Project updates

Swaziland: MSF rolls out innovative medical approach to prevent mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission

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Stopping the spread of HIV/AIDS from mothers to their children is an essential step in curbing the epidemic of the disease in Swaziland. Beginning in February 2013, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been rolling out an innovative approach, commonly referred to as PMTCT B+ (prevention of mother-to-child transmission, option B+), in southern Swaziland’s … Read more

MSF Denounces the Targeting of Civilians in a New Wave of Violence in CAR

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The medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) denounces the targeting of civilian populations in a new wave of violence that erupted recently in Bouca, roughly 180 miles north of Bangui, the capital of Central African Republic (CAR). In the immediate aftermath, MSF treated more than two dozen people who had been injured … Read more

South Sudan: “The clock is ticking for 80,000 people”

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Caroline Scholtes, a Belgian nurse, just returned from a three-month assignment in South Sudan’s Jonglei State, an area that has suffered many outbreaks of violence in recent months. Since these clashes, some 80,000 people have gone missing in the state. In hiding, they are cut off from all humanitarian aid.   What is the situation … Read more

MSF surgeon killed in Syria

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Barcelona, 5 September 2013 – A Syrian surgeon working for the international medical organisation Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Dr Muhammad Abyad, has been killed in northern Syria. His body was found on 3 September in Aleppo province. He was 28 years old. MSF would like to express its sincere condolences to the family … Read more

Afghanistan: “Humanitarian Needs Will Only Grow”

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Is the security situation deteriorating in Afghanistan? Afghanistan is a country still very much at war. Right now, it is the middle of the annual spring offensive, known as the “fighting season.” The wave of attacks in Kabul in June and July reflect this, but people continue to be affected by conflict throughout the year … Read more

Democratic Republic of Congo: MSF completes sleeping sickness screening for 16,000 people

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The international medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has just completed a five month project to combat sleeping sickness in the Democratic Republic of Congo, during which more than 16,000 people were screened for the disease. The results show a low prevalence of the disease in the Bili area, in northern Orientale … Read more

India: MSF receives Nagaland governor’s medal for Mon project

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Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) was awarded the Nagaland governor’s Gold medal during the Independence Day ceremony on August 15, 2013 in recognition of the “distinguished services” rendered by MSF in Mon District Hospital. We have been supporting the hospital since 2010. “Following the contributions of Médecins Sans Frontières, the Mon district hospital will … Read more

Syria Crisis: MSF provides healthcare to Syrians crossing into Iraqi Kurdistan

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Syrian refugees are crossing the border into Iraqi Kurdistan in huge numbers, with more than 42,300 passing through the Peshkabour border crossing since it reopened a week ago on 15th August. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams have set up health posts on both sides of the border, providing medical consultations and distributing water to … Read more

DRC: MSF begins extraordinary rabies intervention

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In an extraordinary move, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has started a rabies intervention in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo after an alarming number of people were bitten by rabid dogs. With ten deaths reported already, the emergency intervention aims to prevent any further fatalities from this neglected disease. Vaccinating against … Read more

Egypt: Supporting hospitals and anticipating needs

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Since the escalation of political violence in Egypt in late June, Doctors Without Borders / Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)’s team in Cairo has been in close and regular contact with the main public and private healthcare facilities throughout Cairo and other affected areas of the country. The team has provided medical supplies and equipment to health facilities … Read more