Two more hospitals attacked in the last days, at least ten since May Photo Credit: MSF BUSRA/ALEPPO, SYRIA- Busra hospital, in Dara’a governorate, was destroyed after being hit by 10 barrel bombs on Monday night. It is one of ten medical facilities that have been targeted in the past month. Busra hospital was the only … Read more
On Monday 15 June, at least one person died during a search and rescue operation by the Bourbon Argos, a ship chartered by the international medical organisation Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to carry out search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean sea. People who were rescued reported that another two people … Read more
Aden, June 11th – More than 100 injured, including women and children, were received by MSF in Aden yesterday as a result of heavy shelling on the Al-Basateen residential area in the city. Photo: Benoit Finck/MSF Since March 19th, MSF has received more than 2,500 injured in Yemen; with more than 1,800 of them in … Read more
Millions of people in developing countries could be negatively impacted if India caves to pressure New Delhi/ Geneva, 11 June 2015—The international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) today launched a global campaign urging Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stand strong in the face of intensifying pressure from the United States, … Read more
MSF calls on G7 leaders to take concrete action to fight epidemics Photo credit: Amandine Colin Berlin, June 3, 2015: The global health system remains unprepared for mass disease epidemics warns the international humanitarian aid organisation Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today. MSF urges the leaders of the G7 countries* at this … Read more
On Sunday 31 May, a team from Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) provided emergency psychological support at the port of Augusta to 18 out of 454 migrants who had been rescued at sea trying to cross the Mediterranean from Libya over the weekend. 17 of the passengers brought to Augusta were already dead before … Read more
MSF scales up activities in Irbid due to increasing health needs of Syrian Refugees Irbid, 20 May 2015 An upgrade to provide complicated deliveries including C-sections and improved neonatal care has been implemented at the MSF mother and child project in Irbid, northern Jordan. The upgrade also included a development in the mental health support … Read more
In Yemen, MSF works in several Yemeni governorates. MSF has received more than 1,600 war wounded in Aden, Amran, Hajja and Al-Dhale’. The organisation treats patients according to medical ethics and impartiality. MSF has brought into the country more than 100 tons of humanitarian aid to the facilities it is running and supporting in Yemen. … Read more
Photo credit: Michael Goldfarb Juba, South Sudan, 9 May 2015 – Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is gravely concerned about an imminent attack on the town of Leer in South Sudan, and the potential impact on civilians and medical facilities. The international medical humanitarian organisation has been forced to withdraw its international staff and halt all medical services at Leer hospital due … Read more
Photo: Alessandro Penso Augusta, 9 May, 2015 – The international medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is launching an additional ship to carry out search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea to assist people who are risking their lives trying to reach Europe by boat. The ship is carrying … Read more