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 […]
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The security situation in southern Lebanon is rapidly deteriorating amid ongoing Israeli military operations, including strikes and large-scale forced displacement orders. The escalation is severely impacting people and their access to healthcare. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams working in hospitals continue to see people who are wounded. Jeremy Ristord, MSF country director in […]
Read More… from Lebanon: Israeli forces continue to kill and maim people in the south
Migrant caravans are organized groups that travel together — often on foot — to attempt to protect themselves from violence in the absence of safe migration routes. As a group they are more visible, which reduces some, but not all, risks. Publicly, they are often labelled a “logistical challenge” or just seen as a mass […]
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As Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), visits the epicentre of the Ebola disease outbreak in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) made the following statement today. Alan Gonzalez, physician and MSF deputy director of operations Two weeks after the declaration of the Ebola […]
In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, people have been living through insecurity and with an under-resourced health system for years. The Ebola disease outbreak due to the Bundibugyo virus — which does not yet have approved vaccines or specific treatments — is posing a major additional challenge. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are […]
Failed rainfall across Somalia and Ethiopia’s Somali region is driving a deepening humanitarian crisis, pushing millions of people to the brink. Repeated droughts have devastated crops, killed livestock and dried up water sources, forcing families who rely on farming to leave their homes in search of food, water and survival. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières […]
Read More… from Somalia and Ethiopia: Stories of people living through drought and displacement
Daily attacks continue across Gaza, with children severely affected Since the so-called ceasefire, Israel has killed more than 870 people and injured more than 2,600 others, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health. Events of violence occur almost daily and are affecting many children. Between Oct. 10 2025 and May 11 2026, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins […]
Read More… from Palestine: Five things to know about life for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank
Janada James is part of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF’s) midwifery team in the town of Maiduguri and shares her story of how she chose her career and what it means to her. “Janada, where are you?” calls my mother. “See me mummy!” I reply. I am 12 years old. “Bring me ash! And detergent!” She […]
Read More… from Nigeria: A midwife inspired by generations before her
Since early 2025, fighting has intensified across South Sudan in a multi-party war with shifting allegiances along ethnic, regional and political lines. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has issued an in-depth report on the impact of violence against civilians in this conflict, “They killed them while we were running.” Indiscriminate attacks on civilians and […]
Read More… from South Sudan: “They killed them while we were running”