MSF volunteers recount their journey from Myanmar and Malaysia to Canada. […]
Rohingyas: MSF volunteers recount their harrowing journey from Myanmar and Malaysia to Canada
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[Series] Living in Myanmar: Renewed fighting in Rakhine leads Rohingya to live in constant fear
Since the 2021 military takeover of Myanmar, people across the country have faced relentless challenges. Clashes between armed groups have erupted countrywide, impacting people’s everyday lives. In this second part of this two-part series by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Rohingya people talk about the life-threatening humanitarian situation in Rakhine state, where fighting between […]
Honduras: MSF responds to dengue emergency in the department of Cortés
Due to the national health emergency caused by an increase in dengue cases in Honduras, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is supporting the Ministry of Health with human resources, medicines and medical supplies to alleviate the burden on hospitals in four municipalities in the north of the country. In June, the Honduran Ministry of […]
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Haiti: MSF denounces obstruction of ambulance
On Tuesday, September 3, a Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) ambulance carrying a patient in critical condition was stopped by police in Port-au-Prince and detained, preventing our team from providing the necessary care. The patient was suffering from an open fracture and in urgent need of hospital care. Held for more than an hour, […]
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West Bank: Access to medical care at risk as Israeli incursions gain in intensity
Large-scale military incursions launched by Israeli forces on Palestine’s West Bank, and repeated attacks by the Israeli military on health workers, ambulances and medical facilities, are severely hindering people’s ability to access medical care, says international medical organisation Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). “There is very limited medical access in the city of Tulkarm […]
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“In Eastern DRC, mpox is just another challenge amid a torrent of vital problems”
Dr. Tejshri Shah, Director General of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Belgium and a pediatrician specializing in infectious diseases, recently returned from North Kivu, an eastern province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the country at the epicenter of the current mpox epidemic in Africa. In this short piece, she emphasizes that containing […]
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[Series] Living in Myanmar: “The day we lost everything”
Since the military takeover in 2021, Myanmar has faced relentless challenges. Clashes between the military, armed groups and ethnic minority groups have erupted nationwide, with far-reaching consequences. “Before the 2021 military takeover, there were five tuberculosis (TB) laboratories, now, only one remains operational.” MSF staff member, Aung San TB Hospital in Yangon This series brings […]
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Ukraine: MSF ambulances – In transit for survival
“It’s insufferable. Everything hurts. It’s hard to breathe; it burns everywhere.” A 45-year-old man whispers these words, barely moving his lips, as he waits for medical evacuation from a frontline hospital in the Donetsk region. He was severely injured in shelling, suffering from burns to 90 per cent of his body, including his internal organs. […]
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Ukraine: 30 per cent increase in ambulance referrals shows ongoing devastation of war
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) ambulances in Ukraine have transported more than 8,000 patients from hospitals near the frontline between January and July 2024, more than half with burn, blast and other injuries directly caused by the fighting. This represents a 30 per cent increase from the previous six months and shows the alarming […]
Gaza: Displaced people struggling without sanitation services in Khan Younis
For over 10 months, the war in Gaza has led to the displacement of over 1.9 million people. Often forced to move within minutes of the announcement of an evacuation order by Israeli forces, many have now been displaced numerous times. In al-Mawasi, Khan Younis, the Palestinian Agricultural Development Association (PARC) with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins […]
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