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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is deeply alarmed by the decision of some countries to suspend their funding to UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, which is a lifeline for millions of Palestinians in Gaza Strip, the West Bank and the region. In the Gaza strip, the humanitarian crisis has reached … Read more
In response to a deadly hepatitis E outbreak in South Sudan, MSF has launched a vaccination campaign in collaboration with the Ministry of Health to provide protection to women and girls of reproductive age, who are at greatest risk of death from the disease. Fatality can be as high as 40 per cent among pregnant … Read more
Niamat Ulla, 39, is originally from Chaman, a mountainous area in Balochistan bordering Afghanistan. Eight years ago, after violence broke out in his hometown, he was forced to leave and move to Quetta together with his wife, three sons, and seven daughters. A few years ago, a small pimple appeared on my lips. I wasn’t … Read more
Muhammad Usman, 27, is from Lahore, a city that does not normally have high rates of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). However, after travelling to Multan in July 2023, where leishmaniasis (CL) is more common, nodules started appearing on his face. Usman sought medical attention at a government hospital in Lahore, where a biopsy was conducted for … Read more
Today, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)/Doctors Without Borders launched a short animation film, “Lost at Sea“, that illustrates the harsh reality Rohingya endure as they try to seek safety—and their resilience. The film “Lost at Sea” is based on the experience of Muhib, a Rohingya man who fled Myanmar and made this dangerous journey across the … Read more
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is concerned by an increase in the number of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) cases registered at its facilities across Pakistan. Balochistan and Kyber Pakhtunkhwa are the worst affected provinces, but this treatable neglected tropical disease, that is endemic in Pakistan, is also found in Sindh, Kashmir, and central and southern … Read more
Amid ongoing heavy fighting and bombing in Khan Younis, South Gaza, Palestine/OPT, vital medical services have collapsed at Nasser hospital, currently the largest functioning health facility in the enclave. Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) deplores a situation in which people have been left with no options to go for treatment in case of a … Read more
Ricardo Martinez is a logistics coordinator with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) who is just back from four weeks in Gaza. We know that the humanitarian situation in Gaza is horrific. What did you witness personally? “First of all, an immediate and sustained ceasefire is needed in Gaza. But I also insist on raising … Read more
After an explosion yesterday in a marketplace in Kostiantynivka, in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been responding to urgent medical needs of people injured in the attack. At Kostiantynivka Hospital, where MSF supports the Ministry of Health emergency department, 34 patients were admitted. Fifteen of these patients were classified as … Read more
