1.2 million children have TB worldwide, but nearly half miss diagnosis and treatment Geneva/Paris, 24 March 2026: This World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) urges governments and international donors to bring children to
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
Tony Tony Chopper, the beloved character from “ONE PIECE” (created by Eiichiro Oda, published by Shueisha), has been named an official supporter of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF), to help raise awareness of MSF’s
After escaping violent attacks in Jonglei and Upper Nile, thousands of people are surviving outdoors with little food, water, or medical care. I have lived through many wars, but this kind of displacement has never
Warsaw – As legislators in Poland draft a new law aimed at combatting human trafficking, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) urges that any measures inscribed in the legislation must not harm children. Children who are migrants
“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.
In less than two weeks, more than 800,000 people have been forced to flee their homes and towns in Lebanon, due to relentless Israeli bombings and blanket evacuation orders that are not sparing anyone. These
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
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
Aamina’s Story: “This is the first hospital I’ve ever been in” 60 years old | Patient at MSF-supported Bay Regional Hospital, Baidoa When Aamina Cabdi arrived at Bay Regional Hospital, she was too weak to
In Nigeria, the rates of women dying in pregnancy or childbirth are among the highest in the world. Armed conflict in the north of the country means medical care can be out of reach and
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