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The first 100 days of a growing global health and humanitarian emergency

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Three months since the United States administration first suspended all international assistance pending review, the U.S. has terminated much of its funding for global health and humanitarian programs, dismantled the federal government architecture for oversight of these activities and fired many of the key staff responsible for implementation. Patients around the world are scrambling to […]

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Nigeria: Harnessing solar power improves care in northern hospitals

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To improve patients’ healthcare in northern Nigeria, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is embracing solar energy to power the hospitals we support, facilities which have historically depended on expensive fuel-intensive generators. By moving to renewable energy, communities in the region now have better, more sustainable access to critical medical devices, medication and infrastructure.  Moments […]

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Democratic Republic of Congo: Second MSF colleague shot dead in Masisi

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On the evening of April 18, a Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) health worker was shot dead in his home in Masisi town, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by a gunman in a military uniform. A nurse at Masisi general referral hospital, he is the second MSF staff member to be killed […]

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Sudan: MSF urges lifting of siege on Zamzam camp, delivery of assistance and protection of civilians

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Following the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) large-scale ground offensive on Zamzam camp that started on April 11, hundreds of thousands of people have joined the communities already besieged and deprived of lifesaving assistance in El Fasher, the neighbouring capital city of North Darfur.   In Tawila, further west, overwhelmed Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams […]

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Palestine: Gaza has become a “mass grave” for Palestinians and those helping them

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As Israeli forces resume and expand their military offensive by air, ground and sea on the Gaza Strip, forcibly displacing people and deliberately blocking essential assistance, Palestinian lives are once again being systematically destroyed, warns Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). A series of deadly attacks by Israeli forces have shown a blatant disregard for […]

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Sudan’s two years of war

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As the war in Sudan between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) enters its third year, people remain unseen, bombed, besieged, displaced and deprived of food, medical care and basic vital services. Sixty per cent of the country’s 50 million people need humanitarian assistance, according to the United Nations (UN), and […]

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Myanmar: MSF steps up response following devastating earthquake

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On March 28, a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar, devastating the regions of Mandalay, Naypyidaw, Sagaingg and Shan State. As of April 8, official figures reported over 3,600 deaths, more than 5,000 people injured and an estimated 17 million individuals affected – many severely. Key infrastructure, including hospitals, roads and water systems, sustained […]

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Sudan: Deadly attack on Zamzam camp, survivors arriving to Tawila

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After being starved, shelled and deprived of vital assistance, people in Zamzam displacement camp, near El Fasher, are once again under attack. The Rapid Support Forces and allied armed groups launched a large-scale ground offensive on April 11. There are reports of people fleeing and many casualties, although we can’t verify how many at the […]

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Crossing the world for a better life: Extracontinental migration in the Americas

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“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 how only through occasional miracles has his family survived the journey from their home country in Central Africa to […]

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