MSF Burundi: Congolese Refugees in Busuma Face Mounting Threat as Humanitarian Funding Dries Up

Bujumbura, 21 October 2026 – More than ten months after tens of thousands of Congolese refugees arrived at the Busuma camp in eastern Burundi, living conditions remain extremely precarious, and many refugees say they would rather return to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) than remain in the camp. MSF is extremely concerned that conditions could deteriorate further, as several humanitarian organisations operating in the camp risk running out of funding in the coming weeks.

MSF colleague injured following settler attack in South Hebron

On the evening of 15 October, Israeli settlers violently assaulted an MSF colleague with a hand-sized rock launched by a slingshot during a targeted attack by settlers on his village in the south of West Bank.

MSF DRC: In Popokabaka, cholera spreads as access to safe water remains limited

While the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is facing an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the east of the country, cholera continues to spread in other regions, where limited access to safe water and sanitation infrastructure is contributing to transmission of the disease.

MSF Malawi: As long as we are alive - supporting palliative care patients

MSF GAZA: Drawing Gaza when your childhood has been shaped by fear and violence

20 October 2026 - MSF warns that three years of Israel's military offensive, mass displacement and destruction have devastated the mental health of children in Gaza

MSF DRC: Children make up nearly 1 in 4 confirmed Ebola cases, yet left behind in the current outbreak response

15 October 2026 - Children are paying a devastating price in the Ebola outbreak unfolding in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). While children face a higher risk of death from Ebola than adults, they also represent a significant proportion of those affected by the current outbreak. According to Epicentre, MSF’s epidemiological research centre, nearly one in four confirmed Ebola cases in North Kivu is a child. Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) is deeply concerned by the disproportionate impact of the disease on children and calls for more attention to their specific vulnerabilities in both the medical and research response.

MSF DRC: New Ebola hotspot in AFC/M23-governed area of North Kivu

MSF: Response to malnutrition in North Kivu continues as conflict and aid cuts deepen crisis

MSF Mexico: Trauma Speaks Through the Body

20 October - For many migrants, refugees, and displaced people in Mexico, escaping violence is only the beginning. The consequences of torture, sexual violence, kidnapping, persecution, and other forms of extreme violence continue long after the event itself.

MSF Nigeria: Kwashiorkor - an enduring malnutrition enigma

MSF marks World Mental Health Day, 10th Oct, with stories from projects in South Sudan, Lebanon and Greece

MSF urges release of detained Palestinian medics in Israel as World Medical Association prepares for General Assembly in Rotterdam

By Dr Javid Abdelmoneim, International President of MSF