I have spent a year watching cholera, a treatable disease, chew through South Sudan. And the hardest question isn’t how to treat it – we know how. The hardest question is this: Why hasn’t the outbreak been contained? Why, one year after the outbreak was declared on Oct. 28, are we still responding to a […]
Read More… from South Sudan: Cholera crisis is a symptom of deeper failures
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has suspended all operational activities in Yei River and Morobo counties in South Sudan’s Central Equatoria State for a minimum of six weeks. This decision follows the abduction of an MSF staff member, occurring just four days after the abduction of a health ministry staff member from an MSF […]
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) strongly condemns the abduction of a Ministry of Health (MoH) staff member from an MSF ambulance in South Sudan’s Morobo County, Central Equatoria State, at around 10:00 a.m. on July 25. Although the staff member was released unharmed on July 26, this incident further highlights the growing violence against healthcare […]
Read More… from South Sudan: MSF condemns abduction of Health Ministry staff in Morobo County
Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is profoundly disappointed that Canada and other G7 countries failed to use their power at this month’s G7 Leaders’ Summit to defend international humanitarian law (IHL) and the lives of civilians caught in conflict. At a time when medical care and aid workers are being deliberately targeted, humanitarian […]
“I didn’t think that this hospital was going to be bombed,” says David Charo Kahindi, medical coordinator with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in South Sudan, who was in Old Fangak on May 3 when the MSF-supported hospital was bombed. He was part of the team extinguishing the fire and treating and evacuating wounded […]
Read More… from South Sudan: “There is nothing left,” MSF medic says after hospital bombing
Every attack on healthcare is unacceptable and has consequences. When two Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) boats were fired on as they crossed a river in South Sudan in January this year, we had to make a difficult decision to suspend our outreach activities due to safety concerns. Just three months later, MSF’s hospital […]
Read More… from South Sudan: Attacks on healthcare have deep consequences
Every epidemic begins with a suspicion – a sudden rise in illness, recurring symptoms and the first severely ill patients. In crisis zones, infectious diseases can spread at lightning speed. Every minute counts when trying to contain them. The first 72 hours are critical: we need to act fast and strategically to save lives and […]
Read More… from When every minute counts: The first 72 hours of an epidemic
A humanitarian crisis is rapidly unfolding on both sides of the South Sudan-Ethiopia border, as escalating violence, displacement and a widespread cholera outbreak are pushing communities to the brink, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warns. Clashes between government forces and armed groups, which initially began in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, could spread to other […]
Read More… from South Sudan, Ethiopia: Cholera spreads across border, people flee ongoing violence
On this International Women’s Day we highlight the incredible stories of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) female staff in South Sudan. From a nurse in the remote area of Boma, to the head of community health in Renk, to Juba’s warehouse manager and air conditioning (AC) technician, these women working with MSF exemplify resilience […]
Read More… from South Sudan: Celebrating the impact of female MSF staff
2024 saw Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams responding to various emergencies spanning the globe. Abyei: area between Sudan and South Sudan The 38-kilometer trip from Agok to Abyei takes over 6 hours due to poor roads. MSF uses a tractor to navigate mud bogs. The road conditions prevent water and sanitation trucks from […]