The intensification of the onslaught by the Israeli forces in Rafah, Gaza, has forced Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to stop providing lifesaving care at Rafah Indonesian Field hospital on May 12. The 22 patients who remained in the hospital have been referred to other facilities, as we can no longer guarantee their safety. […]
Israeli forces have begun their offensive on Rafah and have seized control of the border, effectively cutting off lifesaving aid deliveries into the Gaza Strip. As thousands of Palestinians are forced to flee eastern Rafah following Israel’s recent evacuation orders, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) calls for protection of […]
An oxygen concentrator is a medical device that filters out the nitrogen in air, delivering purified oxygen to patients. For malnourished children with severe anaemia, injured people with severe blood loss and newborns with breathing difficulties, this device can be the difference between life and death. But despite being essential to our patients’ survival, we […]
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Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is horrified by the events that began on Oct. 7, 2023 – both the brutal mass killing of civilians perpetrated by Hamas in Israel, and by the massive attacks on Gaza being pursued by the Israeli military. An unprecedented humanitarian crisis continues in Gaza. MSF teams have worked to […]