“In Jebel Marra, we face the indirect effects of this terrible escalation”
May 17, 2023Since the escalation of violence in many parts of Sudan on 15 April 2023, Médecins Sans Frontières/ Doctors without Borders (MSF) continues to provide medical humanitarian assistance in seven states in the country. In Rokero and Umo, in the mountainous...
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MSF returns to Calais to provide medical and psychological assistance at the French-British border
May 16, 2023Calais, 15 May 2023 – On the French-British border, hundreds of people are trying to reach the UK every day, risking their lives for lack of prospects in France or to join relatives in the UK. In Calais, they face...
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One year on: Soaring needs in Twic County, South Sudan
May 15, 2023Under the shadow of a tree, a group is gathering, exchanging greetings. Peter, a mental health counsellor for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and Margaret Abuk, MSF health promoter, are conducting an awareness and educational session for a group of overfifty...
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El Geneina Teaching Hospital, West Darfur: 5 key points on the recent violence and humanitarian needs
May 15, 2023The looting of El Geneina Teaching Hospital, which is supported by Médecins Sans Frontières-Doctors Without Borders (MSF) since 2021, made headlines in the last week of April.Reports suggest that widespread looting, destruction, and burning of property took place in El...
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“We came to Sudan seeking safety, but now we are trapped in another conflict that makes it even harder to cope and survive.”
May 11, 2023"We came to Sudan seeking safety, but now we are trapped in another conflict that makes it even harder to cope and survive.”- Refugees in Um Rakuba camp. Fighting erupted in Sudan on April 15, affecting Khartoum and other states...
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DRC: MSF treating alarming numbers of victims of sexual violence in displacement camps around Goma
May 10, 2023In just two weeks, more than 670 victims of sexual violence have been treated by Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) teams in camps for displaced people around Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu, representing 48 new victims per...
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Haiti: MSF mobile clinics in Port-au-Prince treat people stranded by violence
May 10, 2023Diana Manilla (MSF Project Coordinator) briefs the team before starting the mobile clinic activities at the MSF office. ©Alexandre Marcou Vulnerable people in Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince are caught in a spiral of ongoing violence and insecurity, living under the...
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Djibo: Life Under Blockade
May 8, 2023Burkina Faso is experiencing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis that has seen 1.99 million internally displaced people flee violence perpetrated by jihadist groups (OCHA, 31 March 2023). The northern town of Djibo has now been under blockade by non-state armed groups...
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Sudan: MSF responds to medical needs, prepares to scale up activities
April 27, 2023Ongoing violence continues in many parts of Sudan. Médecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) teams on the ground report that hospitals are overwhelmed and thousands are fleeing to safer areas. Already we are seeing immense humanitarian and medical needs. During...
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Sudan: “We are still hearing gunfire from our compound as I speak”
April 21, 2023Cyrus Paye, MSF Project Coordinator, describes the situation in North DarfurSince Saturday, April 15, intense fighting has been taking place between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum and other parts of Sudan. Many...
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MSF medical data and patient testimonies indicate alarming levels of violence at the Hungary-Serbia border
August 5, 2022Testimonies from patients and corroborating medical data from the humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) indicate an alarming and repeated use of violence, allegedly committed by Hungarian authorities, against people crossing the border between Serbia and Hungary. Beatings...
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Haiti: Dozens of people hit by stray bullets as fierce violence flares up again in Port-au-Prince
July 29, 2022Since last weekend, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders is seeing a significant increase in the number patients wounded by stray bullets in its medical facilities in the capital. Since the start of violent clashes between armed groups in the peripheral...
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