MSF prepares to respond to hurricane Melissa

Paris, France: On Tuesday 28 October 2025, a devastating hurricane, Melissa, struck Jamaica causing flooding and widespread destruction. The hurricane then swept across Cuba on Wednesday 29 October and is now affecting Haiti and other countries in the region. We express our deep regret at the tragic loss of life and destruction caused by Hurricane … Read more

Greece: Conclusion of MSF Activities in the Dodecanese

After 15 months of providing medical and humanitarian assistance, in support of local actors, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) will conclude its medical operations in the Dodecanese islands by 31 October 2025. Since August 2024, MSF teams have provided essential primary healthcare and mental health support to migrants, refugees, asylum seekers – including families, survivors of violence, … Read more

Kashmir: Promoting mental health awareness and breaking stigma in the community

Doctors Without Borders India/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been actively conducting a series of mental health awareness sessions across Srinagar, Kashmir, aiming to promote understanding, break stigma, and provide practical tools for mental well-being. Mental health awarness session at Government Women’s College, Nawa Kadal At Government Women’s College, Nawa Kadal, Clinical Psychologist Farhana Yaseen led … Read more

Sudan: MSF appeals for civilians to be spared in El Fasher

MSF appeals for civilians’ lives to be spared in El Fasher, Sudan’s North Darfur capital, and for them to be allowed to flee to safer areas. Given the ethnic-based violence spiking across Darfur for over two years and the large-scale massacres committed in Zamzam when the camp was taken last April by the RSF and … Read more

World Mental Health Day 2025: Breaking Silence

We understand that survival is about more than just treating physical injuries. For people who have endured the hardships of humanitarian crises, the psychological wounds often remain long after the visible scars have healed. Since 2001, MSF has been providing free, high-quality counseling services to people in Kashmir, India. In addition to providing care, MSF … Read more

Mexico: Tapachula is a dead-end border and the epicenter of the migration crisis

Following the tightening of US immigration policy, Tapachula—a city on Mexico’s southern border with Guatemala—is now hosting thousands of stranded migrants and asylum seekers in increasingly precarious conditions. The migrants are unable to continue traveling north and desperate due to the complex bureaucratic procedures required to legalize their status. Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without … Read more

“We heard loud explosions”: MSF medics respond after attack on Kherson, Ukraine

Following a Russian military attack on Kherson city on 24 October, MSF doctors received seven patients with blast and shrapnel injuries at the hospital we support in the city. The strikes reportedly killed two people and injured at least 28. We heard loud explosions, the hospital windows were shaking — it was clear a powerful … Read more

Palestine: Dire living conditions in Gaza continue to impact people’s health despite ceasefire

Diseases directly linked to poor living conditions account for 70 per cent of all of MSF’s outpatient consultations in our healthcare centres in southern Gaza in 2025. Jerusalem – More than one million people are still being forced to survive on a tiny patch of land, and in dangerous living conditions, in southern Gaza, Palestine. … Read more

Pakistan: MSF concludes its flood response in Punjab after two weeks

When the floodwater filled our area, I was inside the house with my children. We waited, hoping the water level would go down, but it rose under our beds. I managed to escape with my children, and we left the village by boat. We have been staying with my sister for three weeks. Naseem Bibi … Read more

Palestine: MSF has resumed its activities in Gaza City

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) was forced to leave Gaza City on 24 September 2025 amid the intensified Israeli offensive. Following the start of the ceasefire on 10 October, more than 402,488* displacement movements were recorded from south to north, according to the Population Movement Monitoring Flash Update. After careful monitoring and assessment, MSF has partially … Read more