Cameroon: The mental and physical toll of a decade of conflict

Under-equipped health facilities, staff shortages, recurrent epidemics, and food insecurity continue to affect people’s health in Cameroon’s Far North region, which is also affected by the ongoing Lake Chad Basin crisis. Attacks, displacement, and food insecurity have become part of the daily life of some communities in Cameroon’s Far North region, who have been living … Read more

Somalia: Measles outbreak in Baidoa

Flash quote by Dr Pitchou Kayembe, MSF Head Of Program in Somalia “In MSF-supported Bay Regional Hospital in Baidoa, children are still arriving critically ill with measles and the death toll is continuing to rise from a preventable disease. Our teams are witnessing the same tragedy every day in the measles isolation unit: children coming … Read more

Syria: Addressing people’s medical needs in Dara’a

Damascus, Syria- Twelve months after the fall of Bashar Al-Asad’s government, people and communities in southern Syria now have more options to access healthcare, as teams from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) are working in this part of the country for the first time in almost 12 years. MSF staff are witnessing significant health needs in Dara’a … Read more

Mexico: How Yahir escaped gang violence and began again

Yahir*, a survivor of extreme violence in his home country and along the migration route, shares his story of reaching safety at the Comprehensive Care Center (CAI) of Médecins Sans Frontières in Mexico City. Driving was my first passion, learning how to drive. Then I discovered painting. Those were the only things I had, and … Read more

Tanzania: Ten Years in a Refugee Camp

A Tanzanian Doctor on the Frontlines of Humanitarian Care- by Dr Goodluck Motta When I first stepped into Nduta Refugee Camp ten years ago, I thought I understood medicine. But nothing in my training prepared me for the reality of a refugee camp, where illness piles on top of trauma. I remember being struck not … Read more

Governments must take concrete actions to ensure equitable access to medical tools for noncommunicable diseases and mental health conditions

With 75% of deaths related to NCDs and mental health conditions in low- and middle-income countries – accounting for 32 million lives lost each year – affordable access to key medical tools should be a necessity, not a luxury Geneva/New York, 16 December 2025 – Yesterday, nearly three months after it was first considered at … Read more

Ethiopia: first R21 malaria vaccine rollout, a global first in a refugee camp

Addis Ababa – 15 December 2025 Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has completed the first full round of R21 malaria vaccine in Ethiopia, and the first ever completed in a refugee camp globally. In Kule refugee camp, in Gambella region, home to more than 55,000 South Sudanese refugees, 2,100 children under five received their fourth and … Read more

Mexico: MSF ends emergency response in the Otomí-Tepehua Sierra after Hurricane Priscila

Mexico City, Mexico – After six weeks responding to the devastation caused by Hurricane Priscila in the state of Hidalgo, Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) announces the end of its emergency intervention in the Otomí-Tepehua highlands. During this period, MSF teams provided medical care, mental health and health promotion activities in 37 communities … Read more

Sri Lanka: MSF supports flood relief with delivery of winterized tents to Disaster Management Center

Colombo, Sri Lanka – December 14, 2025 – Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) continues its humanitarian response to the devastating floods and landslides caused by Cyclone Ditwah, which has affected over 1.8 million people across Sri Lanka. MSF is working closely with local partners to address urgent needs in hygiene, shelter, and healthcare. MSF … Read more