Providing remote care in a remote hospital Accessing specialized medical care is a challenge in the Central African Republic (CAR). According to the World Bank, there were only seven medical doctors per 100,000 inhabitants in 2023 — a figure covering generalist physicians as well as specialist practitioners. For comparison, the EU average is 415 medical […]
Health Canada’s August announcement that Phase 1 clinical trials have been authorized in Canada for a Bundibugyo virus vaccine is a positive step towards adding a much-needed tool to the Ebola disease outbreak toolkit. However, it also serves as a reminder of how the Government of Canada has failed to provide sufficient support over the […]
Read More… from Canada and the development of a vaccine for Bundibugyo virus
Thousands of people in Gaza, Palestine, are at heightened risk of death and severe illness, as Israeli authorities restrict the entry of engine oil and spare parts into the enclave. These supplies are essential for hospital generators, ambulances, water pumps and water trucks to remain running. The impediment of these supplies is emblematic of Israel’s […]
Read More… from Palestine: Israel blocks crucial supplies from entering Gaza
Half of the children screened in displacement sites in Baidoa, southwestern Somalia, are acutely malnourished and one in every four is severely malnourished, according to a malnutrition survey carried out in July by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). “Behind every statistic is a child,” says Allara Ali, MSF’s project coordinator in Somalia. “What we […]
Read More… from Somalia: Don’t wait for famine to be declared
Today, MSF teams were once again forced to suspend their medical activities at the Isaïe Jeanty maternity hospital in Chancerelles, in the commune of Cité Soleil, Port-au-Prince, following renewed clashes between several armed groups in the area. This is the second suspension in less than two months. Medical activities had only just resumed after a three-week interruption. This […]
Since the war in Sudan began in April 2023, more than 930,000 Sudanese refugees have sought safety in neighbouring Chad. More than 80 per cent of them are women and children; and more than 700,000 have crossed through Chad’s eastern border town of Adré alone. Since April 2023, UNHCR and Chadian authorities have relocated 646,216 […]
Read More… from Chad: Sudanese refugees face chronic underfunding of humanitarian assistance in Chad
When the question was put to a Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) colleague in Sudan, the answer came quickly: “It is we, the Sudanese, who can tell the world our story.” Sudan’s war has entered its fourth year — more than 1,200 days of conflict. But despite the scale of the crisis, its complexity, and its impact on people, this story has received little international attention […]
“Two and a half months after the Ebola disease outbreak was declared, the situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is more critical than ever. The outbreak is spreading at an alarming and unprecedented rate despite the tireless efforts of frontline medical teams. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 3,605 confirmed cases had been reported […]
“I was so happy with it,” says Warde* remembering her home in Deir Al Zahrani, in the Nabatiyeh governorate of southern Lebanon. “[It was] a small, cozy home – two rooms, a kitchen and a bathroom. A small slope, starting from below with a big chinaberry tree. You go up a little, there is a […]
Read More… from Lebanon: memories of home and hope for return for displaced families
Despite a decline in overall violence since the announcement of the October ceasefire, Palestinians in Gaza continue to be killed, injured and forcibly displaced by Israeli forces. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, more than 3,500 people have been injured since Oct. 11, 2025. In June 2026, 121 people were killed, making it the […]
Read More… from Palestine: MSF staff member recounts surviving Israeli gunfire in Gaza