“Lassa fever is a disease that essentially disguises itself,” explains Dr Ayokunnu Raji, MSF’s emergency medical programme manager. “At the beginning, symptoms are very similar to other common illnesses in Nigeria such as malaria or
“She has been sick for the last three months, with persistent fever and cough. I went to a medical store and bought injections for her. She improved for five days but then became as sick
In late August 2025, a magnitude 6 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan, including Kunar province, killing and injuring thousands of people and displacing many families. Among those affected was a mother who later joined Médecins Sans
Aung Thura (name changed) is a 20-year-old patient from Hpakant who successfully completed treatment for drug-resistant TB in 2024. Having previously lost his father to the same disease, the diagnosis placed a heavy physical and
“I didn’t leave my apartment all winter because I live on the 11th floor,” recalls Hanna, a 97 years old woman confined in her apartment, on the 11th floor of a residential building in Kyiv.
Making care more inclusive isn’t just the right thing to do — it saves lives. It’s late afternoon on a quiet street corner in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, but for a Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans
In Nigeria, the rates of women dying in pregnancy or childbirth are among the highest in the world. Armed conflict in the north of the country means medical care can be out of reach and
Antananarivo, 9 March 2026 – Following the recent launch of an appeal by the Malagasy government and the United Nations for international assistance in response to the worsening humanitarian situation in Madagascar, Médecins Sans Frontières
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has completed its emergency response to the floods and landslides caused by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka. The worst natural disaster to hit Sri Lanka in two decades caused widespread flooding
Despite the 1 March 2026 deadline for 37 NGOs to leave the Occupied Palestinian Territory, MSF is committed to remaining to provide assistance. The international medical humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), is calling for
MSF teams have started water and sanitation activities in the main displacement camp of El Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan state, and we are ready to expand healthcare activities in the city and other
Rapid response capacity at the heart of MSF’s operations Created in January 2014 and based in Bangui, EURECA is Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF)’s mobile emergency response team in the Central African Republic (CAR).
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