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The Netherlands: MSF ends response for stranded asylum-seekers and calls on Dutch government to guarantee medical care

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The Netherlands: MSF ends response for stranded asylum-seekers and calls on Dutch government to guarantee medical care Response outside main Dutch reception centre for asylum-seekers in Ter Apel ends Shelter and sanitation provision outside the reception centre has improved significantly Decrease in patient numbers and severity of medical conditions MSF calls on Dutch government to … Read more

Pakistan Flood Update: Five things you need to know

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Pakistan is suffering widespread destruction caused by flooding during monsoon rains, with over 70 per cent of the country inundated, over 1,000 people dead, over 1,500 injured and at least 33 million people affected. While monsoon rains have plagued Pakistan for months, they have become yet more intense in recent weeks, causing widespread damage in … Read more

Discriminatory and cruel migration practices compounding people’s suffering in Lithuania

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Vulnerable migrants and people seeking asylum who are held in prolonged detention in Lithuania are consequently experiencing an alarming deterioration in their mental health. The Lithuanian authorities’ flawed migration practices and legal processes are further discriminating against certain nationalities, and contributing to the continued detention of these people, the international medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without … Read more

5 years on: 5 Rohingya people talk about their past, present and future

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Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) spoke with five Rohingya people living in refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, to understand how they see their lives five years since being forcibly displaced from Myanmar. Representing the ages five, 15, 25, 45 and 65, together they span three generations of Rohingya living in the camps. They … Read more

MSF is disappointed with the inadequate outcome after nearly two years of discussions at the WTO

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Today, more than 20 months since India and South Africa first proposed a landmark intellectual property (IP) Waiver for COVID-19 medical tools at the World Trade Organization (WTO), governments have reached a decision at the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva this week (12-15 June). The decision text contains a set of clarifications of the … Read more

New WHO treatment guidelines offer hope for people co-infected with HIV and visceral leishmaniasis

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NEW DELHI  – Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released its new guidelines for the treatment of people co-infected with visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and  HIV.  The new guidelines are based on results of one study conducted in India by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and partners, and another in Ethiopia by the Drugs for Neglected … Read more

MSF denounces the inhumane treatment of migrants turned back from Algeria and Libya

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From January to May 2022, MSF recorded 14,196 migrants expelled from Algeria, including 6,749 non-Nigeriens. Some 139 of these migrants were women, and 30 were minors. Approximately two thousand migrants are expelled from Algeria and Libya every month on average, including people with severe injuries, rape victims, and people suffering from serious trauma. Upon expulsion, … Read more

Gaza: Some wounds never heal

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From 10 to 21 May 2021, Israeli airstrikes and shelling on the Gaza Strip killed 256 people, including 66 children. Around 2,000 Palestinians were injured during the bombing, including over 600 children, some of whom sustained injuries resulting in long-term disabilities such as loss of limbs or eyesight. In Israel, there were 13 deaths and 700 injuries as a result … Read more

Violence and displacement in Ippy mirror people’s daily reality in CAR

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In early 2022, the area of Ippy, in the centre of the Central African Republic (CAR), experienced renewed clashes between rebel groups and government troops supported by allied forces. Fleeing violence, thousands of people from rural villages rushed to Ippy town and the sites for internally displaced people (IDP) that popped up there in recent months … Read more