Over 100 organizations call for an end to Israel’s weaponization of aid 14 August 2025– Despite claims by Israeli authorities that there is no limit on humanitarian aid entering Gaza, most major international NGOs have been unable to deliver a single truck of lifesaving supplies since 2 March. Instead of clearing the growing backlog of … Read more
Over the last 22 months, Israel’s all out war on Gaza, Palestine, has left the Strip’s healthcare system in tatters. Health facilities and medics have been continuously targeted, leaving 50 per cent of all hospitals out of service, and those that remain open are only partially functional. Meanwhile, the near total siege placed on Gaza … Read more
AL-UBOR, MOSUL – In a corner of west Mosul in Iraq, an area often overlooked by public services, Al-Ubor health center stands as a vital sanctuary for families seeking access to essential healthcare. Since its opening in July 2023, the center has been a lifeline for many in Al-Ubor, where approximately 30,000 people that face … Read more
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) launched a two-month emergency intervention in Katana and Kalehe in May after prolonged conflict had brought the health system to the brink of collapse. Free, life-saving care was provided to more than 2,480 people and the donation of significant quantities of medical supplies meant that health facilities in these … Read more
Moïssala, Chad– In Moïssala, in the Mandoul region in the south of the country, the Chadian health authorities and Médecins Sans Frontières teams are conducting an innovative malaria prevention campaign this year. The R21/Matrix-M™ malaria vaccine has now been added to the seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) programme that is conducted each year. The aim is … Read more
MSF calls on governments in the region to shift away from harsh deterrence tactics and towards humane migration and protection policy. Mexico City, 12 August 2025—In its first six months in office, the current US Administration has implemented the most restrictive and dehumanizing migration policy seen in years, abandoning hundreds of thousands of people hoping … Read more
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
Hakima Masud has been working for Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) for the past four years as part of the Mombasa project, where the organization cares for adolescents and young people, focusing on the needs of young key populations including gender and sexual minorities in order to improve access to safe, non-discriminatory and stigma-free … Read more
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
When Aisha* began haemorrhaging, experiencing heavy, potentially life-threatening bleeding, just ten days after giving birth to twins at home in Diinsoor district, her family feared the worst. The hospital where she had safely delivered her previous children was no longer operational. With limited healthcare available in their community, her husband urgently borrowed money and drove … Read more