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Haiti: MSF forced to suspend operations at the Isaïe Jeanty Maternity hospital amid violence
Port-au-Prince, June 19, 2026: Since the night of June 13–14, violence has been escalating around the Isaïe Jeanty Maternity Hospital, supported by Doctors Without Borders (MSF), in Cité Soleil. Caught in the crossfire and facing an untenable situation, the teams have been forced today to suspend their medical activities. Access to sexual and reproductive health care, already extremely limited in the area, is now almost non-existent. Thousands of people, particularly women, are unable to seek safe medical care.
Afghanistan: MSF denounces the detention of its staff amid growing restrictions on women
On 6 June, a female medical staff was stopped by representatives of the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (PVPV) on her way to Herat Regional Hospital, where she worked in the MSF-supported pediatric department. Her husband was accompanying her. She was accused of not complying with the dress code imposed on women in the country. She was detained for two days and finally released on 8th of June after having to sign – along with her husband and other family members, a written commitment to wear a specific type of PVPV imposed outfit in the future.
Mozambique: MSF responds to healthcare needs after latest resurgence of violence in Cabo Delgado
In May, the district of Ancuabe in northern Mozambique was repeatedly hit by armed attacks carried out by the Islamic State Mozambique (ISM). Combined with widespread fear of further violence, these attacks forced thousands of people to flee their homes.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warns of deadly conditions in Nabatiyeh, southern Lebanon, and calls for the immediate protection of civilians and medical and rescue workers as relentless Israeli attacks hit the governorate.
"Since the morning of 19 June, 25 killed and 37 wounded have been brought into Najdeh Al-Shaabiyeh Hospital, many in critical condition.
France: MSF launches a new project in the Dunkirk area for migrant women
Paris, 16 June 2026 – Near Dunkirk, more than a thousand displaced people are surviving in makeshift camps, with extremely limited access to healthcare. Among them is a growing number of isolated women who are vulnerable to violence.
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Yemen: Snakes Bites - a deadly threat in Hajjah governate
Sanaa, Yemen (8th June 2026): In Abs district in Hajjah governorate, Yemen, Medecins Sans Frontieres is witnessing a rising number of snakebite cases; a neglected tropical disease, where many people continue to suffer or die from this silent but deadly threat. Despite the growing scale of the problem, access to effective and affordable treatment remains severely limited, leaving vulnerable communities at high risk.
LEBANON - Jabal Amel Attack – Injured nurse testimony
Jamila* (name changed) has been a nurse in the dialysis department at Jabal Amel Hospital, in Sour (Tyre) since 1996. She was on shift on 1 June when an Israeli strike hit the vicinity of the hospital at around 6pm. The attack injured 39 medical staff, including Jamila - making it the single incident with the highest number of healthcare workers injured at once - and caused severe damage to the hospital. It was one of a series of strikes in the region despite the so-called ceasefire and it was followed three days later by another.
In Dahiyeh, Southern Beirut, MSF Helps Restoring Essential Services Amid Military Threats and Forced Displacement
Dahiyeh, a densely populated suburb in southern Beirut, has effectively become an urban frontline, suffering extensive damage from hundreds of Israeli airstrikes since the escalation on 2 March 2026.