Sameer* is a 16-year-old boy from Vaishali district. At 11, Sameer had already lost both parents to HIV and was losing faith that medicine could save him until a team of doctors and counsellors at
In Gwanda, artisanal miners often work in difficult conditions underground, exposed to dust and confined spaces that increase their vulnerability to respiratory diseases such as TB and silicosis. At the same time, distance, limited resources
A hospital’s journey through three years of war in Khartoum When fighting broke out between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in April 2023, Khartoum became one of the most
23 April 2026 More than seven weeks after the war in Iran began, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF/Doctors Without Borders) teams are expanding activities in Tehran and continuing to respond to growing medical needs in other
My name is Nisha*, and I am 31 years old. I live in a large family with my two daughters and many relatives. Living with HIV has been a difficult journey, but it has also
My father used to say, ‘If you can turn someone’s pain into laughter, if you can transform someone’s tears into happiness, you are doing a great deed.’ This has always stayed with me. That’s why
By: Olinzia Kamairo, Midwife Activity Manager, MSF Tanzania In the high-stakes world of humanitarian medicine, there is a silence every midwife fears. It is the stillness of a delivery room where a newborn does not
“My whole village turned against me after a single accusation. I ran for my life. I cannot go home. I cannot reclaim my land. If I go back, they will kill me.” In Papua New
Six months since the fragile and ineffective ceasefire was implemented in Gaza on 10 October 2025, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is raising the alarm on continued violent attacks by Israeli forces and an ever-expanding military
I was sick and I was pregnant. I gave birth to five of my children at home; I have never been to a health centre. For this new baby though, I felt that my life
After one month of escalated bombardment and blanket evacuation orders by Israeli forces in Lebanon, more than one million people have been forcibly displaced. Among the most vulnerable are migrant workers from different African and
Nduta Camp – Dar Es Salam – Geneva. As the return of Burundian refugees from Nduta camp to their country of origin accelerates, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warns that the current conditions of repatriation are
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