MSF calls for emergency stockpile of Ebola treatments ten years after world’s deadliest outbreak

MSF calls for emergency stockpile of Ebola treatments ten years after world’s deadliest outbreak

Geneva/Brussels, 18 March 2024 – As the world marks ten years since the deadliest Ebola virus disease outbreak that killed more than 11,000 people in West Africa, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is disappointed that while two approved Ebola treatments now exist, they are not readily available via an emergency stockpile for use in places where they would likely be needed in a future outbreak.

Tuberculosis: MSF launches unprecedented project to tackle underdiagnosis among children

Tuberculosis: MSF launches unprecedented project to tackle underdiagnosis among children

Tuberculosis (TB) in children is a silent scourge: one child dies of tuberculosis every three minutes and more than half of all children with TB are never diagnosed. Taking the opportunity of a set of new recommendations by the World Health Organisation (WHO), MSF has launched a worldwide project aiming to increase the number of children diagnosed with TB as well as improve their treatment experience and prevent new cases.

Nigeria: Neglected humanitarian crisis escalates in northwest, warns MSF.

Nigeria: Neglected humanitarian crisis escalates in northwest, warns MSF.

11 March 2024 – The level of humanitarian support available to respond to people’s critical needs in northern Nigeria is in dramatic decline. In the northwest, a humanitarian crisis persists, with catastrophic levels of malnutrition and recurrent outbreaks of preventable diseases, says international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Yet, the situation is largely being ignored by donors and aid organisations.

Democratic Republic of Congo: “We fear a flare up of disease again”

Democratic Republic of Congo: “We fear a flare up of disease again”

As fighting displaces thousands of people in North and South Kivu, MSF is concerned about spread of disease due to overcrowded, unsanitary living conditions

MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES FORCED TO SUSPEND MEDICAL CARE FOR MIGRANTS IN DARIEN GAP, PANAMA

MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES FORCED TO SUSPEND MEDICAL CARE FOR MIGRANTS IN DARIEN GAP, PANAMA

The humanitarian organisation warns it is critical to urgently resume medical activities to guarantee access to healthcare, especially for those who are victims of attacks and sexual violence in the forest.

New survey reveals extreme levels of violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

New survey reveals extreme levels of violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Port-au-Prince, Haiti/Paris, France, 29 February 2024 – The first survey in more than a decade to examine the impact of violence on mortality in Haiti reveals the extreme levels of violence experienced by residents of Cité Soleil, the largest slum in the capital, Port-au-Prince.

Accessing healthcare: an arduous journey for pregnant women in northwest Nigeria

Accessing healthcare: an arduous journey for pregnant women in northwest Nigeria

In the emergency ward of Jahun General Hospital's maternity department, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) collaborates with the Jigawa state Ministry of Health to provide comprehensive emergency obstetrics and newborn care and fistula care. Since commencing services in 2008, MSF teams have assisted 90,000 deliveries.

MSF scales up its medical response in Port-au-Prince during chaos in the Haitian capital

MSF scales up its medical response in Port-au-Prince during chaos in the Haitian capital

Port-au-Prince, Haiti - March 5, 2024 - Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is scaling up its medical activities in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to care for the mounting number of people injured in the chaos that has engulfed the Haitian capital since the February 28 announcement that general elections may be postponed as late as August 2025.

Ethiopia: Amidst global cholera vaccine shortages, highly targeted interventions could prove an effective response

Urgent humanitarian response needs to be scaled up in South Darfur, as conflict leaves two-thirds of people in Sudan without access to healthcare

Urgent humanitarian response needs to be scaled up in South Darfur, as conflict leaves two-thirds of people in Sudan without access to healthcare

1 March 2024, Nyala/Amsterdam- It’s been almost one year since conflict erupted in Sudan. Over 8 million people have been displaced, with the country now bearing the ignominious distinction of having the highest number of internal displacements globally according to IOM. The humanitarian situation in Darfur, already dire before the conflict, has further deteriorated, with 37 per cent of all people displaced by the war seeking refuge in just this region.

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