Haiti: Death, destruction and thousands of injured people in wake of earthquake

August 18, 2021

On Saturday, August 14, at 8:30 am local time, the earth trembled in the southern peninsula of Haiti. A 7.2 magnitude earthquake caused severe damage to buildings, houses and main access roads in the three provinces of Grand'Anse, Nippes and Sud....

Haiti: Ten years after Haiti earthquake, medical care is deteriorating

January 9, 2020

PORT-AU-PRINCE/NEW YORK/PARIS — As the world marks 10 years since a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reflects on our response to the disaster a decade ago and highlights the current deterioration of medical care in the country...

Natural disasters

February 6, 2019

An earthquake, tsunami, flood or cyclone can have a devastating impact on entire communities.Within a matter of minutes, natural disasters can affect the lives of tens of thousands of people. Hundreds or even thousands of people can be injured, homes...

Three months after two earthquakes, MSF reduces operations in Nepal

July 24, 2015

Three months after two earthquakes killed an estimated 8,500 people and injured another 20,000 in Nepal, Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is reducing its operations. The international medical humanitarian organisation will nonetheless continue monitoring for disease outbreaks...

Quake trauma: psychological first aid helps Nepalese rebuild their lives

June 3, 2015

In the first earthquake that hit Nepal on 25 April, people lost their loved ones, their homes and their belongings. Despite the massive destruction, they had no choice but to pick up the pieces and rebuild their lives. But just...

MSF helicopter crashes in Nepal

June 2, 2015

On Tuesday 2 June, a helicopter delivering humanitarian aid crashed in Sindhupalchowk district, Nepal. MSF regrets to confirm the death of three of its staff members in this crash. The team were delivering much-needed medical and humanitarian assistance in Sindhupalchowk...

“Reading about a disaster is very different from actually being in a disaster”

May 28, 2015

Name : Designation : DVL Padma Priya, MSF India's Press Officer, recently returned from Nepal. Here she recounts the experience of seeing MSF medical teams in action and the challenges of managing emergency communications. On Saturday, 25 April, when...

Nepal – Everyone is afraid

May 25, 2015

The MSF teams organised quickly to provide aid to the Nepalese population after the first earthquake. Ann Taylor, MSF head of mission, explains how the aid was deployed after a second quake struck the country. Is the situation returning to...

Reaching people in remote Nepal

May 1, 2015

Dr Prince Mathew normally coordinates MSF’s projects in Bihar state in India, but was quickly deployed to Nepal following Saturday’s earthquake. I left Delhi with two other colleagues at 11am on Sunday, but because of a strong aftershock that resulted...

Nepal earthquake emergency response

April 29, 2015

Previous updates from the field MSF currently has 61 staff on the ground in Nepal, who have started activities in Kathmandu and Gorkha. Our priority is to reach people who have not yet received any assistance. Update: 1 May 2015...

MSF is sending more medical and other relief teams to assist victims of the Nepal Earthquake

April 26, 2015

The international medical humanitarian medical organization Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is sending 8 teams to assist those affected by the Earthquake in Nepal. Four MSF teams departed this morning from Bihar state in India and are...