Lipi Upadhyay 
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mpox cases have been on the rise for more than two years. However, the situation has worsened in recent months, with a surge in the number of people affected, a mutation leading to human-to-human transmission of the virus, and the notification of suspected cases in sites for displaced … Read more
Kiambu ranks fifth out of the 47 counties in Kenya, with high numbers of people who use drugs (PWUD). PWUD form part of key populations, who have four times more HIV prevalence in Kenya compared to the general population. In Kenya, Hepatitis prevalence among people who use drugs is 22%. For 5 years, MSF has … Read more
In Bauchi state, like other states in northern Nigeria, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are witnessing an unprecedent surge in malnutrition cases and are rapidly scaling up our medical response. As well as increasing bed capacity at the inpatient therapeutic feeding centre (ITFC) in Ganjuwa LGA, we are launching a community-integrated program to identify and … Read more
Escalating numbers of Rohingya people with violence-related injuries have crossed the border into Bangladesh over the past week, says international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF), indicating the worsening humanitarian crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. In the four days leading up to 7 August, MSF teams in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, treated 39 people … Read more
Many women and children in Baidoa, Somalia, have to undertake journeys of hundreds of miles to reach medical facilities. To make matters worse, insecurity and violence often lead to delays that exacerbate health conditions and tragically, sometimes even lead to death. “Seven months ago, my wife gave birth to twin boys. She experienced excessive bleeding … Read more
Hebron, Occupied Palestinian Territories, 6 August 2024 – Physical injuries, mental trauma and restricted access to medical care are an everyday reality for many Palestinians living in and around the West Bank city of Hebron, warns international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières /Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in a new report published today. In “Occupied lives: … Read more
MSF has been running an emergency response in Eastern Chad for a year to address the medical and humanitarian needs of refugees who fled Sudan after the outbreak of war. Since the conflict began in April 2023 till June this year, over 600,000 Sudanese refugees have arrived in Chad as per the UN data. As … Read more
Jerusalem, 29 July – In Khan Younis, southern Gaza, fighting is approaching ever closer to Nasser hospital, putting it under threat and jeopardising people’s access to medical care. This comes as Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams at Nasser and Al-Aqsa hospitals have responded to 10 mass influxes of badly injured people in July alone, following … Read more
“I felt as if I was on the brink of death. I had no idea what was happening to me,” recalls Muhammad Ahsan, sitting anxiously outside the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hepatitis C facility in Machar Colony, Karachi, in Pakistan, awaiting his third post-treatment test. “I was so weak, and I couldn’t even move. My family was worried: … Read more
Relentless bombings and airstrikes by Israeli forces continue to kill hundreds of people across Gaza, Palestine, while medical staff in hospitals are stretched to their limits trying to provide care to the critically injured. In July alone, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams have responded to multiple mass casualty incidents at Al-Nasser hospital, in southern Gaza. Dr … Read more