Today as the world is focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, the world’s second-worst Ebola outbreak, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is finally nearing its end. Over the past months, the number of Ebola cases has finally dwindled. Having lasted over 18 months and resulting in the deaths of over 2,250 people, we are now in a countdown to … Read more
Op-ed by Jonathan Whittall, Head of humanitarian analysis How are you supposed to wash your hands regularly if you have no running water or soap? How can you implement ‘social distancing’ if you live in a slum or a refugee camp? How are you supposed to stop crossing borders if you are fleeing from war? … Read more
Open Letter by Dr Christos Christou, International President, Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières The following is a letter by MSF International President Dr Christos Christou addressed to all MSF staff and supporters. Dear colleagues, and friends and supporters of MSF As a medical humanitarian organisation with projects and teams around the world, we … Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has already spread to more than 100 countries around the world. These include countries whose health systems are fragile and where MSF teams have a long-standing presence, as well as regions such as Europe, where the capacities are more robust but where the epidemic is particularly virulent. Travel restrictions generated by the outbreak also … Read more
Open letter by Dr Christos Christou, International President, Médecins Sans Frontières Dear European leaders I have just come back from the Greek islands, and I was shocked by what I saw and by the accounts I heard from my colleagues on the ground. They told me about a 12-year-old boy who came to our clinic … Read more
BRUSSELS – The conflict in northwestern Syria continues to cause fear, displacement and acute medical needs among people. Shelling on Thursday 24 October on the village of Janoudia in Idlib province, northwestern Syria, resulted in an influx of 17 casualties being rushed to a nearby hospital that MSF supports in a co-management partnership. Three of … Read more
Ahead of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US to discuss a ‘trade-package’ with the US President Donald Trump, Médecins Sans Frontières/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF) urges the Indian government to not make any commitments regarding intellectual property, as it will impact millions of people who rely on affordable generic medicines produced in … Read more
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) welcomes Dr Christos Christou as our new International President. Dr Christou was elected President during MSF’s International General Assembly in June 2019, and is starting his tenure in September. Born in Trikala, a small town in central Greece, Dr Christou graduated from Aristotle University’s medical school in Thessaloniki, Greece, … Read more
Op-ed by Dr Joanne Liu, International President On 25 July, tragedy once again hit the Mediterranean. An estimated 150 people drowned whilst fleeing Libya. It brings this year’s toll in the Central Mediterranean Sea to at least 576 people. This entirely avoidable loss of life highlights the desperate lack of search and rescue capacity, and … Read more
United Nations Member States Briefing on the Ebola outbreak and Response in West Africa Geneva, 16 September 2014 Remarks by Dr. Joanne Liu International President Médecins Sans Frontières Ms. Under Secretary General, Mr. Special Coordinator, Mr. Assistant Director General, Distinguished Delegates, ladies and gentlemen. Two weeks ago, I made an urgent appeal to … Read more