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South Africa: Supporting COVID-19 vaccination for the hard to reach in Khayelitsha

Posted on 4 March 2022 (25 May 2023) by jeremy

A vaccination support program developed by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Khayelitsha in partnership with the Western Cape Department of Health (WCDoH), South Africa has shown that it is possible to target individuals with comorbidities that increase the risk of severe disease and death from COVID-19. Most facilities in South Africa do not offer targeted vaccination support […]

Madagascar: Ongoing assessments after Cyclone Batsirai

Posted on 4 March 2022 (2 May 2023) by jeremy

Tropical Cyclone Batsirai hit Madagascar on February 5, 2022. According to the National Risk and Disaster Management Office (BNGRC), the initial toll amounts to 94 deaths and 116,000 people affected, but these figures are provisional since many areas are still inaccessible. […]

MSF staff member David Deng Aleu killed in intercommunal violence in Agok

Posted on 4 March 2022 (2 May 2023) by jeremy

It is with great sadness that Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) confirms the death of David Deng Aleu, a South Sudanese nurse that worked in the MSF hospital in Agok. David was killed inside his home on Thursday, February 10, 2022, when intercommunal fighting broke out in Agok, a town 38km south of Abyei in […]

After flooding, displaced Malawians are living in dire conditions

Posted on 4 March 2022 (2 May 2023) by jeremy

Southern Malawi – the area hardest hit by Tropical Storm Ana – is having to rebuild after destructive winds and flash flooding washed away roads, damaged power supplies and left around 32,000 families without shelter. 152,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) are now spread across 178 displacement camps in the region and are in desperate need […]

Madagascar: People in Mananjary cut off from healthcare after two cyclones

Posted on 3 March 2022 (2 May 2023) by jeremy

Between February 5 and 22, 2022, cyclones Batsirai and Emnati hit the east coast of Madagascar, destroying numerous healthcare centres. More than 150,000 people have been affected by these cyclones. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) emergency teams are struggling to reach isolated rural areas where people have very limited access to healthcare and other essential services. It […]

Ukraine: How MSF is trying to access the areas most affected by fighting

Posted on 3 March 2022 (25 May 2023) by jeremy

Bérengère Guais, deputy head of emergency programs in Paris, explains the challenges and difficulties of the association’s deployment in Ukraine.

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South Sudan: MSF condemns armed robbery and burning of MSF vehicles near Yei

Posted on 1 March 2022 (2 May 2023) by jeremy

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) strongly condemns the brazen armed robbery of one of its medical teams and the burning of two of its vehicles on the road outside of Yei, South Sudan, during the morning of February 28, 2022. Due to this incident, MSF has had to immediately suspend its movements to support […]

MSF mobilizes response in Ukraine and nearby countries

Posted on 1 March 2022 (25 May 2023) by jeremy

As hundreds of thousands of people are forced to escape, MSF is working on setting up emergency response activities in Ukraine and deploying teams in Poland, Moldova, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia.

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MSF statement on Ukraine

Posted on 25 February 2022 (25 May 2023) by jeremy

MSF’s teams remain in Ukraine, and we are currently seeking ways to adapt our response as the situation evolves.

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War in Ukraine

Posted on 24 February 2022 (30 August 2024) by jeremy

Fighting in Ukraine has killed or injured thousands of people, while more than 6.5 million refugees have fled to neighbouring countries. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are working to deliver emergency medical assistance to people still in Ukraine, as well as those now seeking safety in neighbouring countries. The situation is extremely volatile and we have witnessed […]