In early May, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) launched an emergency response to a cholera outbreak in Lomera, South Kivu, where a gold rush and poor sanitation has fuelled the rapid spread of the disease. Our teams have worked around the clock to provide care and improve the community’s access to clean water, vaccinating more […]
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Mass atrocities are underway in Sudan’s North Darfur region, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warns in the new report “Besieged, Attacked, Starved.” We are urging warring parties to halt indiscriminate and ethnically targeted violence and facilitate an immediate large-scale humanitarian response. MSF is extremely concerned about the threats of a full-blown assault on the […]
“We are encouraged to see global solidarity in support of Gavi’s next five years of work, but it comes with a funding shortfall,” says Daniela Garone, physician and MSF International medical coordinator. “This should not deter Gavi and donors from stepping up and ensuring stronger efforts to reach children in humanitarian settings with immunization. We […]
The Israeli-U.S. food distribution scheme in Gaza, launched one month ago, is degrading Palestinians by design, forcing them to choose between starvation or risking their lives for minimal supplies. With over 500 people killed and nearly 4,000 wounded while seeking food, this scheme is slaughter masquerading as humanitarian assistance and must be immediately dismantled. Doctors […]
The road from El Fasher, capital of Sudan’s North Darfur state, to eastern Chad can take up to 10 days to travel, and is fraught with violence and hardship for the people who take it in search of safety. An estimated 80,000 people have made this journey from North Darfur since the end of April, yet the humanitarian response […]
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In early June, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and the Ministry of Health (MoH) teams conducted a large-scale vaccination campaign in the Masisi health zone in response to the ongoing measles epidemic. Despite the challenging environment marked by insecurity and logistical difficulties due to fighting, together we vaccinated more than 100,000 children. Measles outbreaks […]
As international focus shifts to the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, Israeli forces have ramped up their activities in the West Bank. Increased military operations in Jenin, Nablus and Tulkarem governorates, along with additional troop deployments, have led to heightened restrictions on Palestinians. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) warns that these actions exacerbate […]
Fear is an instinct, but eventually, it can become an illness. For many migrants, it starts the day it becomes unbearable to stay one more night in your home. When you pack a bag not knowing if you’ll ever return – or even survive. “There are two ways to understand fear,” says Alejandro Alvarado, mental […]
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Palestinians are constantly on the verge of losing access to essential medical care and clean water due to deliberate actions by Israeli authorities. This policy restricts the entry of medical supplies and fuel to the bare minimum, and at the whim of the Israeli authorities. While this strategy creates the illusion of aid flowing into […]
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 […]