“We produced the last 3D-printed mask for victims of severe burns in Gaza on October 14, 2026,” says Dr Feras Swairjo, an MSF physiotherapist manager.“ Due to restrictions and blockages by the Israeli authorities of essential items, we are unable to continue supporting patients who have suffered extensive injuries and burns on their faces. We […]
Read More… from Palestine: MSF no longer able to support burn patient
Kasoki Zawadi sits on a plastic chair in the MSF-supported Kitatumba Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC) in Butembo, North Kivu. She faces her husband Victoire, separated by a plastic screen. Victoire smiles from time to time. He has Ebola disease andhas been hospitalized for 13 days. In Butembo, 1,472 Ebola disease cases were confirmed and 735 […]
Amid escalating armed clashes in the Haitian capital, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has received numerous wounded patients at our hospitals, including women and children. We call on the authorities and all parties involved to spare civilians and ensure access to healthcare facilities for all the wounded and sick, without distinction. Heavy gunfire and […]
This morning, Mon., Oct. 26, three strikes hit the coastal area of Mocha. One of them fell only 150 metres away from the Mocha general hospital where Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are working in the maternity and pediatric wards. While all staff and patients are safe, the strike caused damages to the […]
Read More… from Yemen: MSF concerned about strikes impacting people’s access to healthcare
Since September 2026, the military escalation between Ansar Allah forces and the internationally recognized government backed by Saudi Arabia, has plunged people back into uncertainty. More than 230,000 people have been displaced from the western coast of Yemen, seeking refuge far from the frontline amid insecurity and uncertainty about how the situation will unfold. For […]
Read More… from Yemen: Escalating conflict spurs massive displacement
The queue to collect food. Rain pouring through a tent. A tank bulldozing buildings. An omnipresent quadcopter. Friends they used to play with. Dina, Rahaf, Motassem and several other children from Gaza quietly explain the meaning of their drawings, but their stories are anything but quiet. The drawings were made during group psychosocial sessions organized […]
Read More… from Palestine: Drawing Gaza through the eyes of children
Children are paying a devastating price in the Ebola disease outbreak unfolding in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). While children face a higher risk of death from Ebola disease than adults, they also represent a significant proportion of those affected by the current outbreak. According to Epicentre, the epidemiological research centre of Doctors Without […]
Tariq Salam would sometimes spend three or four hours walking alone under the hot sun. He had become increasingly isolated, avoiding social gatherings and conversations and spending much of his time on his own. “Before treatment, things were very difficult,” says Salam. “I avoided people and preferred to be alone, sometimes walking for hours by […]
Read More… from Sudan: Mental health recovery possible, staying on treatment harder
In Ad-Damazin, Blue Nile state, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) offers mental health support at a permanent centre in Karama 6 camp and through activities at other project sites, including the malnutrition ward at Ad-Damazin hospital. People can access individual support and follow-up care, while those who need more specialized care are referred to the […]
Read More… from Sudan: A mother’s journey from isolation to recovery
On the evening of Oct. 15, Israeli settlers violently assaulted a Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) colleague with a hand-sized rock launched by a slingshot during a targeted attack by settlers on his village in the south of the West Bank. Our colleague required immediate medical attention. This incident is not isolated. Over the […]