Dilmini Weerasinghe

Mexico: Tapachula is a dead-end border and the epicenter of the migration crisis

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Following the tightening of US immigration policy, Tapachula—a city on Mexico’s southern border with Guatemala—is now hosting thousands of stranded migrants and asylum seekers in increasingly precarious conditions. The migrants are unable to continue traveling north and desperate due to the complex bureaucratic procedures required to legalize their status. Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without … Read more

“We heard loud explosions”: MSF medics respond after attack on Kherson, Ukraine

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Following a Russian military attack on Kherson city on 24 October, MSF doctors received seven patients with blast and shrapnel injuries at the hospital we support in the city. The strikes reportedly killed two people and injured at least 28. We heard loud explosions, the hospital windows were shaking — it was clear a powerful … Read more

Palestine: Dire living conditions in Gaza continue to impact people’s health despite ceasefire

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Diseases directly linked to poor living conditions account for 70 per cent of all of MSF’s outpatient consultations in our healthcare centres in southern Gaza in 2025. Jerusalem – More than one million people are still being forced to survive on a tiny patch of land, and in dangerous living conditions, in southern Gaza, Palestine. … Read more

Pakistan: MSF concludes its flood response in Punjab after two weeks

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When the floodwater filled our area, I was inside the house with my children. We waited, hoping the water level would go down, but it rose under our beds. I managed to escape with my children, and we left the village by boat. We have been staying with my sister for three weeks. Naseem Bibi … Read more

Palestine: MSF has resumed its activities in Gaza City

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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) was forced to leave Gaza City on 24 September 2025 amid the intensified Israeli offensive. Following the start of the ceasefire on 10 October, more than 402,488* displacement movements were recorded from south to north, according to the Population Movement Monitoring Flash Update. After careful monitoring and assessment, MSF has partially … Read more

Somalia: Free healthcare offers a lifeline to mothers and children in Mudug region

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When Fatima Abdi Ali, 32, experienced life‑threatening complications in her seventh pregnancy, she and her husband travelled more than 125 kilometres, crossing from Ethiopia to reach Mudug Regional Hospital in Galkayo North. It was the nearest facility equipped for such an emergency. On arrival, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) teams performed an urgent caesarean … Read more

MSF deploys medical teams in Hidalgo,Mexico: access remains limited due toflooding

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 Weather conditions and road interruptions have hindered the delivery of medical and humanitarian supplies, limiting the population’s access to basic health services. Following the severe impact caused by the floods in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has deployed two teams since Monday, October 13: one in the municipality of Huehuetla, and … Read more

DRC: Cholera epidemic increasingly worrying across the country

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Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is sounding the alarm on the intensifying cholera epidemic in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In the past nine months, more than 58,000 suspected cases have already been recorded, according to data from the Ministry of health. The epidemic is among the worst seen in the last ten years, … Read more

Gaza: MSF calls for the immediate release of our detained colleague

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Brussels, 20 October 2025 – Médecins sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders (MSF) is deeply disappointed that Dr Mohammed Obeid, a respected orthopaedic surgeon, and long-time MSF colleague, remains detained and was not released as part of the recent ceasefire agreement. We call for his immediate and unconditional release. Dr Obeid was arrested on 26 October 2024 … Read more

Philippines: MSF works with rural communities to deliver aid after the Cebu earthquake

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On 30 September, a powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck central Philippines, claiming at least 76 lives and injuring hundreds more. Cebu province was hardest hit, with Bogo City—closest to the epicentre—bearing the brunt of the devastation. A Doctors Without Borders / Medecins Sans Frontieres team arrived in Bogo on October 1 and immediately began assessments. … Read more