DRC: Civilians caught in crossfire in the Kivus

May 27, 2024

Marie Brun is an emergency coordinator for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Goma, in the province of North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. She provides an update on the intensification of fighting between several armed groups, including the M23, and...

Syria: “Where growing medical needs converge with shrinking funds”

May 24, 2024

Amman, Brussels – International financial support to the health system in northern Syria is in decline. The medical needs in the region far exceed the available medical services, with Syrian people bearing the greatest burden due to limited support and...

Returning to South Sudan after the civil war: “How are we again going to survive?”

May 22, 2024

After years of conflict, the struggle to return homeIn the early morning in Kajo Keji, Central Equatoria, what used to be a very busy market slowly opens. A few people set up their stands, while small groups of children in...

Closed Ports, Empty Shelves: Haiti Urgently Needs Medical Supplies

May 22, 2024

Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 21st May, 2024 – Since the end of February, Port-au-Prince has been engulfed in unprecedented violence, cutting off the Haitian capital from the outside world following the closure of the airport and ports. The escalating insecurity has severely...

Mali: increased surgical needs among women and children in Niono

May 20, 2024

In December 2023, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) began providing surgical activities at the Niono hospital in central Mali. MSF teams have now renovated the department, as well as providing additional resources to cater to the needs. People living in Niono...

From bombs to desolate halls: MSF responds to people displaced in Zalingei, Sudan, without assistance

May 20, 2024

The war in Sudan has caused massive devastation and one of the world's largest displacement crises. After heavy fighting between Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) started in the Darfur region, most humanitarian actors evacuated – and...

Gaza: MSF report denounces “silent killings” due to preventable diseases and lack of access to medical care

April 30, 2024

Gaza’s healthcare system has been devastated, with men, women and children at increasing risk of acute malnutrition and with their physical and mental health deteriorating rapidly, according to a report released today by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) entitled Gaza’s...

MSF office and pharmacy in Rakhine state destroyed in fire amid ongoing violence

April 16, 2024

BUTHIDAUNG – Medecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is deeply alarmed that our office and pharmacy in Buthidaung, Rakhine state, Myanmar, burnt down on 15 April. The burning down of MSF’s office and pharmacy is just the latest blow to what is a decimation...

Gaza: An urgent call from Al-Shifa

November 14, 2023

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 that the situation at Al-Shifa...

Gazans displaced in West Bank long to return home

November 5, 2023

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 to the Palestinian Ministry of...

Gaza: MSF staff successfully cross to Egypt

November 2, 2023

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 the Egypt border via the...

Our response to the Israel-Gaza war

October 20, 2023

At Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), we are grieving the widespread suffering and death stemming from the eruption of full-scale war in Israel and Gaza. We are calling for all parties to the conflict to ensure the safety of...