Ten years ago, Canada successfully co-sponsored the UN Security Council resolution 2286, which called for the protection of medical care in armed conflict situations. But today, attacks on hospitals and medical personnel have significantly increased and continue to be met with near-total impunity, according to a new report by Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). […]
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Ahead of the Global Fund to Fight AIDAs, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria’s Eighth Replenishment Summit in Johannesburg, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is calling for world leaders to meet the Global Fund’s 18 billion USD ($25 billion Canadian) target. Failure to meet this goal risks catastrophic cuts to essential services, threatens the resurgence of HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria and forces the financial burden of healthcare […]
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is deeply concerned by the Canadian government’s plan to reduce funding for international assistance and global health programs – especially at a time when more people than ever need urgent medical and humanitarian support. In our programs around the world, we’ve already seen first-hand how other recent cuts to […]
Read More… from MSF statement on Canada’s 2025 Federal Budget: Cuts to global aid will cost lives
The fight against three of the world’s most harmful and widespread diseases is under threat. Dramatic cuts to global health funding will impact the international response to AIDS, TB (tuberculosis) and malaria. For decades, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (known as the Global Fund) has played a central role responding to […]
We are horrified to see the Israeli forces increasing their carnage across Gaza City as they sweep through neighbourhoods, leaving destruction in their wake. At the same time, continued strikes are forcing people, including Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff, to flee their homes once again and we are seeing displacement across Gaza […]
What better return on investment is there than supporting lifesaving services for people affected by humanitarian crises? For Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), this is a rhetorical question, as we prepare our pre-budget submission to the Government of Canada before they determine their priorities for the upcoming federal budget. Inside, we, highlight the importance […]
Read More… from Investing in Humanity: Why Canada must prioritize humanitarian assistance
Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is profoundly disappointed that Canada and other G7 countries failed to use their power at this month’s G7 Leaders’ Summit to defend international humanitarian law (IHL) and the lives of civilians caught in conflict. At a time when medical care and aid workers are being deliberately targeted, humanitarian […]
Dear Members of Canada’s 45th Parliament, Congratulations on your election to the House of Commons, where all parties will bear responsibility for ensuring Canada’s government can rise to the challenges of the current global moment. You are taking on this responsibility at a time of unprecedented global upheaval. Multiple large-scale and overlapping international crises – […]
Read More… from An open letter to Canada’s newly elected Parliamentarians
From June 15 to 17, Canada will be hosting the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta. It will be the first time all the leaders of the G7 countries will meet this year. The meeting is taking place amid a period of global upheaval, as the world faces multiple large-scale conflicts and humanitarian crises, from Gaza […]
Read More… from Canada must stand up for International Humanitarian Law at the G7 summit
This week, the Canadian Government made two statements in strong opposition to Israel’s military operations and siege in Gaza. These statements include a joint declaration by Prime Minister Mark Carney and leaders of the United Kingdom and France reaffirming what we at Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) already know first-hand from our teams providing […]
Read More… from MSF welcomes Canada’s opposition to Israel’s siege in Gaza