Khartoum: Lack of essential visas for MSF staff threatens life-saving care in hospital
August 10, 2023Without visas being urgently granted by the Sudanese authorities, MSF may soon be forced to withdraw its support to the Turkish Hospital in Khartoum. Visa applications for emergency staff – including surgeons, nurses, and other specialists – have been pending for...
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Safeguarding the mind: protecting mental well-being amidst the war in Ukraine
August 8, 2023The war in Ukraine has created a huge need for psychological support ranging from psychological first aid to comprehensive psychological care. People have experienced fear, trauma and isolation and are showing symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress. MSF psychologists are responding...
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Malawi: “In 2001, when the counsellor said ART could prolong my life, I thought it would be two to three years but here I am, 22 years later”
August 7, 2023In July 2023, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) closed the chapter on one of its longest standing projects in Malawi, launched some 25 years ago in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The MSF Saturday Teen Club in Chiradzulu on 7 March 2020...
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Kherson hospital shelled twice in 72 hours: “How many times must we see the same thing?”
August 5, 2023Kyiv, 4 August, 2023 – At the time of writing, the same hospital that was shelled on Tuesday in Kherson Region, Ukraine, resulting in the death of a doctor and the wounding of five medical staff, is once again under...
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“I saw many corpses on my way” – Stories from the massive influx of wounded Sudanese in eastern Chad
August 3, 2023By the time the current conflict in Sudan broke out in mid-April, its Darfur region had already been facing war and ethnic violence for over two decades. Today’s fighting – which first erupted in Khartoum between the Sudanese Armed Forces...
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Cyclone Mocha: aid efforts severely hampered by new restrictions
July 27, 2023About 85 per cent of my camp is in ruins after Cyclone Mocha wreaked havoc here. All hut-like houses are destroyed. People who live in houses like these are in dire need of emergency aid since they have no place...
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Khartoum: Aid in jeopardy as MSF staff face beatings, death threats and theft
July 21, 2023Khartoum/Paris, 21 July, 2023 – On the afternoon of July 20, four MSF staff as well as four truck drivers and a team of 10 daily workers were stopped by a group of armed men while transporting medical supplies to...
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DRC: Emergency response against cholera in the territory of Rutshuru
July 20, 2023Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) / Doctors Without Borders teams have been mobilised urgently in the territory of Rutshuru, in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo, in response to an outbreak of suspected cases of cholera, particularly in the...
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Shortening distances: providing healthcare to indigenous communities in Venezuela’s Delta Amacuro state
July 18, 2023Rivers serve as roads and tropical rainforest stretches to the horizon in Delta Amacuro state, a vast area bordering the Atlantic Ocean in northeastern Venezuela. Largely inaccessible, this region is home to a large number of Indigenous communities who face...
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Sudan: Over 1,000 wounded people treated at MSF-supported hospital during almost three months of fighting in El Fasher
July 16, 2023Since the start of the fighting in Sudan, MSF and Ministry of Health staff have treated over 1,000 war wounded patients at the hospital MSF supports in North Darfur. Here, Mohammed Alfa-qeeh – our project coordinator in El Fasher –...
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Kenya: Everyone is welcome at MSF’s youth-friendly health services in Mombasa
July 13, 2023When an MSF team working in the Kenyan city of Mombasa discovered that there were significant gaps in healthcare for adolescents and young people, they decided to do something about it. The assessment they conducted in May 2021 revealed that,...
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Resilience Amidst Conflict: Reflections from Khartoum
July 11, 2023Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan, has been severely affected by the ongoing violence and political unrest in the country, making it one of the worst affected areas. The city has witnessed widespread clashes, resulting in the loss of hundreds...
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