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MSF Statement: Deadly airstrike on a hospital in Mrauk-U (Rakhine State, Myanmar)
11.12.2025, Amsterdam - Today, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) learned of the bombing and destruction of the Mrauk-U general hospital in Rakhine State, Myanmar. Reportedly, the airstrike - which occurred around 9 p.m. on 10 December - resulted in the death of at least 30 civilians and injury to more than 70. It appears to be the deadliest recorded attack on a healthcare facility in Myanmar since 2021. Among the casualties were health workers and patients, including elderly people, long-term care patients, and dozens of children. There are also reports of severe injuries among the survivors.
MSF Afghanistan: Life-saving care for little lives in northern Afghanistan
In Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh province in northern Afghanistan, access to free and quality medical care remains a pressing challenge that affects the well-being of millions. Despite the critical need for robust healthcare systems, many communities and families like Farzana’s face severe barriers in accessing essential services across all levels, from primary care to specialized treatment. This can include reproductive health, immunization programs, mental health and psychosocial support, and critical health referrals. These gaps can have far-reaching consequences on people’s health.
One month after RSF takeover of El Fasher, displaced people survive in precarious conditions while others remain blocked or unaccounted for
MSF patients in Tawila describe mass killings, torture, and kidnappings for ransom in El Fasher and along escape routes. Their stories confirm fears for those still missing. MSF continues to expand its capacities in Tawila to provide medical care, including war surgery, at the hospital which currently has a capacity of 220 beds, and distributes water in displacement camps.
MSF: War on the Palestinian psyche: the mental health toll on Palestinians in the West Bank since October 7th 2023
Israel’s genocide in Gaza and deepened annexation of the West Bank is not only a physical assault but a direct attack on the psyche and collective humanity of Palestinians, causing profound and far-reaching psychological harm.
MSF Supports Evacuation of severely injured children from Gaza to Switzerland and urges UK to scale up efforts to save as many patients as possible
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) welcomes the Swiss government’s completion of a second round of 13 medical evacuations from Gaza, after an initial evacuation of 7 injured children on October 24. As the Swiss government’s humanitarian partner for the medical evacuations from Gaza, MSF supported both rounds by providing medical, mental health and logistical assistance to 20 patients and their families from their departure in Gaza to Amman and on to Switzerland. Following two years of intense war in Gaza, the health care system is destroyed, thousands of people are suffering from complex trauma injuries caused by bullets and bombs or from life-threatening conditions such as cancer or kidney failure.
DRC: MSF has launched two emergency responses in Fizi, South Kivu
Faced with the urgent needs of people who have been displaced by the latest escalation in fighting in Fizi territory, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as well as the departure of several humanitarian organisations after cuts to international humanitarian funding and health services, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has started two joint emergency responses against malaria and cholera.
MSF calls for the protection of health facilities and staff following the fatal shooting of a healthworker outside Zalingei Hospital, Central Darfur
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is mourning the death of a Ministry of Health colleague at Zalingei Hospital (Central Darfur) on 18 November and calling once again for the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to guarantee the protection of health facilities and staff.
MSF SOUTH SUDAN: “No Medication”: Gaps in Healthcare Threaten Lives as Violence Escalates in South Sudan
JUBA - 9 December 2025 - People in South Sudan are facing a deteriorating humanitarian situation while at the same time international interest and support continue to decline, says a new report titled Left Behind in Crisis: Escalating Violence and Healthcare Collapse in South Sudan by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
MSF Healthcare Facility Hit during an Airstrike in South Sudan
A Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) healthcare facility was hit during an airstrike on Wednesday 3 December, in the morning hours, in the town of Pieri, Jonglei State, South Sudan. After the facility was hit, and the gunship helicopter left, MSF teams found bullets that hit the infrastructure within the facility. After Pieri, MSF teams witnessed additional airstrikes in Lankien, where MSF also runs healthcare facilities, but without direct damage to the infrastructure.
Bringing medical care to Egyptian and Sudanese people in Aswan
Khaled* sits in the corner of the waiting room, with his UNHCR registration card in one hand, and a little plastic bag full of empty medication packets in the other. This is his third visit to the clinic in Daraw, receiving treatment for his chronic illness.
As the humanitarian situation worsens for South Sudanese refugees in DRC, MSF calls on other actors to intervene More than 45,000 South Sudanese refugees have crossed into the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since April 2025, fleeing escalating violence in their homeland. Most are now living in Adi health zone, northeast Ituri.
Among them is 20-year-old Sanya Nghota, who escaped with 13 family members.