After a decade of sustained medical and humanitarian assistance, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is concluding its activities in Kibondo District in June 2026, following the closure of Nduta refugee camp. Since its launch in 2015 following an influx of thousands of people from Burundi, the project has
“The men wearing balaclavas were looking at me and laughing while I was drowning.” Three years after the Pylos tragedy, deadly violence continues in Greece Three years after the Pylos shipwreck cost 600 lives people are still
MSF is deeply saddened to announce the passing of our colleague Bob Dingnyang Lam, who worked as a nurse at Pieri PHCC in the Lankien Project, Jonglei State, South Sudan. Bob tragically lost his life
On 6 June, a female medical staff was stopped by representatives of the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (PVPV) on her way to Herat Regional Hospital, where she worked in the MSF-supported pediatric department. Her husband was accompanying her. She was accused of not complying with the dress code imposed on women in the country. She
In May, the district of Ancuabe in northern Mozambique was repeatedly hit by armed attacks carried out by the Islamic State Mozambique (ISM). Combined with widespread fear of further violence, these attacks forced thousands of people to flee their homes. Over 5,000 people sought safety in
Jamila* (name changed) has been a nurse in the dialysis department at Jabal Amel Hospital, in Sour (Tyre) since 1996. She was on shift on 1 June when an Israeli strike hit the vicinity of the hospital at
Addis Ababa – For young children, recovery involves more than treating physical illness. Emotional wellbeing, healthy development and supportive relationships are also essential to a child’s health. In Kule refugee camp, play-based psychosocial support is helping children under five build confidence and express emotions while aiding their recovery. Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors
Until March 2025, Brian Newton was the main income earner for his young family. Aged 27 and healthy, he worked as a driver in a gold mining site in Machakos, in Eastern Kenya, and he
Jerusalem / Amman, 3 June 2026– One year ago the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) started operating militarised food distribution points across the Gaza Strip, replacing the UN-coordinated aid distribution system. The GHF, run by Israel with financial support from the United States and other allies, closed within six months, as its related violence killed and injured thousands. Médecins Sans Frontières /
After four years of close collaboration, Médecins Sans Frontières, together with Tajikistan’s Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population and the National Tuberculosis Programme, has completed the Zero TB project in Kulob—one of the
For over two weeks, escalating violence between armed groups in Cité Soleil, an area of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, has forced over ten thousand people to flee their neighbourhoods1 and disrupted local health services. People’s ability to access essential medical care – including patient referrals – has been sharply restricted. Sterline,
In northwestern Nigeria, particularly in Zamfara State, the rainy season brings more than relief from the heat. It brings distress, disease, and preventable deaths. Between May and September, daily survival becomes a struggle, as flooding, outbreaks of infectious diseases, and
Sign up for our emails and get deeper insight into world and work of MSF!
