Afghanistan: MSF’s new project aims to fill critical gaps in the provision of paediatric and neonatal care

December 18, 2023

“I really don’t know the pain she’s going through, but I am here with her hoping she gets better soon,” says Farida, the mother of nine-month-old Hadia.For two days, Hadia has refused to eat anything, even her favourite fruit, bananas....

Afghanistan

January 4, 2018

Decades of conflict have ruined Afghanistan’s economy and infrastructure and many people rely on humanitarian aid. MSF focuses on emergency, paediatric, and maternal healthcare in Afghanistan, which has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. We work...

Afghanistan: MSF Strongly Condemns Violence Against Humanitarian Workers and Facilities

May 30, 2013

NEW YORK, MAY 30, 2013—Following an attack on an office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, which killed an ICRC staff member, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today...