Lipi Upadhyay 
In the last seven months the healthcare system in the Gaza Strip has been systematically dismantled. According to OCHA[1], 24 hospitals in Gaza are now out of service, while 493 health workers have been killed. Each medical centre or humanitarian delivery system has been or is being destroyed, to be replaced by less effective, improvised … Read more
MSF delivered the following statement, with accompanying position paper, on recommendations for the UN High-Level Meeting (UNHLM) on antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Statement for the Interactive Multi-Stakeholder Hearing as part of the preparatory process for the 2024 High-Level Meeting on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) Panel 2: Addressing antimicrobial access, research and development (R&D), and innovation Thank you, … Read more
The intensification of the onslaught by the Israeli forces in Rafah, Gaza, has forced Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to stop providing lifesaving care at Rafah Indonesian Field hospital on 12 May. The 22 patients who remained in the hospital have been referred to other facilities, as we can no longer guarantee their safety. … Read more
Two children who were receiving care in MSF’s intensive care unit at Babiker Nahar Paediatric Hospital died after an airstrike on 11 May led to a roof collapse. At least one caregiver has also died. On the evening of Saturday 11 May, an airstrike carried out by the SAF landed 50 metres from Babiker Nahar Paediatric … Read more
Port Sudan/Barcelona, 9 May 2024- Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been forced to suspend work and withdraw staff from Madani Teaching Hospital, the only functional hospital for the hundreds of thousands of people in dire need of medical assistance in the capital of Al Jazirah state, Sudan. This extremely difficult decision comes after more than … Read more
Jerusalem/Barcelona/Paris/Brussels 8 May 2024 – Israeli forces have begun their offensive on Rafah and have seized control of the border, effectively cutting off lifesaving aid deliveries into the Gaza Strip. As thousands of Palestinians are forced to flee eastern Rafah following Israel’s recent evacuation orders, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) … Read more
Ahead of the Symposium on Diabetes in Humanitarian Crises, MSF called on pharmaceutical corporations to bring down prices of insulin pens and newer diabetes drugs, so that everyone, everywhere can access optimal care Athens/Geneva, 8 April 2024 – A report published today by Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and T1International ahead of the Symposium … Read more
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is handing over its medical services at Al-Wahda hospital for orthopaedic surgeries and comprehensive post-operative care in East Mosul to the Directorate of Health (DoH), after six years of providing surgical care in the aftermath of the war in Mosul. This decision comes as Mosul advances in its recovery … Read more
MSF calls once again for an immediate and sustained ceasefire to spare the lives of civilians and to allow enough desperately needed aid to enter the enclave. “On May 6, Israeli forces issued an evacuation order for several blocks in eastern Rafah, forcing around 100,000 people to quickly leave the area with nowhere safe to … Read more
One month ago, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued provisional measures ordering Israel to prevent and punish acts of genocide and ensure that basic services and aid reach people in the Gaza Strip. However, the humanitarian situation for trapped Gazans remains catastrophic. According to local health authorities, the number of people killed in Gaza … Read more