Sri Lanka: MSF response to Cyclone Ditwah

December 8, 2025– An MSF emergency team is in Sri Lanka now actively assessing needs following the widespread flooding and landslides caused by Cyclone Ditwah. The Government of Sri Lanka has declared a nationwide state of emergency, confirming that all districts in the country have been severely affected. In Colombo, MSF is working together with … Read more

Cyclone Mocha: aid efforts severely hampered by new restrictions

About 85 per cent of my camp is in ruins after Cyclone Mocha wreaked havoc here. All hut-like houses are destroyed. People who live in houses like these are in dire need of emergency aid since they have no place to stay. Daw Nu MSF Community Health Worker in Sittwe Daw Saw Nu’s house was … Read more

Madagascar: Struggling To Survive A Triple Crisis

In Madagascar, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are witnessing an alarming rate of malnutrition in southeastern districts where families are dealing with a triple crisis of food insecurity, malaria, and extreme weather events. Between January and April over 1,200 children under five years old suffering from severe acute malnutrition were admitted to MSF-supported treatment centres. … Read more

MSF is responding to immediate medical needs in Malawi after cyclone Freddy hits southern region

14 March 2023 – Cyclone Freddy hit the southern region of Malawi on 12 March 2023 with heavy rains and strong winds causing damage to infrastructure such as roads, buildings and electricity lines. The districts of Blantyre, Chikwawa, Chiradzulu, Mulanje, Mwanza, Neno, Nsanje, Thyolo, Phalombe, Zomba are the areas most affected by the devastation and … Read more