Hover Button ADD MSF TO GOOGLE Make us a preferred source on google Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières’ (MSF’s) hospital in Lankien, Jonglei state, South Sudan, was hit in an airstrike by the government of South Sudan forces during the night of Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. One MSF staff member suffered minor injuries. The hospital’s […]
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Amid humanitarian aid cuts, a convergence of conflict, malnutrition and climate events ranging from droughts to floods have plunged South Sudan into the worst conditions people have seen since 2018. When South Sudan emerged as the world’s newest nation in 2011, hope soared for a fresh start. But just two years later, the country plunged […]
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has undertaken the evacuation of staff members from our healthcare facility in Lankien town, Nyirol County, Jonglei State, South Sudan, in response to a deteriorating and volatile security situation in the area. Despite the evacuation of the essential personnel, the facility remains operational and will continue to deliver critical, […]
People in South Sudan are facing a deteriorating humanitarian situation, while international interest and support continue to decline, according to a new report by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). The report, “Left behind in crisis: Escalating violence and healthcare collapse in South Sudan,” shares the human impact of the faltering health system and humanitarian response. It draws on routine medical data as well as testimonies from patients, caretakers, community […]
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On the morning of Dec. 3, a Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) healthcare facility was hit during an airstrike in the town of Pieri, Jonglei state. After the gunship helicopter left, MSF teams found bullets that hit the facility. MSF teams witnessed additional airstrikes in Lankien, where MSF also runs healthcare facilities, but without […]
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The road to Ariath, in Aweil North cuts through endless stretches of scorched plains in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state, South Sudan. When it rains, the road turns to mud and when it dries, the heat burns through the ground of the cracked earth. It takes one and a half hours by car to reach the small village. Inside a […]
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An improvised escape route for people fleeing Sudan After landing in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, Rosso travelled to Abyei Special Administrative Area, a territory long disputed between Sudan and South Sudan. For years, it has been hosting internally displaced people fleeing violence in other states, but the outbreak of the war in Sudan has pushed […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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