Nigeria: MSF raises alarm over escalating malnutrition crisis in the northwest

Abuja, 03 July 2023 – A malnutrition crisis is escalating in northwest Nigeria, prompting international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to reinforce its activities while warning that the current humanitarian response is insufficient to avert a potential catastrophe in the coming months. MSF has opened three new outpatient therapeutic feeding centres, in … Read more

Nigeria: MSF raises alarm over escalating malnutrition crisis in northwest

Abuja, 03 July 2023 – A malnutrition crisis is escalating in northwest Nigeria, prompting international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to reinforce its activities while warning that the current humanitarian response is insufficient to avert a potential catastrophe in the coming months. MSF has opened three new outpatient therapeutic feeding centres, in … Read more

MSF condemns denial of medical access in Jenin during the largest military raid in the West Bank since 2002

Jenin, Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), July 3, 2023 – MSF staff are currently providing emergency healthcare in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, following a large-scale raid by Israeli forces in the city’s refugee camp, the largest in the West Bank since 2002. At least 8 people were reported killed, and 91 others have … Read more

Insecurity and lack of access to healthcare: the forgotten emergency of Ituri

Since early 2023, Djugu territory in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has seen intense intercommunal violence and armed clashes, forcing an estimated 156,000 people to flee their homes. This is the latest surge of violence in a decades-long conflict, which has seen 700,0001 people displaced within Djugu territory and 1.7 million across Ituri … Read more

Sudan: Obstructive bureaucracy and insecurity hampering humanitarian response

Port Sudan – As the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) enters its third month, rampant violence and huge health needs persist across Sudan, particularly in Khartoum and Darfur. Although MSF is running medical projects, its ability to scale up activities is being impeded by extensive and obstructive … Read more

Water and sanitation in northwest Syria: the invisible health threats to displaced people

Jindires, a once-magnificent city located in northwest Syria, near the Turkish border, has been reduced to rubble, bearing the scars of both a relentless war and a recent earthquake. In northwest Syria, nine out of 10 people who were newly displaced by the earthquakes into camps, had been displaced by the war at least once … Read more

Over 600 war-wounded Sudanese arrive in Adré hospital in eastern Chad in the space of just three days

June 16, 2023 – As violence rages in West Darfur, wounded people are coming in waves to Adré hospital in Chad, where they are being treated by MSF and Ministry of Health teams. At least 242 wounded were received on 15 June alone, and 348 on 16 June.   With an additional 50 wounded brought into … Read more

Exceptional number of war surgeries show suffering in Khartoum

Today marks two months since heavy fighting broke out in Khartoum and rapidly spread to other areas of Sudan. MSF’s surgical team working in Bashair Teaching Hospital in Khartoum sees the suffering caused by this conflict every day. In five weeks, the team has received over 1,150 patients in the emergency room, 906 of whom … Read more

License for violence: unrestrained settlers bring unprecedented hardships for Palestinians

As Israeli settlements grow throughout the West Bank, incidents involving settlers are at an all-time high. With Israeli forces failing to prevent violence and sometimes enabling it, Palestinians are more exposed to brutality than ever. In areas of heavy settler presence, stories of altercations are ubiquitous, with every family knowing at least one person harassed, … Read more

Calling to care, one patient at a time: MSF is creating a support ecosystem to manage diabetes in burden heavy India

Ravi* (43) never realized his unhealthy diet’s detrimental effects on his health until his sugar levels spiraled out of control. He is a hardworking daily wage laborer in New Delhi. His fondness for junk food is fueled by its easy accessibility in his daily lifestyle. The diagnosis of his condition was overwhelming, leaving him unsure … Read more