“Sometimes, [we] were raised in an ‘old-fashioned’ way, and it’s very difficult to understand teenagers,” says Roxana*, the mother of an MSF patient. “I have a 22-year-old son and a 13-year-old daughter, and it’s not the same being alone [single] during their adolescence. I wouldn’t want my daughter to get pregnant at a young age, make bad decisions, or fall in with the
Joint call by the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Director-General of the World Health Organization and the International President of Médecins Sans Frontières for states to uphold and strengthen the protection of medical care in armed conflict on the
Despite a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon being announced on 17 April, and later renewed for three additional weeks, attacks continue in south Lebanon. Israeli forces are conducting daily airstrikes, which have killed and injured
The bombings of Old Fangak and Lankien by South Sudanese government forces cannot go unanswered. Juba, 6 May 2026: On 3 May 2025, the hospital run by Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in Old Fangak, Jonglei State, South Sudan, was deliberately
Mudug region in Somalia, is hosting approximately 151,000 internally displaced people as drought-driven displacement continues across the region. Funding cuts have forced dozens of health and nutrition sites to close, water sources have dried up, and malnutrition
Cox’s Bazar, 30 April 2026 – Following a nationwide surge in measles cases in Bangladesh, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has increased its medical response in Cox’s Bazar. MSF teams are providing care to affected children from Rohingya refugee
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
After more than three years of facilitating access to essential healthcare for families in Darat Izza, northwest Syria, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) transitioned out of direct support at the end of March 2026. MSF began supporting the Primary Healthcare Center (PHCC)
Colombo, 3rd May, 2026 – The 3 May will mark 10 years since the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2286. Over 80 Member States committed to protect medical and medical humanitarian personnel, infrastructure,
30 April 2026– In Ituri province, in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are witnessing the impact of renewed violence civilians wounded by gunfire, survivors of sexual violence unable to
Juba, 29 April 2026 – Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been forced to permanently close our hospital in Lankien, Jonglei State, South Sudan, after it was bombarded on 3 February. Closing our hospital brings to
Port Sudan, 30 April 2026– Three years of war in Sudan have dismantled vaccination programmes and collapsed disease surveillance systems, fueling deadly, preventable epidemics. As World Immunization Week (24–30 April) ends today, MSF is calling on donors, diplomatic actors, and health authorities to increase flexible funding and
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