Dilmini Weerasinghe 
Since the start of the year, tens of thousands of people have fled ongoing instability in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), seeking refuge in neighbouring Burundi. In the south-east of the country, more than 17,000 refugees are currently living in Musenyi camp. Poor living conditions and limited access to healthcare have contributed … Read more
August 29, 2025 – The international medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders in South Asia, warmly welcomes Parthesarathy Rajendran as our new Executive Director. Parthesarathy Rajendran, known by colleagues as Sarathy, is a humanitarian professional and global health expert with nearly two decades of experience across crisis and … Read more
Nasser Hospital, Gaza- About 20 of us from Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) work in the building of Nasser Hospital where the pediatrics and maternity wards are. It’s normal for us to hear explosions every day while we are working. But on the morning of 25 August I suddenly heard one that was much much louder … Read more
In Syria’s prisons and security branches, the darkness of the unknown overpowered the darkness of detention cells. During nearly 14 years of war, arbitrary arrests grew more common, with many people held in custody without trial or investigation. Many survivors suffer from physical injuries, psychological trauma, and chronic health conditions due to these years of … Read more
August 26th, 2025, Ukraine– On 23 August, 18 people were travelling to work on public transport in the morning when they came under drone fire in the Dnipropetrovsk region, eastern Ukraine. Six injured people were taken to the nearest local hospital, where a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) medical team, together with staff from the Ministry … Read more
“On August 23, heavy gunfire broke out while people, including children, were gathered around one of MSF’s water-trucking distribution points in Khan Younis. In the chaos of the moment, it was not clear where these intense and consecutive bursts of gunshots were fired from. A young girl waiting for water at the truck was shot … Read more
The Israeli forces intensified military operations in Gaza City will have catastrophic humanitarian consequences. With 86 per cent of Gaza already under evacuation orders or militarised zones, the remaining areas are severely overcrowded and unfit for survival with almost no access to food, water, or health care. Medical facilities in the south are already beyond … Read more
Jerome Grimaud, MSF emergency coordinator in Gaza “We denounce in the strongest possible terms Israel’s horrendous attacks on the Nasser medical complex today – the only partially functioning public hospital in the south of Gaza. Israeli forces killed at least 20 people and injured 50 more in consecutive strikes, including healthcare workers, rescuers and journalists. … Read more
August 18, 2025, Kathmandu, Nepal: Against the backdrop of collapsing global health protection and eroding humanitarian principles, the 3rd edition of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)/Doctors Without Borders South Asia’s Health and Humanity Summit convened in Kathmandu, Nepal under the theme “Beyond the Aid Crisis: Shared Responsibilities in a Fractured International (Humanitarian) Order” to tackle the … Read more
Over 100 organizations call for an end to Israel’s weaponization of aid 14 August 2025– Despite claims by Israeli authorities that there is no limit on humanitarian aid entering Gaza, most major international NGOs have been unable to deliver a single truck of lifesaving supplies since 2 March. Instead of clearing the growing backlog of … Read more