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Palestine: MSF’s vital humanitarian activities in Gaza at risk from Israeli registration rules

Posted on 22 December 2025 (19 December 2025) by Melanie

Israel’s new registration rules for international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) risk leaving hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza without lifesaving healthcare in 2026, warns Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). The new requirements threaten to withdraw registration from INGOs beginning Jan. 1. This non-registration would prevent organizations, including MSF, from providing essential services to people in Gaza and the West Bank. […]

Sudan: Measles cases surge in Darfur despite months calling for vaccination

Posted on 19 December 2025 (23 December 2025) by Melanie

Measles cases are rising rapidly across Sudan’s Central, South and West Darfur states, in the absence of an urgent and effective vaccination campaign. More than 1,300 cases have been recorded in health facilities supported by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) since September, despite our repeated advocacy for vaccination campaigns and the resumption of routine […]

Palestine: Patients in Nasser hospital in urgent need of medical evacuation

Posted on 19 December 2025 (23 December 2025) by Melanie

Five patients from the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)-supported Nasser hospital share their stories while awaiting medical evacuation from Gaza. Two mothers speak about their children’s critical conditions and three adults describe their in need of lifesaving treatment abroad. Their testimonies document the struggle of Palestinians who can no longer access essential medical care […]

2025: A year in pictures

Posted on 18 December 2025 (19 December 2025) by Melanie

In 2025, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams continued to respond to some of the world’s most urgent crises. Wars in Gaza and Ukraine dragged on, violence in Sudan escalated, and millions of people were displaced amid growing barriers to migration and shrinking humanitarian support.  These overlapping emergencies left countless communities without the assistance they desperately need, while insecurity and funding gaps […]

Sri Lanka: MSF supports flood relief efforts in response to Cyclone Ditwah

Posted on 15 December 2025 (15 December 2025) by salwa

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) continues our humanitarian response to the devastating floods and landslides caused by Cyclone Ditwah, which has affected over 1.8 million people across Sri Lanka. We are working closely with local partners to address critical hygiene, shelter and healthcare needs. On Dec. 14, we delivered 1,000 winterized family tents and 1,500 heavy-duty plastic sheets to the Disaster Management Centre. These tents are […]

UN Security Council briefing on the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Posted on 12 December 2025 (12 December 2025) by Melanie

Allow me to begin with a truth this Council must acknowledge: Despite the appearance of political momentum in recent months and despite the signing of peace agreements, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams continue to witness staggering levels of violence, displacement and deprivation in the Kivus and Ituri. Patients treated by MSF describe fleeing bombed villages and extreme brutality. From MSF’s vantage point in hospitals, clinics and displacement […]

Palestine: A mental health perspective from the West Bank

Posted on 11 December 2025 (15 December 2025) by Melanie

An MSF psychologist who requested to remain anonymous. While violence may not be new in the West Bank, everything intensified after Oct. 7, 2023. We’ve seen a sharp escalation: checkpoints, roadblocks and incursions by the Israeli forces and settlers have cut Palestinian towns and villages from each other. These restrictions are blocking Palestinians from accessing basic services, such as healthcare, […]

Myanmar: Deadly airstrike on a hospital in Mrauk-U, Rakhine State

Posted on 11 December 2025 (11 December 2025) by Melanie

Today, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) learned of the bombing and destruction of the Mrauk-U general hospital in Rakhine State, Myanmar. Reportedly, the airstrike – which occurred around 9 p.m. on 10 December – resulted in the death of at least 30 civilians and injury to more than 70. It appears to be the deadliest recorded […]

Palestine: A drop in the ocean. Witnessing Gaza’s medical evacuations

Posted on 9 December 2025 (9 December 2025) by Melanie

As Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) doctor, I’ve been part of 15 medical evacuations for patients coming from Gaza through Egypt and Jordan. In partnership with Swiss and EU authorities, MSF has participated in medical evacuations to Switzerland, Ireland, the UK and Spain. The official number of patients registered by the World Health Organization for medical evacuations is 16,500, but this is only a drop in the ocean. Many more patients […]

South Sudan: Gaps in healthcare threaten lives as violence escalates

Posted on 9 December 2025 (10 December 2025) by Melanie

People in South Sudan are facing a deteriorating humanitarian situation, while international interest and support continue to decline, according to a new report by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). The report, “Left behind in crisis: Escalating violence and healthcare collapse in South Sudan,” shares the human impact of the faltering health system and humanitarian response. It draws on routine medical data as well as testimonies from patients, caretakers, community […]