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Democratic Republic of Congo: MSF preparing large-scale response to Ebola outbreak in Ituri province

Posted on 20 May 2026 (13 July 2026) by manpreet

Following the official declaration of an Ebola Virus Disease outbreak by the Ministry of Health in the Democratic Republic of Congo on May 15, 2026, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is preparing to rapidly scale up our medical response in Ituri province, in the country’s northeast. On the weekend of May 9 and 10, 2026, MSF received alerts of an increased number of deaths from […]

Somalia and Ethiopia: Drought, displacement push millions of people to the brink

Posted on 20 May 2026 (20 May 2026) by Melanie

In November 2025, Somalia’s federal government declared a national drought emergency. More than 6.5 million people, approximately one in every four Somalis, now face high levels of acute food insecurity, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC). More than two million people are in IPC Phase 4, indicating extreme food gaps and a high risk […]

Critical action needed to close devastating vaccination gaps in conflict settings

Posted on 20 May 2026 (20 May 2026) by Melanie

As countries meet this week to discuss the progress of implementing the Immunization Agenda 2030 at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is calling on governments, donors and other global health stakeholders to dismantle the systemic barriers blocking timely vaccination in conflict-affected settings in order to avert preventable disease outbreaks, […]

Sudan: “Health services strained by huge needs are themselves under attack,” says MSF international president

Posted on 15 May 2026 (15 May 2026) by Melanie

Javid Abdelmoneim, physician and international president of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has just completed a visit to MSF projects across Darfur*. In this interview, he shares his impressions from his visit, the critical humanitarian needs he witnessed and the situation facing civilians in what is currently one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises.  You recently […]

Lebanon: MSF condemns killing of paramedics by Israeli forces

Posted on 14 May 2026 (4 June 2026) by Melanie

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) strongly condemn Israeli forces’ attacks against paramedics in Lebanon, including the recent killing of two Lebanese civil defence workers in Nabatiyeh, and reiterates our critical call for the protection of medical and rescue personnel. On May 12, 2026, a drone strike hit three paramedics as they were attempting to […]

5 facts to know about the humanitarian crisis in Somalia

Posted on 12 May 2026 (12 May 2026) by salwa

As geopolitical conflicts over Somalia’s strategic location and maritime corridors intensify, a humanitarian crisis is quietly worsening within the country at an alarming rate. While global security and economic interests collide in their country, millions of Somalis are living a completely different reality: prolonged drought, food insecurity and the collapse of basic healthcare. What makes […]

Haiti: MSF forced to evacuate hospital in Cité Soleil, temporarily suspend activities

Posted on 11 May 2026 (11 May 2026) by Melanie

For more than 24 hours, the Cité Soleil neighbourhood in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, has been the scene of heavy clashes between armed groups. At the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hospital, located in Cité Soleil, medical teams have had to cope with an influx of patients with gunshot wounds and take in more than 800 […]

Lebanon: People still being killed by Israeli forces in the south despite ceasefire

Posted on 8 May 2026 (4 June 2026) by Melanie

Despite a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon being announced on April 17 and later renewed for three additional weeks, attacks continue in southern Lebanon. Israeli forces are conducting daily airstrikes, which have killed and injured hundreds of people. Evacuation orders continue to be issued, leading to the forced displacement of thousands of people, while the […]

South Sudan: Bombing, looting force MSF hospital to close after 31 years

Posted on 7 May 2026 (7 May 2026) by Melanie

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been forced to permanently close our hospital in Lankien, Jonglei State, South Sudan, after it was bombarded on Feb. 3. This closure brings to an end 31 years of continuous medical support to the community of Lankien, which already had extremely limited access to healthcare. Before its destruction, […]

Nigeria: Reducing fear, improving care during severe Lassa fever season

Posted on 7 May 2026 (7 May 2026) by salwa

MSF teams responding to Lassa fever seasonal peak in six states. “Lassa fever is a disease that essentially disguises itself,” says Ayokunnu Raji, physician and MSF emergency medical program manager. “At the beginning, symptoms are very similar to other common illnesses in Nigeria such as malaria or typhoid — by the time many patients arrive at our treatment centre, they are already critically ill.” One of those patients was Musa, […]