Haiti: Health system and civilians trapped in escalating violence

As Haiti’s capital sinks deeper into a crisis marked by violent clashes between armed groups and police forces, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reports a rise in the number of civilian casualties arriving at its facilities and highlights the impact of this violence on the availability of healthcare in the capital. In a context … Read more

MSF forced to suspend activities amid intensified Israeli offensive in Gaza City

The relentless Israeli offensive in Gaza City has forced Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to suspend its vital medical activities in the area due to the rapidly deteriorating security situation, including continued airstrikes and advancing tanks less than one kilometre from our healthcare facilities. The escalating attacks from Israeli forces have created an unacceptable level of … Read more

Uzbekistan: MSF Successfully Concludes Nukus TB Project

Nukus/ Amsterdam, 22 September 2025 – Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan (MoH) and the Ministry of Health of Karakalpakstan today marked the successful conclusion of their long-running collaboration on the Karakalpakstan Tuberculosis Programme. The closing ceremony, attended by MSF staff, national health authorities and representatives of expert community, celebrated almost … Read more

Pakistan: A clinic’s vital role in the conflict-torn Tirah valley

In a Pakistan valley marked by conflict, one clinic offers critical support to thousands returning to damaged homes After more than a decade of being displaced from their homes by conflict, people have been returning to Tirah Valley, a mountainous area in the northwest of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, near the Afghan border. Families have … Read more

Yemen: MSF hands over the mother and child hospital in Taiz Houban after a decade of lifesaving care

Taiz Houban, Yemen- Since 2015, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has operated the mother and child hospital in Al-Houban, Taiz governorate — one of the few facilities providing free, high-quality healthcare in a region deeply affected by more than a decade-long conflict. At the end of July 2025, after 10 years of service, MSF officially … Read more

Battling the ghost of torture in Syria

In Syria’s prisons and security branches, the darkness of the unknown overpowered the darkness of detention cells. During nearly 14 years of war, arbitrary arrests grew more common, with many people held in custody without trial or investigation. Many survivors suffer from physical injuries, psychological trauma, and chronic health conditions due to these years of … Read more

South Sudan: In a shift towards sustainable healthcare in Unity State, MSF moves medical services to state-owned hospital after 10 years of care

Upon entering through the UN compound gate in the Bentiu internally displaced persons camp in Unity State, a red structure comes into view. Next to it stands a pole with a white MSF flag and, on either side, concrete bags filled with sand. Behind this simple façade lies a hospital where thousands of babies were … Read more

Kenya: MSF Responds to Mpox outbreak in Mombasa

August 11, 2025, Mombasa– Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is supporting the Mombasa County Department of Health in thetreatment of patients of the Mpox disease at the Utange Field Hospital Isolation Centre in Mombasa. Since July 2024, Kenya has reported 336 Mpox cases in 24 counties, and Mombasa leads with 152 cases. MSF team … Read more

Myanmar: Restoring sustainable access to essential lifelines after the earthquake

Yangon, Myanmar: 6 August 2025– After three months of effort to support the communities affected by the devastating earthquake in central Myanmar, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has concluded the emergency phase of its response in the most affected areas – Mandalay, Sagaing and Southern Shan regions, particularly in Inle Lake. The distribution of relief kits … Read more

Armed conflict and administrative barriers limit health access in Arauca: MSF responds with mobile clinics

Arauca, Colombia- In Colombia’s northeastern department of Arauca, continuous migration from Venezuela, intensified armed conflict between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and dissidents of the Central General State (EMC), and emergency response from floods, have overwhelmed the local capacity since 2022. In 2024, Arauca was the third department in the country with the highest number … Read more