Airstrikes close to MSF-supported Al Aqsa hospital in Gaza

Sunday, October 6, 2024

MSF assists flood victims in Mali 

Friday, October 4, 2024
Lebanon: Israel’s bombardment causes unprecedented mass displacement of people, urgent humanitarian needs

Lebanon: Israel’s bombardment causes unprecedented mass displacement of people, urgent humanitarian needs

Oct. 4, 2024 - “I hope we can return to our houses; if there are houses to go back to,” says Alia (name changed to protect anonymity), a displaced mother in Barja, Mount Lebanon.

Friday, October 4, 2024
MSF: Israel’s all-out war on Gaza must end and its allies must stop enabling it

MSF: Israel’s all-out war on Gaza must end and its allies must stop enabling it

Jerusalem, 2 October 2024: For almost a full year now, Israel has carried out unmitigated slaughter in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. Since the atrocities committed by Hamas on 7 October 2023, killing up to 1,200 people and taking around 250 hostages, Israeli forces have pursued an all-out war on people in the Gaza Strip, killing more than 41,500 people¹, and wounding over 96,000. People have been repeatedly displaced and forced into smaller and smaller areas under bombardments and increasingly inhumane conditions.

Wednesday, October 2, 2024
MSF Mother and Child Healthcare Services in Balochistan, Pakistan: A Lifeline for Families

MSF Mother and Child Healthcare Services in Balochistan, Pakistan: A Lifeline for Families

"Eight of my nine children were born here, and my daughter-in-law delivered her five children in this very hospital. It’s part of who we are," says Zarlast, her eyes gleaming with pride as she sits beside her daughter-in-law Zarnasha, both dressed in traditional Pakhtoon attire, adorned with a long, colorful shawl and a set of vibrant bangles on their wrists.

Tuesday, October 1, 2024
DRC: MSF publishes alarming figures on sexual violence admissions

DRC: MSF publishes alarming figures on sexual violence admissions

Amsterdam/Barcelona/Brussels/Geneva/Paris, 30 September 2024 - In a retrospective report published on Monday, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) announced that – together with the Ministry of Health – it had treated an unprecedented number of victims and survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2023, and that this upward trend continued in the first months of 2024. The medical humanitarian organisation is calling on all national and international stakeholders to take urgent action to better prevent this phenomenon and improve care for survivors.

Monday, September 30, 2024

MSF scaling up response in Lebanon

Thursday, September 26, 2024

UN Political Declaration on antimicrobial resistance essential step, but concrete action from governments now critical

AMR remains a leading cause of death worldwide nearly a decade after UN member states agreed to make it a priority

Thursday, September 26, 2024
MSF Geo Barents' fourth detention: Italian Authorities Punish MSF rescue ship with two detention orders

MSF Geo Barents' fourth detention: Italian Authorities Punish MSF rescue ship with two detention orders

25 September 2024, Rome, Italy – On 23 September 2024, the Italian authorities imposed yet another punitive measure on the Geo Barents, the search and rescue vessel operated by Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) for performing its legal and humanitarian duty to save lives at sea. This time, the vessel received two separate detention orders, immediately after the Geo Barents had finished disembarking 206 survivors in Genoa, in a clear attempt by the authorities to ensure that the Geo Barents will not be able to sail again to save lives in the Mediterranean.

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

MSF report: Pregnant women and children dying in shocking numbers in South Darfur

Nyala/ Amsterdam, 25 September - One of the worst maternal and child health emergencies in the world is unfolding in South Darfur, Sudan, according to a report released by Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF).

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

MSF statement on the latest developments in Lebanon

Tuesday, September 24, 2024
South Sudan: MSF suspends medical activities in Yei, Central Equatoria State, following attack on staff

South Sudan: MSF suspends medical activities in Yei, Central Equatoria State, following attack on staff

Juba, 24 September 2024: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has suspended all its outreach activities in Yei, in Central Equatoria State, South Sudan, until further notice, following a critical security incident involving MSF staff and staff from a partner organization on Friday, 20 September 2024. MSF strongly condemns this attack against health workers in an area where people already face difficulty accessing healthcare.

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Ahead of US Senate hearing, MSF calls on pharmaceutical corporations Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, and Sanofi to make essential diabetes medicines affordable and accessible

Pharmaceutical corporations sell newer diabetes drugs at up to 40,000% markup, while half of people with type 2 diabetes who need insulin* don’t have access

Monday, September 23, 2024
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