Written by Elko Brummelman, country representative of MSF in Bangladesh and Muhammad Hubaib, camp-based team member and a Rohingya refugee Nearly nine years ago, in a landmark act of humanity,Bangladesh opened its borders to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya forced to flee relentless violence in Myanmar. Over time, it’s easy to assume the crisis has […]
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) continues to run emergency medical activities in Akobo, eastern Jonglei State, South Sudan, following months of fighting earlier this year. On March 6, the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) launched an offensive on Akobo. Almost all of the town’s residents fled across the border to Ethiopia, where they […]
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New escalating Israeli attacks and bombardment across Nabatiyeh governorate in southern Lebanon have killed more than 50 people and injured at least 97, according to the Ministry of Public Health, with numbers rapidly increasing. Pierre Boulet-Desbareau, emergency coordinator Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warns of deadly conditions in Nabatiyeh, southern Lebanon, and calls for the […]
Read More… from Lebanon: MSF warns of deadly conditions in southern Lebanon as strikes hit Nabatiyeh
Since the night of June 13 to 14, violence has been escalating around the Isaïe Jeanty maternity hospital, supported by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), in Cité Soleil. Caught in the crossfire and facing an untenable situation, the teams have been forced to suspend their medical activities. Access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, already […]
In late 2024, serious allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse were reported by Sudanese refugee women against Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff in eastern Chad. In response, MSF immediately sent multiple investigation teams to proactively detect and investigate cases. Over several months, the investigations identified 59 allegations of misconduct, including sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse […]
Read More… from Information related to the dismissal of 18 staff in Chad
One month after the Ebola disease outbreak was declared in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warns that despite the recent scale-up in the response, major gaps in surveillance, diagnosis, contact tracing and community engagement continue to undermine efforts to bring the outbreak under control. A response that is proportionate […]
Drone strikes around the Sudanese town of Tina, have intensified since early May, leading to influxes of wounded patients across the border in Chad at the nearby Tiné hospital, which is supported by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). In recent weeks, residents have reported near-daily strikes, attributed to Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces, with as […]
Three weeks after severe clashes between armed groupsforced Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to suspend operations at our hospital in Cité Soleil — a neighbourhood in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince — MSF has, on Monday June 1, begun a gradual resumption of medical services to address the significant needs of the community. On […]
Read More… from Haiti: MSF hospital in Cité Soleil reopens after three-week closure
One year ago, the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) replaced the UN-coordinated aid distribution system and began militarized food distribution points across the Gaza Strip. The GHF — run by Israel with financial support from the U.S. and other allies — closed within six months, as continual violence at the sites killed and injured thousands. Doctors Without […]
For weeks, escalating violence between armed groups in Cité Soleil, an area of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, has forced thousands of people to flee their neighbourhoods and disrupted local health services. People’s ability to access essential medical care — including patient referrals — has been sharply restricted. Sterline, a resident of Cité Soleil, is among the […]
Read More… from Haiti: Mother and newborn reunite amid insecurity