In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, people have been living through insecurity and with an under-resourced health system for years. The Ebola disease outbreak due to the Bundibugyo virus — which does not yet have approved vaccines or specific treatments — is posing a major additional challenge. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are […]
Following the official declaration of an Ebola Virus Disease outbreak by the Ministry of Health in the Democratic Republic of Congo on May 15, 2026, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is preparing to rapidly scale up our medical response in Ituri province, in the country’s northeast. On the weekend of May 9 and 10, 2026, MSF received alerts of an increased number of deaths from […]
Hover Button ADD MSF TO GOOGLE Make us a preferred source on google In 2025, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was again faced with a major measles epidemic. More than 82,869 suspected cases and 1,175 deaths were recorded in almost all provinces, according to local health authorities. This outbreak comes at a time when the […]
In 2025, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams continued to respond to some of the world’s most urgent crises. Wars in Gaza and Ukraine dragged on, violence in Sudan escalated, and millions of people were displaced amid growing barriers to migration and shrinking humanitarian support. These overlapping emergencies left countless communities without the assistance they desperately need, while insecurity and funding gaps […]
Allow me to begin with a truth this Council must acknowledge: Despite the appearance of political momentum in recent months and despite the signing of peace agreements, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams continue to witness staggering levels of violence, displacement and deprivation in the Kivus and Ituri. Patients treated by MSF describe fleeing bombed villages and extreme brutality. From MSF’s vantage point in hospitals, clinics and displacement […]
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Faced with the critical needs of people who have been displaced by the latest escalation in fighting in Fizi territory, South Kivu, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has launched two joint emergency responses for malaria and cholera. The situation has been made worse by the departure of several organizations after cuts to international humanitarian funding and health services. Between August […]
More than 45,000 South Sudanese refugees have crossed into Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since April 2025, fleeing escalating violence in their home country. Most are now living in the Adi health zone, in northeastern Ituri. Among them is Sanya Nghota, who escaped with 13 of his family members. “We fled because of the war and killings that took place in our village,” he says. “Everyone fled our […]
Through fifty photographs, ten young people share their daily lives, hopes and challenges, offering a rare and intimate perspective on a reality often kept invisible. This exhibition is based on anthropological research conducted in 2024 within four HIV+ youth clubs in Kinshasa, supported by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and Jeunesse Espoir. These clubs offer medical and […]
One of the worst cholera outbreaks in a decade is spreading across Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), but the healthcare system remains unequipped to respond to and slow down an outbreak of this scale, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warns. Twenty of the country’s 26 provinces are now affected. From January to mid-October, more […]
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Since the Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic was declared in Bulape, in Kasai province, on Sept. 4, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been supporting the Ministry of Health (MoH) in its response. From the outset, MSF teams have been treating patients and building treatment and isolation centres. Now that the epidemic appears to be […]
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