in Sudan, as the already catastrophic situation is expected to worsen this year, according to Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Half of Sudan’s population faces high levels of acute food insecurity […]
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On the morning of Feb. 1, a Rapid Support Forces explosive hit a market in Omdurman, Khartoum state, causing a scene of devastation at the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) supported Al Nao hospital as patients, dead bodies and family members arrived at the hospital. The Ministry of Health said the attack killed 54 […]
Read More… from Sudan: MSF responds to attack in Khartoum after 54 killed, others injured
In an effort to prevent children, women and families from being forced to sleep rough in harsh winter conditions, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) provides emergency shelter at a private building in the northern French city of Calais. The medical humanitarian organization reminds the French authorities that providing emergency accommodation is their responsibility. The […]
Since the ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel first came into effect on Nov. 27, Israeli forces have continued to engage in military operations in southern Lebanon. Hundreds of thousands of people have returned to their homes and villages in the area. Many of them saw their homes destroyed by the Israeli bombardment and remain displaced. […]
Over one billion people are affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), yet despite this vast figure, they continue to be overlooked. The majority live in the most remote areas of the world’s lowest income countries. The diseases can be distressing, disfiguring and stigmatizing. Many are excruciatingly painful, and they are often deadly. However, they […]
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An influx of wounded people is arriving at Kyeshero hospital in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in the hospital are treating people through the armed clashes and insecurity that have hit the city in recent days. We have been affected by several incidents since the beginning of […]
After 15 months of Israel’s war on Gaza and the implementation of a ceasefire on Jan. 19, 2025, displaced Palestinians are attempting to return home to the southern city of Rafah. According to the United Nations, near 70 per cent of all structures in Gaza have been destroyed or damaged. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières […]
In recent weeks, the armed conflict between the M23/AFC and the Congolese army, backed by their allies, has flared up again in the province of North Kivu and spread to the neighbouring province of South Kivu. Emmanuel Lampaert, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) representative in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), provides an update on […]
The recent executive orders on migration from the U.S. administration leave hundreds of thousands of people along the Latin American migration corridor in even greater uncertainty, exposed to heightened risks on a route already marked by extreme violence, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warned today. Our teams in Mexico are already witnessing the harmful […]
Read More… from Mexico: Increased risks for migrants following closure of U.S. asylum process