GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo: MSF calls for dignified, voluntary movement for people displaced

Hundreds of thousands of displaced people sheltering in camps in and around the city of Goma, in Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province, have been severely impacted by extreme violence over the past three weeks, and many are now leaving the camps, according to teams from Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). As departures […]

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Sudan: Mass influxes of wounded patients to hospitals, “war on people” continues 

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in three different parts of Sudan – Khartoum, North Darfur and South Darfur states – treated mass influxes of wounded people as the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continued, with little respect shown for civilian life.  On Feb. 4, in […]

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West Bank, Palestine: “Inflicting harm and denying care”

Israeli forces and settlers have increased the use of extreme physical violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since the all-out war on Gaza began in October 2023, according to a new report by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). In total, at least 870 Palestinians have been killed and over 7,100 injured between […]

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Mexico: Lives in limbo  

While Mexican state authorities prepare to receive possible mass deportations from the U.S. by building large facilities to house people who have been deported and enabling transportation to take them to other parts of Mexico, uncertainty invades hundreds of thousands of migrants throughout the country.  After suffering violence and other difficulties on a long and […]

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Democratic Republic of Congo: In Goma, a chaotic situation, many people war-wounded 

This week, the fighting between M23, the Congolese army and their respective allies reached the city centre of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams have reoriented part of their activities to respond to emergency needs, such as caring for people who are wounded. Virginie Napolitano, MSF emergency coordinator […]

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Palestine: Three questions on the intensification of Israeli violence in the West Bank

In recent weeks, we have observed an escalation of extreme violence occurring in the West Bank, Palestine, particularly in Jenin, Tulkarem and Tubas, since the ceasefire was implemented in Gaza. On Jan. 21, Israel launched a military operation called “Iron wall,” which has killed at least 50 Palestinians, including a two-year-old girl, forcibly displaced 20,000 […]

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Tanzania: MSF supports response to outbreak of Marburg virus disease

Under the lead of the Ministry of Health, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is actively supporting the response to an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in Tanzania’s Kagera region, following the official declaration of the outbreak by authorities on Jan. 20, 2025.  Working alongside the Ministry of Health and other partners including the World […]

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Gaza: Innovative physiotherapy techniques improve patient’s quality of life during war

The 15 months of war in Gaza and Israel’s accompanying blockade have left Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) physiotherapy teams struggling to provide essential care to patients who are war-wounded. We have not had the proper equipment to support people healing from severe burns, amputations and other life-altering disabilities. As a result, MSF teams […]

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Sudan: MSF renews call for immediate action to prevent death and starvation

International donors, the United Nations (UN), Sudan’s warring parties and their allies must act now to prevent even more avoidable deaths from malnutrition in Sudan, as the already catastrophic situation is expected to worsen this year, according to Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).  Half of Sudan’s population faces high levels of acute food insecurity […]

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Sudan: MSF responds to attack in Khartoum after 54 killed, others injured

On the morning of Feb. 1, a Rapid Support Forces explosive hit a market in Omdurman, Khartoum state, causing a scene of devastation at the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) supported Al Nao hospital as patients, dead bodies and family members arrived at the hospital.  The Ministry of Health said the attack killed 54 […]

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