South Sudan, Ethiopia: Cholera spreads across border, people flee ongoing violence

A humanitarian crisis is rapidly unfolding on both sides of the South Sudan-Ethiopia border, as escalating violence, displacement and a widespread cholera outbreak are pushing communities to the brink, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warns.  Clashes between government forces and armed groups, which initially began in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, could spread to other […]

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South Sudan: Celebrating the impact of female MSF staff

On this International Women’s Day we highlight the incredible stories of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) female staff in South Sudan.   From a nurse in the remote area of Boma, to the head of community health in Renk, to Juba’s warehouse manager and air conditioning (AC) technician, these women working with MSF exemplify resilience […]

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2024: A year in review

2024 saw Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams responding to various emergencies spanning the globe. Abyei: area between Sudan and South Sudan The 38-kilometer trip from Agok to Abyei takes over 6 hours due to poor roads. MSF uses a tractor to navigate mud bogs. The road conditions prevent water and sanitation trucks from […]

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South Sudan receives thousands of displaced and injured people fleeing intensified war in Sudan

As South Sudan receives a massive influx of tens of thousands of people fleeing the intensified war in Sudan, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is scaling up its response to the humanitarian crisis in Renk and surrounding informal settlements along the border. Over the last weeks the number of recently displaced people has surpassed […]

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South Sudan: Urgent action needed to address growing cholera outbreak

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has set up a 20-bed cholera treatment unit (CTU) at the Renk Civil Hospital in South Sudan, in response to a cholera outbreak declared by the Ministry of Health on Oct. 28. We call on all organizations in Upper Nile State to help prevent the spread of the disease […]

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Alleviating suffering in the face of war – Part 2 

Do you remember me? I am Dr. Mohamed Bashir, MSF’s former deputy medical coordinator in Sudan. I once wrote a reflection, Alleviating suffering in the face of war, in which I shared my firsthand experience of the civil war – not only as a medical humanitarian but as a Sudanese person.  I’m still with MSF, […]

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South Sudan: Alarming spike in childhood malaria admissions at MSF-supported Aweil State Hospital 

An alarming number of children suffering from severe malaria have been admitted to the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)-supported Aweil State Hospital in Northern Bahr el Ghazal (NBeG) state, South Sudan, over the past three months. Malaria admissions to the children’s ward began to increase in June and, by September, up to 400 children […]

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MSF calls for urgent action as governments and donors are failing children with TB

Too many children with TB are neither tested nor treated, with many countries failing at the first hurdle: updating policy guidelines in line with WHO recommendations. A new report released by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), shows that children with tuberculosis (TB) continue to be left behind in the global effort to end the […]

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South Sudan:  The overlooked mental health crisis, navigating unforgettable loss and the struggle to heal

In South Sudan, mental health issues are overshadowed by poverty, violence, and displacement. Neglected by the health system and confronted by deep-rooted stigma, many people face their mental health struggles in silence, enduring a daily battle that goes unseen and unheard. When she was just 12 years old, Mary Nyanhial Kiel had to escape her […]

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