Dilmini Weerasinghe 
On Saturday, 3 May, we at Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) woke to shock, grief, and outrage. Our hospital in Old Fangak, South Sudan had been attacked: a helicopter gunship destroyed the pharmacy, shelling followed, and drones bombed the market. Patients and staff fled as shrapnel tore through hospital. It was terrifying – and … Read more
Mandalay, Myanmar– On Friday 28 March, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar. From the epicentre in the city of Sagaing, the tremor was felt across Thailand, Bangladesh, China and Laos. Our teams already in the country immediately mobilised to travel to the affected areas in Sagaing, Mandalay, Naypyitaw, and Southern Shan states to assess … Read more
Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh – 22 May 2025 – To address concerningly high levels of hepatitis C in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, 30,000 people will receive care by the end of 2026 as Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) significantly expands its treatment programmes. The initiative improves access to hepatitis C care for a … Read more
Jerusalem, 20 May 2025 – An insufficient amount of aid is being allowed into the Strip, merely a smokescreen to pretend the siege is over. Meanwhile, at least 20 medical facilities in Gaza have been damaged, or forced partially or completely out of service in the past week by advancing Israeli ground operations, intensified airstrikes, … Read more
For several weeks, MSF teams in Northwest Nigeria battled a meningitis outbreak, providing vital care for hundreds of patients and supporting a mass vaccination campaign. It was a mobilization that significantly contributed to saving lives and reducing the number of cases. Northwest Nigeria, Nigeria– In the first days of February 2025, many men, women, and … Read more
Gaza, 14 May 2025 – The US-Israel proposition to control the distribution of supplies under the guise of humanitarian aid raises grave humanitarian, ethical, security and legal concerns, says international medical organization Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Making aid conditional on forced displacement and vetting of the population is another tool in the ongoing … Read more
Khartoum, Sudan– Exactly two years after Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) first worked in south Khartoum’s Bashair Teaching Hospital, the team is again scaling up activities to help meet immense medical needs in partnership with the Ministry of Health. MSF suspended activities at the hospital in January 2025 after repeated violent incidents. MSF’s initial focus will … Read more
12 May 2025, Mumbai: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)/Doctors Without Borders South Asia convened the 4th edition of its Tuberculosis (TB) Day on May 12, 2025, in Mumbai, India, bringing together over 200 medical experts, TB survivors, policymakers, researchers, and civil society leaders from across South Asia. This year’s gathering comes at a pivotal moment as … Read more
Ulang, South Sudan- Every attack on healthcare is unacceptable and has consequences. When two MSF boats were fired on as they crossed a river in South Sudan in January this year, we had to make a difficult decision to suspend our outreach activities due to safety concerns. Just three months later, MSF’s hospital in Ulang … Read more
Port-au-Prince, May 5, 2025 – Port-au-Prince is undergoing an extremely high level of violence as armed groups are coordinating attacks on several areas of the city that were previously beyond their control. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is warning that its Tabarre trauma hospital – one of the last in the capital – could reach the … Read more