In September 2022, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières’ (MSF) international president Dr. Christos Christou visited Ukraine to get a first-hand view of the situation patients and staff are facing in the ongoing war. He supported and witnessed the work of MSF’s medical teams. He also held high level meetings to reaffirm our commitment to […]
Category: War Ukraine
Russia – MSF provides support to people displaced by the armed conflict in Ukraine
The escalation of the international armed conflict in Ukraine has forced more than 10 million people to cross the border into neighbouring countries since late February, with almost one-quarter of them crossing into Russia, according to the UN. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in Russia are supporting already existing efforts to provide […]
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MSF Medical Train in Ukraine: Data and patient accounts reveal consistent indiscriminate attacks against civilians
Medical data and accounts from patients evacuated on Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)’s medical referral train show that the war in Ukraine is being conducted with an outrageous lack of care to distinguish and protect civilians. Over 40 percent of the war-wounded on the train have been elderly people and children with blast wounds, traumatic […]
Ukraine: 100 days of war take a significant toll on mental health
After 100 days of the war in Ukraine, our mental health teams across the country are raising the alarm on the worrying psychological symptoms they are seeing. […]
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Ukraine: In Kharkiv’s underground stations with MSF’s mobile clinics
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Kharkiv, the second largest city in the country, has been severely affected by the Russian offensive.
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Finding the most useful role – MSF’s response in and around Ukraine
The best thing we can do is listen closely and understand the specific areas where our support can provide real added value.
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Ukraine: MSF Statement on bombing today on Kramatorsk station
MSF is horrified by reports of bombing or missile strikes on Kramatorsk station in Ukraine.
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MSF team witnesses hospital bombing in Mykolaiv
On April 4, 2022, a four-person MSF team visited Mykolaiv to meet with city and regional health authorities.
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Ukraine: “You have a medical train? I have patients for you”
A Canadian doctor on-the-ground reflects on how the patients were selected for MSF’s first medical train referral in Ukraine.
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MSF helps major hospital in Kyiv prepare for potential increase in casualties
On March 14-15, 2022, an MSF a surgical team provided mass casualty influx training and advice for the staff in Kyiv.
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