MSF Colombia ‘Riverographies of Baudó’ photo project

MSF Colombia ‘Riverographies of Baudó’ photo project

At the invitation of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF), photographer Fernanda Pineda created an artistic project to document the reality of the armed conflict in Chocó, western Colombia, and the daily resistance of the Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities of the Baudó River.

Mali, “if the war ends, we'll look for another village [...] ours has been turned into a tomb”. 

Mali, “if the war ends, we'll look for another village [...] ours has been turned into a tomb”. 

Aminata fled her homeland on the border with Mali. Today she is a refugee in the town of Koro in central Mali, with her family, having escaped a massacre in her village by armed men. “We were in our village when armed men came. We don't know who they were,” says Aminata. “They started shooting at people. Some managed to escape and others died. Among those killed there were women, children, and our husbands.” 

"It’s hard when you see the lifeless bodies of children": MSF provides medical support following Russian strike in Sumy

"It’s hard when you see the lifeless bodies of children": MSF provides medical support following Russian strike in Sumy

On the evening of 17 November, a densely populated area in Sumy city, north eastern Ukraine was bombed. The explosion struck a courtyard surrounded by residential buildings, damaging 13 structures and dozens of apartments.

The Broken Lens: Antimicrobial Resistance in Humanitarian Settings

The Broken Lens: Antimicrobial Resistance in Humanitarian Settings

We live in a time that is witnessing escalating humanitarian needs. Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is fuelled by much of what drives humanitarian needs, conflict and ensuing displacement, climate change, infectious disease outbreaks and often overlapping politico-economic instability. The global failures to act now and to anticipate the consequences of our continued inaction in humanitarian settings will leave vulnerable populations to bear the burden for years to come.

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MSF: In Gaza, all the components of a society have been destroyed

Op-Ed by Isabelle Defourny, Médecins Sans Frontières France President and Christopher Lockyear, MSF Secretary General

Violence and threats by police force MSF to suspend activities in Port-au-Prince metropolitan area

Violence and threats by police force MSF to suspend activities in Port-au-Prince metropolitan area

Port-au-Prince – A series of threats by police forces against Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff have forced the organization to suspend its activities until further notice in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince. Police officers have stopped MSF vehicles multiple times and directly threatened MSF staff members, including death and rape threats, in the week following an attack on an MSF ambulance that resulted in the execution of at least two patients and physical harm to our staff on 11 November. These repeated incidents have compelled the organisation to stop patient admissions and transfers to its five medical facilities in Haiti’s capital as of 20 November, as they clearly illustrate the direct targeting of our personnel and patients in Haiti.

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MSF calls for unhindered access to humanitarian assistance for all Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

MSF: 16% of war-wounded patients at south Khartoum hospital are children

MSF: 16% of war-wounded patients at south Khartoum hospital are children

18 November 2024, KHARTOUM/BRUSSELS: Approximately one in six war-wounded patients treated at the Bashair Teaching Hospital in south Khartoum since January 2024 have been under the age of 15, medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said today. Many suffered gunshot, blast and shrapnel wounds. Doctors are also concerned about the spike in children arriving at the hospital severely malnourished.

MSF in Dagahaley camp, Kenya

MSF in Dagahaley camp, Kenya

MSF has been working in Dadaab since 1992 – for more than thirty years. At Dagahaley camp we have been active since 2009. The objective of MSF’s project at Dagahaley is to reduce mortality as well as illness among the refugees living in the camp, including among the inhabitants of host communities.

South Sudan: ‘Malaria is preventable with the right tools’

South Sudan: ‘Malaria is preventable with the right tools’

Malaria remains a leading cause of illness and death among children in South Sudan. The country faces malaria outbreak every year, worsened by factors such as flooding, poverty and a fragile health system. Despite the predictable recurrence of malaria peaks, immunization coverage remains inadequate, contributing to overcrowded health facilities and an unbroken cycle of severe cases.

Tanzania: How a home from home became a lifesaver for expectant mothers in Liwale district

Tanzania: How a home from home became a lifesaver for expectant mothers in Liwale district

"My daughter was able to give birth safely to a healthy baby boy,” says new grandmother Keja Masaga. “The doctors here have been incredibly kind and supportive.” Keja’s daughter gave birth at a maternity unit set up by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in 2022 in Liwale health centre, in Tanzania’s Lindi region, to improve access to quality primary and secondary healthcare for mothers and children and support local health authorities..

Ukraine: MSF provides holistic care for people with war injuries.

Ukraine: MSF provides holistic care for people with war injuries.

Since the escalation of the war in Ukraine in February 2022, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of people with long-term injuries requiring complex care in Ukraine.

COP29 - MSF calls for meaningful climate action to protect the health of the most vulnerable

COP29 - MSF calls for meaningful climate action to protect the health of the most vulnerable

The climate crisis has a devastating and increasing toll on people’s health. MSF medical teams are responding to health and humanitarian situations linked to the changing climate in multiple locations across the world.

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