Following the catastrophic flash flooding in the eThekwini region in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal Province, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams on the ground sees that vulnerable communities and health facilities are facing a crisis of clean water provision and adequate sanitation. Major district hospitals and dozens of health clinics are currently without water after floods damaged […]
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Finding the most useful role – MSF’s response in and around Ukraine
The best thing we can do is listen closely and understand the specific areas where our support can provide real added value.
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4 reasons why we’re asking governments to reject the leaked text on COVID-19 at the WTO
The story so far What is being negotiated? In October 2020, half a year into the COVID-19 pandemic that has now claimed over six million lives, India and South Africa proposed a waiver to temporarily remove intellectual property (IP) challenges related to COVID-19 medical tools, to facilitate more independent production and supply to address rapidly […]
Iraq: Maternal health services remain insufficient in Mosul
It is a rainy morning in the Al-Nahwaran neighbourhood of Iraq’s second largest city, Mosul, and a group of women are lining up in front of a small medical facility. The stormy weather has not stopped them from coming. The bellies of some of the women speak for the reason of their visit. Maram, a […]
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Northern Lebanon: people of Wadi Khaled have to choose between feeding their kids or taking them to the doctor
Lebanon’s crisis exacerbates the hardships of a neglected community.
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Ukraine: MSF Statement on bombing today on Kramatorsk station
MSF is horrified by reports of bombing or missile strikes on Kramatorsk station in Ukraine.
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MSF team witnesses hospital bombing in Mykolaiv
On April 4, 2022, a four-person MSF team visited Mykolaiv to meet with city and regional health authorities.
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Ukraine: “You have a medical train? I have patients for you”
A Canadian doctor on-the-ground reflects on how the patients were selected for MSF’s first medical train referral in Ukraine.
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The human cost of Title 42: Stories from the US-Mexico border
For two years, under a policy known as Title 42, the United States government has used the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to close its southern border to asylum seekers. This devastating policy has exposed highly vulnerable people to more violence and danger. Title 42, invoked by the Trump administration in March 2020 and repeatedly […]
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The climate emergency: MSF commits to reduce carbon emissions to help safeguard the health of the most vulnerable
The climate emergency is a threat to the future of our planet and the health and well-being of people around the world.
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