“My name is Asmaa Hussein Al-Taishi, Executive Director of the Sudanese Family Planning Association (SFPA) in El Geneina, West Darfur. Reproductive health services for women in El Geneina are very limited and not easily accessible. As a local association, we provide a range of essential services in West Darfur, including sexual and reproductive healthcare, protection … Read more
“If I hadn’t known about this disease, it would have worsened. Then who knows whether treatment would have been possible?” says Muhammad Rahim, his voice low as he sits outside the consultation room at the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) tuberculosis (TB) clinic in the Rural Health Centre of Baldia. Nearby, his six-year-old son Mustafa swings … Read more
Farzana’s Journey Farzana, 30, from Faryab province, northern Afghanistan, arrived at the MSF-supported Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Abo Ali Sina Hospital in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh province, with her four-month-old son, Umar. Their journey had been long, filled with uncertainty, and marked by desperate attempts to find the right medical help. My son was sick, and … Read more
Patna, Bihar – December 1, 2025: This World AIDS Day, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) India, in collaboration with Bihar State AIDS Control Society (BSACS) and Guru Gobind Singh Hospital (GGSH), unveiled a wall mural at Garima Ki Kiran Clinic, the advanced HIV centre within GGSH. The mural carries a message to dispel myths … Read more
My name is Rakesh*, and my journey with HIV began in early 2004. It started with small signs—loose motions, itching on my skin—but soon, my right leg began to tremble uncontrollably. It felt like the earth beneath me was shaking. I was scared and confused. When I went to AIIMS in Delhi for tests, the … Read more
At Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), we believe that understanding our patients goes far beyond their medical symptoms. That’s why we introduced the Social Vulnerability Assessment (SVA) in our Advanced HIV project in Patna, Bihar, in April 2023, a powerful tool that helps us see the whole picture of a patient’s life, challenges and … Read more
After eight years of work supporting the rehabilitation of the health care system in Mosul, Iraq, MSF is concluding its project in Al-Ubor Neighbourhood. In October 2025, Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) handed over operation of the Al-Ubor Health Center in Mosul, Iraq, to Iraqi Red Crescent Society. This handover marks the amazing growth … Read more
Faced with the urgent needs of people who have been displaced by the latest escalation in fighting in Fizi territory, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as well as the departure of several humanitarian organisations after cuts to international humanitarian funding and health services, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has started two joint emergency responses … Read more
Khaled* sits in the corner of the waiting room, with his UNHCR registration card in one hand, and a little plastic bag full of empty medication packets in the other. This is his third visit to the clinic in Daraw, receiving treatment for his chronic illness. Khaled is one of the 1.5 million Sudanese living … Read more
One month after RSF takeover of El Fasher, displaced people survive in precarious conditions while others remain blocked or unaccounted for MSF patients in Tawila describe mass killings, torture, and kidnappings for ransom in El Fasher and along escape routes. Their stories confirm fears for those still missing. MSF continues to expand its capacities in … Read more