MSF NIGERIA: shortages of diphtheria treatment and gaps in vaccination put thousands of children at risk
Abuja, 13 November 2026 — Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warns that shortages of diphtheria antitoxin (DAT) — the critical drug for treating diphtheria — together with low immunisation coverage, are fuelling transmission and undermining efforts to control the outbreak in northern Nigeria, putting thousands of children at risk of severe illness and death.
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MSF GAZA: MSF condemns another deadly attack on Nasser hospital
12 November 2026 - MSF is utterly appalled and outraged by the Israeli airstrike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza last night. The airstrike hit Nasser's surgery building killing six people, including a child and a surgeon, and injuring 52 others. No warning was given before the attack. Among the injured, MSF has already treated two doctors and a third patient, all of whom required surgery, in a separate building. The hospital's inpatient department suffered extensive damages with the emergency, radiology, laboratory and operating departments currently out of service.
MSF IRAQ: Mosul - Nine Years of Healing
12 November - “Mosul today is very different from the city the world saw during the battle: it is no longer a city in ruins,” says Suhaib Raad, a radio operator at Nablus Hospital in Mosul, currently supported by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). He began working at the entrance to the emergency room when the facility opened in June 2017, one month before the battle officially ended. “In those early days, conditions were incredibly brutal. The emergency room was constantly receiving casualties and patients of all backgrounds and ages, who needed treatment for severe illnesses and horrific war wounds.”
MSF HAITI: MSF supports health services amid violence in Artibonite region
6 November - Haiti is in the midst of a humanitarian crisis amid conflict between armed groups and the government and its allies. Beyond the capital, Port-au-Prince, the towns and rural communities of the lower Artibonite region are among the hardest hit.
MSF DRC: Harmful, restrictive measures obstruct care for sexual violence survivors
02/11/2026 - Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): The de facto authorities in North Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – the FRN¹, formerly AFC/M23 – have been imposing harmful restrictions related to seeking care for sexual violence for months. These policies obstruct people from accessing this essential care and put them at greater risk, says Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Following a commitment made to MSF in early October 2026, we urge the de facto authorities to immediately stop these measures and guarantee safe, confidential access to care.
MSF DRC EBOLA: MSF calls for broader access to ERVEBO® vaccine during Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak
9 November - As the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak continues in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is calling for rapid expansion of access to ERVEBO®, the only Ebola vaccine currently available at scale. While vaccines specifically developed against the Bundibugyo virus are still under development and unlikely to be available in the near term, growing evidence and encouraging field observations suggest that ERVEBO® could help protect more people at risk today.
MSF SOUTH SUDAN: Funding cuts: The Human Cost of Disinvestment
3 November - Every day in Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)-supported secondary hospitals across South Sudan, from Aweil, in a stable area under government control, to Akobo in Jonglei, an unstable conflict zone held by opposition groups, our teams receive women and children in increasingly severe condition, dying from diseases that could have been diagnosed and treated weeks earlier. Across the country, thousands of mothers and children find the doors of their primary healthcare clinics shuttered. They must travel long distances, at a cost they cannot afford, to reach a hospital only after preventable conditions have become critical.