Palestine: Gaza has become a “mass grave” for Palestinians and those helping them
April 16, 2025Jerusalem, Palestine- As Israeli forces resume and expand their military offensive by air, ground and sea on the Gaza Strip, Palestine, forcibly displacing people and deliberately blocking essential aid, Palestinian lives are once again being systematically destroyed, warns Médecins Sans...
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Sudan’s two years of war
April 16, 2025Sudan- The war in Sudan between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) enters its third year and people remain unseen, bombed, besieged, displaced and deprived of food, medical care and basic lifesaving services. 60 percent...
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Myanmar: MSF steps up response following devastating earthquake
April 10, 2025South Shan, Myanmar- On 28 March 2025, a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar, devastating the regions of Mandalay, Naypyidaw, Sagaing, and Shan State. As of 8 April, official figures reported over 3,600 deaths, more than 5,000 people injured,...
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Haiti: MSF withdraws from two medical facilities in Port-au-Prince as widespread violence intensifies
April 9, 2025Port-au-Prince, 8 April, 2025 - Following the targeted attack on 15 March against a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) convoy travelling between its Turgeau emergency centre and its Carrefour Trauma Hospital, and in view of the deteriorating security situation in downtown...
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Mexico: Extracontinental Migration in the Americas
April 8, 2025La Soledad, Mexico- "Since God was with me, I managed to escape," says Mbala* from La Soledad, an informal migrant camp in the heart of Mexico City. Sitting with his back to one of the capital's oldest churches, he recounts...
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Syria: MSF opens emergency room in Daraya
April 8, 2025Daraya, Syria- After 14 years of war, Syria has been left with large-scale destruction, massive displacement, economic hardship and a lack of basic services, including healthcare. In response, international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has started planning...
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Sudan: Tales of violence and forced displacement from South Kordofan
April 8, 2025South 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 not walk. When we were...
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Tanzania: MSF welcomes the announcement of the end of the Marburg epidemic in Kagera
April 1, 2025Kagera, Tanzania- On Thursday, March 13, 2025, Tanzania officially declared the end of the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak after 42 consecutive days without new cases, following the death of the last confirmed patient on January 28, 2025. The outbreak...
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The Long Road to Tomorrow: Mafeefa Naveed’s Journey from Despair to Hope
April 1, 2025Gujranwala, 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 dreams of studying law, Mafeefa...
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Treat the funding cuts like the humanitarian disaster that they are
April 1, 2025USA- On February 26th, the US government issued around 5,200 termination letters to programmes worldwide funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and 4,100 funded by the Department of State and the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief...
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DRC: New wave of violence in Ituri puts civilians at further risk
April 1, 2025Kinshasa– Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has witnessed a renewed spike in atrocities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s Ituri province, where its medical teams are providing care for civilians with horrific injuries. In a new report released...
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Sudan: Pregnant Women’s Fate in Darfur
March 28, 2025Darfur, Sudan: With only a few health facilities still functioning in Darfur, pregnant women face harrowing journeys to seek care. Insecurity, checkpoints, and unaffordable or unavailable transportation force them to undertake day-long treks by foot or donkey, often resulting in...
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