To mark International Day of the Midwife as Médecins Sans Frontières, we’re shining a light on the role of midwives as frontline emergency responders. Midwives are essential to prevent and resolve obstetric emergencies, but also indispensable in responding to humanitarian emergencies. They are central to not
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
Rocío Simón Martínez, Nurse Activity Manager with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has just finished her second assignment in Gaza, where she was among the last international MSF staff to leave in late February 2026. Since
By Shaheen BiBi, MSF Midwife Activity Manager, Bay Regional Hospital She was carried on a makeshift stretcher, the afternoon sun scorching the roof of our maternity ward as she was brought in. For two days,
In the heart of Kashmir, where the beauty of nature meets the complexities of human experiences, Isha Malik wields an unusual palette – one that paints not just canvases, but also the landscape of mental
The Israeli forces intensified military operations in Gaza City will have catastrophic humanitarian consequences. With 86 per cent of Gaza already under evacuation orders or militarised zones, the remaining areas are severely overcrowded and unfit
August 11, 2025, Mombasa– Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is supporting the Mombasa County Department of Health in thetreatment of patients of the Mpox disease at the Utange Field Hospital Isolation Centre in Mombasa.
By Christina Psarra, MSF Executive Director in Greece The arrival in early July of more than 2,500 people seeking asylum on the island of Crete is a stark reminder that no policy of deterrence, nor
Johannesburg, South Africa- Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is deeply concerned by the persistent and systematic physical blocking of non-South Africans from accessing healthcare, including pregnant women, people living with HIV, chronic patients and children –
Nairobi / Madrid, 15 July 2025 — Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has published the findings of an internal review into the brutal killing of three of its staff members — María Hernández Matas,
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are witnessing a sharp and unprecedented rise in acute malnutrition among people in Gaza, Palestine. In Al-Mawasi clinic, in southern Gaza, and in the MSF Gaza City clinic in the
In Manipur, Dr Peningry Warngam Tongsin works as a Medical Doctor with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF), providing treatment for HIV, tuberculosis (TB), hepatitis C, and co-infections. Working with MSF has transformed her understanding
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