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Since May 2023, Manipur State has been embroiled in violent clashes, resulting in a humanitarian crisis that has left thousands homeless and in dire need of assistance. In response, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has intensified its efforts to support the medical and humanitarian needs of the displaced population. Our primary focus is to improve healthcare … Read more
Over 20 leading experts and practitioners in the field of tuberculosis (TB) research and healthcare presented their research at the 3rd edition of Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) South Asia TB Day in Kathmandu, Nepal. Organized in collaboration with Nepal’s National Tuberculosis Control Centre (NTCC), this crucial scientific conference convened over 80 … Read more
Geneva/New Delhi, 15 February 2024 — In a welcome move today, the Indian Commerce Ministry confirmed its rejection of Switzerland’s demand for data exclusivity for medicines in the India-EFTA trade deal, and emphasised the importance of protecting the country’s generic drug production and supply. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Public Eye, and Delhi Network … Read more
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) strongly condemns the decision by Israeli Forces to issue an evacuation order to thousands of displaced people sheltering inside Nasser hospital, in Khan Yunis, the largest medical facility in southern Gaza. On 13 February, an Israeli military bulldozer destroyed the north gate of the hospital grounds and ordered displaced … Read more
When people think of Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF), images of medical teams providing life-saving care often come to mind. However, MSF’s impact extends well beyond medical aid, with significant efforts in areas that are not just medical. One of these unexpected yet essential areas is wastewater management, specifically dealing with fecal … Read more
The long line is visible from afar, hundreds of people of all ages, most of them holding distinctive yellow or blue 40-litre jerrycans. Some live in tents close to the water truck that attracted the crowd to this spot in Rafah, a town in the south of the Gaza Strip. Others live in shelters up … Read more
A rapid nutrition and mortality assessment carried out by the medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reveals that a catastrophic situation has unfolded in Zamzam camp, North Darfur, since the conflict in Sudan began in April 2023. All emergency thresholds for malnutrition have been reached and MSF is calling for an immediate, coordinated and … Read more
Marie-Aure Perreaut Revial has recently returned from Gaza, where she worked as the emergency coordinator for MSF. Here she bears witness to the experiences of the MSF staff and patients she met during her time there. Daily, dozens of patients are rushed into the Emergency Department of Al Aqsa Shohada Hospital, in Gaza’s Middle Area. … Read more
Last November, Al-Shifa hospital, located in Gaza City, Palestine was brought to a standstill after the Israeli army massively bombed the area around the facility. The hospital was hit several times, then surrounded before being evacuated. The largest hospital in the Gaza Strip was gradually transformed into a camp for displaced people, and now houses … Read more
After sixteen years, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is handing over its emergency room (ER) services at the district Headquarters (DHQ) hospital to the medical authorities in Chaman, a town 130 kilometers north of Quetta, on the border between Balochistan and Afghanistan. The ER was initially established in 2007 to ensure emergency care for … Read more