
Sudan: Tales of violence and forced displacement from South Kordofan
South Kordofan, Sudan– “The morning of the attack I was at home and my mother was sick. We ran to escape with my children. I carried my mother on a donkey cart as she could
South Kordofan, Sudan– “The morning of the attack I was at home and my mother was sick. We ran to escape with my children. I carried my mother on a donkey cart as she could
Gujranwala, Pakistan– In the soft light of a Gujranwala morning, 17‐year‐old Mafeefa Naveed stands at her family’s doorstep, a quiet smile illuminating her face as she greets another day. Today, a first-year college student with
Kandahar, Afghanistan- Naqibullah is a 15-year-old from Ghazni, and he was the primary caretaker for his mother when she fell ill. Of his 32-member family, 16 were diagnosed with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) in the span
NEW YORK, March 13, 2025—Christopher Lockyear, Secretary General of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), briefed the United Nations Security Council today on the humanitarian catastrophe caused by war in Sudan, calling for an end
Marline Loki, AC technician in Juba My name is Marlindo Kifranco Ani, and I am a specialized technician at Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Juba, South Sudan. I joined MSF in July 2022, and my
In Benin, before Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) arrived in the southern department of Couffo, the proportion of pregnant women and women of childbearing age who visited a health centre on a regular basis was low.
Fangak County, South Sudan- When Nyasebit Chan moved to Old Fangak in Jonglei State, South Sudan, a hepatitis E outbreak was well underway. The virus affects people of all ages but is particularly risky for
In Darfur, Sudan, the conflict spanning nearly two decades has escalated dramatically in the past 18 months, uprooting millions. With over 7.9 million internally displaced and 2 million more seeking refuge in countries like Chad,
The MSF team on Lesvos island, Greece, conducted over 1,500 mental health consultations between January and August 2024. Our psychologists report that most patients suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and acute stress disorder. People’s
For many years, Sandar Lynn Rashid and her husband Mohd Ayas Hashim, both members of the persecuted Rohingya minority, volunteered for Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Myanmar’s Northern Rakhine State. Ayas
When current MSF team member Ismail had to leave his home country, he faced a life-threatening journey to reach safety. In the months that followed he faced detention, sickness, violence and kidnapping, and saw many
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