After sixteen years, MSF hands over emergency services in Chaman, Balochistan
January 30, 2024After sixteen years, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is handing over its emergency room (ER) services at the district Headquarters (DHQ) hospital to the medical authorities in Chaman, a town 130 kilometers north of Quetta, on the border between...
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UNRWA funding cuts jeopardise lifeline for millions in Palestine
January 30, 2024Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is deeply alarmed by the decision of some countries to suspend their funding to UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, which is a lifeline for millions of Palestinians in...
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Amid deadly hepatitis E outbreak, MSF launches mass vaccination campaign in South Sudan to reach remote communities and prevent more deaths
January 30, 2024In response to a deadly hepatitis E outbreak in South Sudan, MSF has launched a vaccination campaign in collaboration with the Ministry of Health to provide protection to women and girls of reproductive age, who are at greatest risk of...
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The stigma of survival: Niamat Ulla’s journey through cutaneous leishmaniasis and beyond
January 30, 2024Niamat Ulla, 39, is originally from Chaman, a mountainous area in Balochistan bordering Afghanistan. Eight years ago, after violence broke out in his hometown, he was forced to leave and move to Quetta together with his wife, three sons, and...
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A journey to healing: Muhammad Usman’s battle with cutaneous leishmaniasis
January 30, 2024Muhammad Usman, 27, is from Lahore, a city that does not normally have high rates of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). However, after travelling to Multan in July 2023, where leishmaniasis (CL) is more common, nodules started appearing on his face. Usman...
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