On 15 February, in collaboration with the Turkish Medical Association, a team from Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) donated various essential relief items to people affected by the earthquake in the city of Adiyaman in southern Türkiye. The donated items – including hygiene kits, electrical stoves, winter undergarments, nappies and baby food – were … Read more
Following the powerful earthquakes that hit the south of Türkiye and northwest Syria on February 6th, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), already supporting the population of northwest Syria, has mobilized its team along with local partners to respond to the increasing needs in the area. So far, the United Nations has confirmed more than 9,000 wounded … Read more
More than a week after an earthquake destroyed his home and fractured the bones of his leg, two-year-old Widnika sleeps in a bed at MSF’s Tabarre hospital in Port-au-Prince as his mother Widline sits with him. The 7.2 magnitude quake began at 8:29 a.m. local time on 14 August and ended a few minutes later. In those … Read more
Xavier Kernizan is an orthopaedic surgeon who normally works at MSF’s Tabarre hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Since the 14 August earthquake, he has been working with an MSF surgical team in Jérémie, and describes what he’s seen. What did you do the day of the earthquake? I was returning home from MSF’s Tabarre hospital and I felt … Read more
On Saturday, August 14, at 8:30 am local time, the earth trembled in the southern peninsula of Haiti. A 7.2 magnitude earthquake caused severe damage to buildings, houses and main access roads in the three provinces of Grand’Anse, Nippes and Sud. The provisional death toll is estimated at more than 1,300 with more than 5,700 people … Read more
PORT-AU-PRINCE/NEW YORK/PARIS — As the world marks 10 years since a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reflects on our response to the disaster a decade ago and highlights the current deterioration of medical care in the country in a new report. “The catastrophic earthquake killed thousands of people, displaced millions, and destroyed 60 per … Read more
Three months after two earthquakes killed an estimated 8,500 people and injured another 20,000 in Nepal, Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is reducing its operations. The international medical humanitarian organisation will nonetheless continue monitoring for disease outbreaks in several remaining displaced peoples camps, and conducting surgical and post-operative support in hospitals where … Read more
In the first earthquake that hit Nepal on 25 April, people lost their loved ones, their homes and their belongings. Despite the massive destruction, they had no choice but to pick up the pieces and rebuild their lives. But just as they were getting started, the second earthquake hit. Half-reconstructed buildings came crashing down. People … Read more
On Tuesday 2 June, a helicopter delivering humanitarian aid crashed in Sindhupalchowk district, Nepal. MSF regrets to confirm the death of three of its staff members in this crash. The team were delivering much-needed medical and humanitarian assistance in Sindhupalchowk district when the accident occurred. MSF extends its deepest condolences to the families and friends … Read more
Name : Designation : DVL Padma Priya, MSF India’s Press Officer, recently returned from Nepal. Here she recounts the experience of seeing MSF medical teams in action and the challenges of managing emergency communications. On Saturday, 25 April, when the earthquake struck Nepal, I felt tremors in Delhi. I wondered where the epicentre was … Read more