Lipi Upadhyay 
Jonglei State, South Sudan (May 3, 2025) – Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) strongly condemns the deliberate bombing of its hospital in Old Fangak, South Sudan. The attack began at around 4:30am when two helicopter gunships first dropped a bomb on the MSF pharmacy, burning it to the ground, then went on to fire on the … Read more
Kinshasa/Goma/Brussels, 20 February 2025 – A staff member from international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has been critically injured after shots hit the MSF base in Masisi town, in Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province, on the morning of 20 February. A child who had sought refuge with his family in … Read more
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) constructed a faecal sludge treatment site in Aboutengue camp, eastern Chad, which hosts approximately 45,000 Sudanese refugees. This site processes waste from 932 latrines built by MSF, supporting improved sanitation and helping to meet the standard of 50 people per latrine in emergency contexts. View of the “poop factory” … Read more
After years of neglect, east Ghouta, a region located only 10 kilometres from Damascus, shows little signs of normalcy, the streets lined with the ruins of buildings are empty of the signs of life. The people here are struggling under the strain of overwhelming economic hardship. Years of health facility closures have left huge needs … Read more
Jerusalem, 6 February 2025 – Israeli forces and settlers have increased the use of extreme physical violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since the all-out war on Gaza began in October 2023, according to a new report by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). In total, at least 870 Palestinians have been killed and over … Read more
In response to the freezing of US foreign aid and abrupt dismantling of core infrastructure of the humanitarian aid system, Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) issued the following statement from Avril Benoît, Chief Executive Officer of MSF USA: “As a medical humanitarian organisation working in many of the same crisis zones as … Read more
Karachi: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today announced the closure of its long-running hepatitis C project in Karachi, bringing to an end nine years of free, lifesaving treatment in one of Pakistan’s most underserved urban communities. A new report, “The fight against ‘a silent killer’ – The hepatitis C virus,” chronicles the successes, setbacks, and lessons … Read more
In recent weeks, the armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), between the M23/AFC and the Congolese army, backed by their allies, has flared up again in the province of North Kivu and spread to the neighbouring province of South Kivu. Emmanuel Lampaert, Médecins Sans Frontières’ (MSF) representative in the DRC, provides an update on the … Read more
In southern Pakistan’s Sindh Province, on the edge of Karachi’s bustling fish harbour, sits Machar Colony, an informal settlement where life is harsh, often unkind, and plagued by overcrowding, poor sanitation, and limited access to basic services. The community’s struggles with health and well-being have long been exacerbated by these conditions, leaving residents vulnerable to … Read more
The recent executive orders on migration from the U.S. administration leave hundreds of thousands of people along the Latin American migration corridor in even greater uncertainty, exposed to heightened risks on a route already marked by extreme violence, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned today. MSF teams in Mexico are already witnessing the harmful effects of … Read more