Israeli authorities use access to water as a weapon against Palestinians, systematically depriving people in Gaza of water in a campaign of collective punishment, according to a report released by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). MSF urges Israeli authorities to immediately restore water for people at the required levels in Gaza. Israel’s allies must […]
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Daily life in temporary shelters for families shaped by prolonged displacement, difficult living conditions Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is supporting forcibly displaced communities across Lebanon through mobile clinics providing primary healthcare , medications for non-communicable diseases, sexual and reproductive health services and mental health support. Access to safe water and sanitation remains one of the most […]
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MSF teams in Pakistan, France, South Sudan, Nigeria and Sudan share access and innovation advancements that, if achieved in the years to come, could result in critical vaccines reaching more people around the world. Vaccines save millions of lives every year. They reduce the risks of getting a disease by working with the body’s natural defences to build protection against vaccine-preventable […]
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Across Ukraine, war-related insecurity combined with extremely stressful living conditions is triggering a worrying trend of late consultations, with people developing complications that could have been prevented with timely care. For months, many patients seeking routine consultations with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams have ended up requiring hospitalization care, particularly older people. Manageable […]
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More than seven weeks after the war in Iran began, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are expanding activities in Tehran and continuing to respond to growing medical needs in other areas where we work. While a ceasefire currently in place has brought some relief, the situation remains fragile for many people who rely […]
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MSF has made the decision to resume our core activities at Nasser hospital as of April 13, after we suspended our non-critical activities as of Jan. 20, 2026. Michel Lacharité, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) head of emergency operations, provides details on our resumption of core activities in an interview. Why is MSF resuming core […]
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With the ten-year anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 2286 approaching on May 3, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) urges Canada – a co-sponsor of the resolution – to reassert its leadership as attacks on hospitals and medical workers reach alarming new heights. Adopted on May 3, 2016, the resolution called for the protection […]
Following the announcement of a temporary ceasefire, a fragile sense of relief is overshadowed by uncertainty and caution among people in Lebanon. The humanitarian and medical needs of hundreds of thousands of people in Lebanon remain overwhelming. In southern Beirut, people are moving back and forth between their shelters and homes, collecting what they can […]
Every day, in our hospitals and clinics, we see the impacts of the restrictions on the entry of medical supplies into Gaza. The needs in Gaza are massive, yet not enough aid is entering because Israeli authorities are blocking it. Just outside of Gaza, there are trucks with food and medicine waiting, yet they are […]
On April 8, less than 10 hours after a ceasefire was announced, Israeli forces launched large-scale strikes across Lebanon, with reportedly over 100 strikes in just 10 minutes. These attacks hit densely populated residential areas, causing deaths and injuries, with people arriving en masse at already strained hospitals. The following is a firsthand account from […]
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