A recent assessment by MSF in the refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, shows that five years since the acute emergency phase of the response to support Rohingya refugees in 2017, the water and sanitarian situation in the camps is concerning. The 2022 water and sanitation community feedback study, concluded in June, assessed water, sanitation … Read more
Monsoon rains have plagued Pakistan for months and have become yet more intense in recent weeks, causing widespread damage in much of the country, increased by global warming and the melting of glaciers. Millions of people have lost their homes and are being forced to sleep in makeshift shelters, while many health structures are damaged … Read more
Pakistan is suffering widespread destruction caused by flooding during monsoon rains, with over 70 per cent of the country inundated, over 1,000 people dead, over 1,500 injured and at least 33 million people affected. While monsoon rains have plagued Pakistan for months, they have become yet more intense in recent weeks, causing widespread damage in … Read more
Sakhar was asleep when a bomb hit his family home in Gaza City, and even then, he knew exactly what was happening. That was before he lost consciousness, before being transported to the hospital, before coming to and realizing that once again, he and his family had survived. Sitting in an MSF Gaza clinic on … Read more
Haitian migrants risking their lives to flee conflict face still more dangers on the journey through Latin America Haitians seeking asylum in the United States continue to be at risk of being expelled and sent back to a country in crisis, where the capital, Port-au-Prince, has become a battleground between armed groups, causing thousands of … Read more
Three years ago, Salomón discovered he was seriously ill with kidney disease. This happened after he was bitten by a snake in a sugarcane field during the zafra – as the sugarcane harvest period is commonly known – in the municipality of La Gomera, Escuintla, where agricultural production occupies most of the territory. At 54 … Read more
In 2012, when violence erupted between Rohingya and Rakhine communities, Zaw Rina’s home in Pauktaw town was burned down. She was forced to flee with her family to a camp in Ah Nauk Ywe on a difficult-to-reach island in the remote western part of the state. The impermanence of the fragile bamboo structure she lives … Read more
In October 2016, the military offensive to retake the city from the Islamic State group (ISg) began. The battle was officially declared “over” five years ago, on 10 July 2017. For the people of Mosul, life has slowly resumed, but rebuilding the city is still taking time, and the healthcare system is no exception to … Read more
Following the earthquake that struck Khost and Paktika provinces in Afghanistan on the night of 21-22 June, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) sent teams made up of medical and logistical staff to the worst-affected areas. Hundreds of people are thought to have been killed, over a thousand wounded, and many homes have been destroyed and damaged. In Bermal, … Read more
Sami Al-Subaihi is MSF’s emergency project coordinator in South Sudan. He shares his urgent concerns for more than 20,000 people who fled violent clashes and are now living in displacement camps. The lack of food and proper shelter, dismal water and sanitation conditions and impending rainy season, all spell disaster for the coming months. I hear from … Read more