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The triple threat of climate change, conflict, and health emergencies: A deadly mix for the most vulnerable in fragile settings

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Geneva (MSF/ICRC) – Climate change is not a distant threat. It is already dramatically affecting vulnerable people across the globe. In particular, the changing climate is having devastating consequences for people living in conflict situations and those who don’t have access to basic health care. Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF), the International Committee of … Read more

MSF responds to UK’s disastrous proposal on intellectual property in UK-India Free Trade Agreement

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UK IP demands contain provisions that would drastically harm access to affordable, lifesaving generic medicines from India, upon which millions of people around the world rely Negotiations between the United Kingdom (UK) and India on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) were formally launched in January 2022 and are currently accelerating, with high-level meetings between the … Read more

Global TB Report 2022: MSF calls for scale up of shorter and safer DR-TB treatments to help save more lives

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The World Health Organization (WHO) released today the 2022 edition of its Global Tuberculosis (TB) Report, featuring data on the TB response and trends in 215 countries and areas. Among the alarming trends from 2021, there is an increase in the estimated incidence of TB for the first time in two decades, including for the more difficult … Read more

Haiti is on the verge of a health disaster

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Port-au-Prince, 20 October 2022 – People in Haiti are today living in dire conditions and are confronted daily with an appalling health and humanitarian situation, which continues to deteriorate, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warned today. Faced with an explosion of violence and a fuel shortage, people are struggling to access clean water and healthcare. In … Read more

A first person account of devastating floods in Pakistan

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Shahid Abdullah, MSF’s emergency field coordinator in Balochistan describes the situation on the ground in flood-affected areas. People are sitting alongside the main road, and you can see that many of them have already received help. They have, among other things, mosquito nets, hygiene packs and food. On the other hand, those who are away … Read more

Catastrophic malnutrition crisis in northwest Nigeria must be recognized

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Abuja (27 September 2022): As the malnutrition crisis in northwest Nigeria continues at catastrophic levels, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is calling for the humanitarian community to respond to the emergency needs of people in the region, and for northwest Nigeria to be included in the UN’s humanitarian response plan, enabling a broader and more sustained … Read more

Repeated pushbacks at Lithuanian border causing mental and physical suffering to people on the move

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Vilnius, 16th September 2022: Asylum seekers and migrants, including families with young children, are being subjected to repeated pushbacks between the borders of Lithuania and Belarus with little to no access to basic needs or fair asylum procedures. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is appalled by the medical humanitarian impact of Lithuania’s hostile migration policies on … Read more

The Netherlands: MSF ends response for stranded asylum-seekers and calls on Dutch government to guarantee medical care

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The Netherlands: MSF ends response for stranded asylum-seekers and calls on Dutch government to guarantee medical care Response outside main Dutch reception centre for asylum-seekers in Ter Apel ends Shelter and sanitation provision outside the reception centre has improved significantly Decrease in patient numbers and severity of medical conditions MSF calls on Dutch government to … Read more

Discriminatory and cruel migration practices compounding people’s suffering in Lithuania

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Vulnerable migrants and people seeking asylum who are held in prolonged detention in Lithuania are consequently experiencing an alarming deterioration in their mental health. The Lithuanian authorities’ flawed migration practices and legal processes are further discriminating against certain nationalities, and contributing to the continued detention of these people, the international medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without … Read more

MSF medical data and patient testimonies indicate alarming levels of violence at the Hungary-Serbia border

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Testimonies from patients and corroborating medical data from the humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) indicate an alarming and repeated use of violence, allegedly committed by Hungarian authorities, against people crossing the border between Serbia and Hungary. Beatings with belts and batons, kicking, punching, various forms of humiliation, and use of pepper spray, … Read more