A Canadian commitment to assist displaced Rohingya in Myanmar, Bangladesh and beyond is needed now more than ever

More than three years since a military coup in Myanmar led to a surge in conflict across the country, the United Nations estimates that almost two million people have been internally displaced by the ongoing violence, while thousands more have fled to neighbouring countries. In Rakhine State – an area in the west of Myanmar […]

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MSF to UN Security Council: The people of Gaza need an immediate and sustained ceasefire now

Christopher Lockyear, secretary general of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), called today on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to demand an immediate and sustained ceasefire in Gaza. Addressing the Council at its monthly meeting on Gaza, Lockyear also called for the unequivocal protection of medical facilities, staff, and patients. “Meeting after meeting, resolution […]

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Gaza: MSF strongly condemns Israeli attack on Al-Mawasi shelter

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) condemns in the strongest possible terms the killing of two MSF staff family members during an Israeli offensive on Al-Mawasi, Khan Younis, Gaza. Six other people were injured in the attack. Late on the evening of Feb. 20, Israeli forces conducted a military operation in Al-Mawasi, located on Gaza’s […]

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Choosing violence: EU policies deny safety and protection to refugees and migrants, while promoting systematic brutality

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has released a report today detailing the harrowing consequences of Europe’s policy-made crisis at its borders and beyond. Drawn from first-hand accounts from medical staff and patients, over 20,000 medical, mental health and emergency consultations at EU borders, and more than 8,400 people rescued at sea, Death, despair and […]

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Gaza: Evacuation orders and forced displacement jeopardize continuity of care for wounded

The war in Gaza has displaced some 1.5 million people to Rafah, in the southern corner of the Gaza Strip. Over the past four months, most people in Rafah have been displaced multiple times carrying what few belongings they have left. Plastic tents have been erected on every available piece of land, on the streets […]

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Gaza: MSF calls for the protection and safe evacuation of patients from Nasser hospital

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is outraged that medical staff and patients are still trapped after Israeli forces attacked and raided Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Feb. 15. Some 130 patients and at least 15 healthcare workers are still in the hospital with no electricity or running water and limited food, according […]

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In war-torn Gaza, displaced people forced to evacuate Nasser hospital have nowhere to go

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) strongly condemns the decision by Israeli Forces to issue an evacuation order to thousands of displaced people sheltering inside Nasser hospital, in Khan Yunis, the largest medical facility in southern Gaza. On Feb. 13, an Israeli military bulldozer destroyed the north gate of the hospital grounds and ordered displaced […]

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Escalation of violence on border area between Bangladesh and Myanmar 

Since Feb. 4, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, has treated 27 people with gunshot or shrapnel wounds. Sixteen patients were critically injured, and one patient died upon arrival.  All the injuries from those 27 patients were related to renewed outbreaks of violence in the border areas between Myanmar and Bangladesh. […]

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MSF: Vaccination halves mortality among people infected with Ebola

A study conducted by Epicentre and other research organisations confirms the importance of vaccination against Ebola during epidemics: vaccination reduces not only the risk of infection, but also the risk of death. An observational study conducted by Epicentre, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières’ (MSF) medical research and epidemiology centre, the results of which are published […]

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Syria: One year after earthquake, mental scars are still raw

“We live in a tent – the children are afraid of houses and buildings,” says Hind, a 36-year-old mother of five in Afrin, in northwest Syria’s Idlib province. “We are very tired.” Where can you find refuge when your home is no longer safe? How can you comfort your children when they live in fear […]

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