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
“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
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