Too little is being done to protect the most vulnerable people against the negative impacts of climate change, warns Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). World leaders gathering in Dubai for COP28 must take urgent measures to protect the health of the most affected communities. “The world’s most vulnerable people are paying with their health […]
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Imagine a scenario where mosquitoes are no longer a threat to people’s health. Imagine that these tiny creatures no longer transmit dengue, Zika, and chikungunya but become unexpected allies in the fight against these diseases. All of this is possible, and in Honduras, a team of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and other organizations […]
Chaos lives here, in the transit refugee camp of Adré, Chad. We are barely 5 kilometers away from Sudan, where war has been raging since mid-April 2023. Chad has opened its doors to almost half a million displaced people as a result of the horrific violence. The landscape of the transit camp is dynamic, with […]
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Doctors Without Borders/Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) is horrified by the killing of two MSF doctors, Dr Mahmoud Abu Nujaila and Dr Ahmad Al Sahar, and a third doctor working with Al Awda, Dr. Ziad Al-Tatari, following a strike on Al Awda Hospital, one of the last remaining functional hospitals in Northern Gaza. Our thoughts are […]
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The neighborhoods of Cité Soleil, a commune in the Haitian capital, are once again caught up in a resurgence of violence between rival armed groups. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has treated about 50 people wounded in Cité Soleil since Nov. 13, while other medical services have been forced to close their doors following […]
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Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is gravely concerned for the welfare of communities caught up in escalating conflict in Myanmar, particularly in Shan, Kachin and Rakhine states where we are present and witnessing the direct impacts. Yesterday, our team in Shan received reports that Pang Hseng hospital, a facility that MSF has supported in the past, was […]
Earlier today an Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) outpatient burn clinic in Gaza city came under fire – this is one of the three MSF buildings where our staff has been sheltering with their families. We had over 20 people, our staff and family members, inside when it happened. The MSF clinic in Gaza […]
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One person was killed and one was injured in an attack today, Nov. 18, 2023, on a convoy of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff members and their families who had been attempting to evacuate from northern Gaza. The person who was killed was a relative of an MSF staff member. MSF condemns in […]
Intense unabated fighting and shelling in Gaza city continue to prevent thousands of people from safely leaving the area. Over the past six days, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been trying to evacuate some of its staff and their families – 137 people, 65 of them children – currently trapped inside MSF premises located […]
This year, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and other humanitarian organizations has also responded to epidemics of climate-sensitive diseases, including multiple concurrent cholera outbreaks and the rise of dengue and malaria in several areas, including in conflict-affected settings. MSF and other aid organizations are already struggling to meet the rising health and humanitarian needs. […]
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