Children are arriving at hospital in critical condition as healthcare and nutrition services across the Mudug region in central Somalia continue to close. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is now calling on donors, UN agencies and health authorities to restore and scale up nutrition treatment at primary healthcare level across the region. Malnutrition surge […]
People living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) often require continuous, long-term care. However, in humanitarian contexts, conflict, displacement and other obstacles can disrupt access to healthcare. This complicates chronic disease management and compromises patient safety. In 2025, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) conducted 264,711 medical consultations for people with hypertension and 219,982 consultations for people […]
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The race to contain the Ebola disease outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is far from over, warns Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). While some indicators, like declining admissions and slower transmission, may suggest the outbreak is easing, our teams are observing a worrying trend: cases are emerging and spreading into new, underprepared […]
The recent escalation of fighting in Yemen has led to growing numbers of people wounded, adding pressure to a health system already stretched thin and forcing thousands of families to flee their homes. Since Sept. 10, over 60 injured patients from the west coast have been admitted to Al-Gamhouria hospital in Aden. Many of them […]
The other day, while we were driving, my eyes fell upon a tiny, pink coffin. Here, you often see coffins on the side of the road, displayed side by side, in all colours and sizes. Large, small, plain, colourful. Ready to be sold. It was so small it almost looked like a toy. I thought, […]
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Three Russian drones struck a busy shopping mall in Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk region, on Sept. 10, 2026, killing and wounding people who were simply shopping or having coffee. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams worked alongside local medical staff to treat 67 people in a major mass casualty event. The attack took place in the […]
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In eastern Chad, near the border with Sudan, more than 117,000 refugees live in the Ouré-Cassoni camp. As more families fleeing the war continue to arrive, needs like food, water, shelter and healthcare are increasing. Meanwhile, global humanitarian funding is in decline. Far from political boardrooms, the consequences are being felt in people’s daily lives. […]
On Monday, Aug. 31, the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) rescue vessel Oyvon, rescued 18 people in distress. Most were Eritrean and 12 were unaccompanied minors. The rescue took place within the Maltese search and rescue zone and the survivors were brought to Trapani, Sicily — the designated place of safety — by the […]
Around 76,000 people are currently living in the Plaine Savo internally displaced persons site, near Fataki city, Ituri province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Residents are unable to leave due to the threat of violence outside the camp and are forced to live in dire and undignified conditions, deprived of the most basic and […]
In July 2020, the international leadership of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) made a public commitment to tackle discrimination and racism within our organisation. The Core Executive Committee (Core ExCom) pledged to “lead the way for the radical action sought after and demanded by our associations.” This commitment came amid powerful global movements for […]
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