The impossible task of getting lifesaving supplies into Gaza

An oxygen concentrator is a medical device that filters out the nitrogen in air, delivering purified oxygen to patients. For malnourished children with severe anaemia, injured people with severe blood loss and newborns with breathing difficulties, this device can be the difference between life and death. But despite being essential to our patients’ survival, we […]

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Gaza: MSF report denounces “silent killings” due to preventable diseases and lack of access to medical care

Gaza’s healthcare system has been devastated, with men, women and children at increasing risk of acute malnutrition and with their physical and mental health deteriorating rapidly, according to a report released today by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) entitled Gaza’s Silent Killings: The destruction of the healthcare system and the struggle for survival in […]

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Enduring the unthinkable: Gaza’s healthcare workers grapple with the mental health impact of an unyielding war

After over six months of relentless war, Gaza’s healthcare workers have had to face unprecedented challenges to provide medical assistance to thousands of people, while trying to survive and manage the toll the war has taken on them personally. According to Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) mental health staff, the impact of working in […]

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Four direct MSF experiences that make us deeply concerned about the nutrition crisis in Gaza

Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is deeply concerned about reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) about the catastrophic levels of hunger experienced by people in Gaza, particularly in the north. While MSF’s presence in northern Gaza is limited, our direct clinical experience in Rafah […]

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Why we won’t accept the narrative of ‘regrettable incidents’ in Gaza

I want to extend my deepest condolences and those of the entire MSF family to the family, friends, and co-workers of the seven colleagues from the World Central Kitchen, who were brutally killed two days ago. We, like many organizations, depended on them for feeding patients and staff. I personally saw our staff waiting for […]

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Gaza: How the Israeli army besieged and attacked Nasser hospital

On the night of Feb. 14 to 15 2024, Nasser hospital, once the largest hospital in southern Gaza, was shelled by Israeli forces. The orthopaedic department was hit, killing one person and injuring eight others. After several weeks of intense fighting with Palestinian armed groups in Khan Younis, Israeli forces stormed the facility, which until […]

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Gaza: Israeli forces leave Al-Shifa Hospital in ruins

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is horrified that Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza is in ruins after a 14-day long operation by Israeli forces in and around the facility.  According to the World Health Organization yesterday, 21 patients have died since the hospital came under siege on March 18. Approximately 107 other people remained trapped inside as of […]

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MSF statement on UN Security Council vote for Gaza ceasefire

After more than five months, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) finally passed a resolution today calling for an immediate ceasefire to the conflict in Gaza during the month of Ramadan, which ends on April 9. The resolution passed with 14 votes in its favour. The United States — which has vetoed several ceasefire resolutions—abstained from today’s […]

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This is not somebody else’s war

Annie Thibault recently returned from working with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Gaza for four weeks. Her role as administration manager included human resources and finance as well as advocacy. She was based in Rafah and visited health facilities in southern Gaza. Annie is from Saint-Sauveur, Quebec. “Is it as bad as they […]

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