Our response to the Israel-Gaza war

At Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), we are grieving the widespread suffering and death stemming from the eruption of full-scale war in Israel and Gaza. We are calling for all parties to the conflict to ensure the safety of civilians and medical facilities. In Gaza, hospitals and other health facilities have been damaged. It … Read more

A day in the life of the Gaza War

Israa Ali is an interpreter with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) based in Jabalia, north Gaza. She has been displaced by the bombardments for days and shares her experience taking shelter with her children under the bombardments. Words fail me to describe a day in the life for people in Gaza right now. The morning starts … Read more

Afghanistan earthquakes: “What do we go back to?”

Since Saturday 7 October, Herat Province in western Afghanistan has been hit by three powerful earthquakes as well as innumerable aftershocks of varying strengths. At the Herat Regional Hospital, where Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) runs regular activities in the paediatric department, we donated mass casualty kits and erected a total of 10 tents in the hospital compound to … Read more

Chad: Alarming water crisis in Adré puts refugees’ lives at risk

Access to safe drinking water in the camps at Adré, a border town in eastern Chad, remains far below acceptable standards, posing a grave threat to the health and wellbeing of around 200,000 Sudanese refugees. According to UNHCR estimates, average water availability across all camps in eastern Chad is less than six litres per person … Read more

Sudan: MSF suspends surgery in Khartoum hospital as supplies remain blocked

KHARTOUM/BRUSSELS: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today announced the suspension of support to life-saving surgical activities at Bashair Teaching Hospital in south Khartoum, including trauma surgery and caesarean sections, after military authorities blocked the transport of surgical materials from Wad Madani to south Khartoum for over a month. “It is devastating to have to stop supporting … Read more

Unconditional humanity needs to be restored in Gaza

Dr Christos Christou is International President of Médecins Sans Frontières. Mass killing of civilians is sickening and must be condemned in all possible terms. Horrific violence has been wreaked over the last 10 days. Thousands of men, women and children have been killed in Israel. Thousands of men, women and children have been killed in Palestine. The situation today … Read more

MSF calls on the Israeli authorities to show humanity

GAZA – As the ultimatum given to the population expires, MSF calls on the Israeli authorities to show humanity. Despite Israeli announcements suggesting that there are safe areas for the population trapped in the Gaza Strip, they are in fact exposed to bombardment throughout all the territory, including in the south, where tens of thousands of … Read more

Indiscriminate violence and the collective punishment of Gaza must cease

GAZA, BARCELONA, BRUSSELS, PARIS — Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is horrified by the brutal mass killing of civilians perpetrated by Hamas, and by the massive attacks on Gaza, Palestine, now being pursued by Israel. MSF calls for an immediate cessation to the indiscriminate bloodshed, and the establishment of safe spaces and safe passage for people to reach them as … Read more

Afghanistan: MSF is responding to Herat earthquake

Western Afghanistan has experienced three 6.3-magnitude earthquakes and many aftershocks in less than two weeks in October. Together, the quakes and aftershocks have killed more than 2,000 people. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is supporting Herat Regional Hospital, which has received hundreds of injured patients since the first quake.  How MSF supports Herat Regional … Read more

MSF Scientific Days – Asia 2023: Fostering importance of research and cultivating innovation in humanitarian healthcare

9 October 2023, Dhaka – Foregrounding contemporary research and innovation in humanitarian healthcare efforts, over 50 researchers, academics and public health experts gathered at the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) Scientific Days – Asia 2023 conference. Organized in partnership with the Department of Public Health and Informatics (DPHI), Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in Dhaka, … Read more