MSF LEBANON: Humanitarian scale-up urgently needed after almost two months of devastation
Following the announcement of a temporary ceasefire, a fragile sense of relief is overshadowed by uncertainty and caution among people in Lebanon. The humanitarian and medical needs of hundreds of thousands of people in Lebanon remain overwhelming. In southern Beirut, people are moving back and forth between their shelters and homes, collecting what they can and preparing to return to the sites of displacement if the situation worsens. People, particularly in southern Beirut the Bekaa and south Lebanon, have lost their homes, livelihoods, and loved ones, and over a million have been forcibly displaced due to Israel’s continuous attacks.
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MSF GAZA: "This is not a ceasefire" - Life in Gaza continues to be suffocated six months on
Six months since the fragile and ineffective ceasefire was implemented in Gaza on 10 October 2025, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is raising the alarm on continued violent attacks by Israeli forces and an ever-expanding military control of the Strip. At the same time, the living conditions of Palestinians remain dire, against the backdrop of a continuous and deliberate pattern of obstruction of aid by Israel, which is translating into entirely preventable deaths. MSF’s medical teams are witnessing firsthand that, while the intensity of the conflict has decreased, the reality in Gaza remains catastrophic.
MSF SUDAN: Flashquote on Sudan Berlin Conference: the time for talking is over, the Sudanese people need concrete action
While we welcome the UK’s announcement of additional funding for Sudanese frontline responders, the international Sudan conference in Berlin must go beyond hand-wringing, pledges and declarations. Concrete measures are urgently needed to protect civilians, ensure unimpeded humanitarian access, and most importantly, to stop a war that is marked by a grotesque level of atrocities perpetuated against civilians.
MSF LEBANON: Supporting forcibly displaced communities across Lebanon
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is supporting forcibly displaced communities across Lebanon through mobile clinics providing primary health care, medications for non-communicable diseases, sexual and reproductive health services, and mental health support.
MSF LEBANON: Inside a Mass-Casualty Night at Rafik Hariri Hospital, Beirut
On Wednesday, 9 April, Israeli forces launched mass-scale strikes across the country, reportedly over a 100 in 10 minutes. Many hit densely populated residential areas, and once again without prior notice or warning. The following is a firsthand account from Safa Bleik, MSF Medical Coordinator assistant and registered nurse, who was part of an MSF team present in the public hospital in Beirut that received some of the heaviest influx of patients.
MSF NIGERIA: MSF and Borno State Ministry of Health vaccinated 350,000 children against diphtheria in Maiduguri
Maiduguri, Nigeria – 16 April 2026: The humanitarian medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and the Borno State Ministry of Health have successfully completed a vaccination campaign against diphtheria targeting children until 14 years old in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC) Local Government Area (LGA) in Nigeria’s Borno state.
MSF UK: Flashquote after at least four people die in a shipwreck off the coast of northern France trying to seek safety in the UK
At least four people—two men and two woman—died in a shipwreck off the coast of northern France trying to seek safety in the UK. According to the French prefecture, this is the initial death toll. This was a preventable tragedy.
MSF GUINEA: MSF steps up its response to diphtheria in the villages of Siguiri, Guinea
"My daughter was the first to fall ill, in Mandiana, where I work in a gold panning mine. For several days, she had a very high fever and we were told that it was malaria and bronchitis. We were evacuated to the regional hospital and my daughter died there. As her younger brother also started to have the same symptoms, relatives advised me to hurry and take him to the epidemic treatment centre supported by MSF. My son had trouble breathing and his neck was swollen. At the centre, we were told that it was diphtheria. He was hospitalized and treated for free. Today he is much better," says Hawa Fofana, mother of a two-year-old boy.