Since 3 October, the escalation of hostilities in northwest Syria has taken a huge toll on the people living in the area and had inflicted devastating consequences on health facilities. At least 78,000 people have
After losing contact with MSF staff trapped inside Al-Shifa Hospital while it was under attack, we were able to reach a member of our team this morning. This is what they told us. Please note
Over the past 24 hours, hospitals in Gaza have been under relentless bombardment. Al-Shifa hospital complex, the biggest health facility where MSF staff are still working, has been hit several times, including the maternity and
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) marks 40 years of its services in the region that now constitutes South Sudan. Over the past four decades, MSF has been on the frontlines of humanitarian aid, delivering
It’s 2.30 am and doctors are huddling outside the entrance to Jenin hospital in the West Bank in the occupied Palestinian territories. A brief lull in the ricocheting gunfire is followed by the sound of
Today, we are mourning the loss of one of our team members in Gaza, Mohammed Al Ahel, who was killed along with several members of his family on 6 November. Mohammed had been a laboratory
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) 2023 Global Tuberculosis (TB) Report released today shows that the estimated global incidence of TB in 2022 remains unacceptably high, including for the more difficult to treat form of this
Thousands of Gazans working in Israel had their permits cancelled after 7 October 2023. Following the attacks carried out by Hamas on 7 October, thousands of Gazans working in Israel had their permits cancelled. According
MSF’s international staff in Gaza were permitted to leave following negotiations for foreign passport holders and international aid workers. All Médecins Sans Frontières international staff unable to leave Gaza since 7 October have successfully crossed
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) calls for an immediate ceasefire to prevent more deaths in Gaza and allow desperately needed humanitarian supplies in. Since Friday 27 October, the bombing by the Israeli forces has intensified to
Since the beginning of the year, an average of 800 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition have been admitted each month for treatment to hospitals in Mweso and Masisi, almost double that of the previous
Bangui, 19 October 2023.- Between 2018 and 2022, Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) treated more than 19,500 survivors of sexual violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), according to a report released
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