South Sudan: MSF Evacuates Staff from Lankien Healthcare Facility Following Airstrikes

Juba/Lankien, South Sudan, 31 December – Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has undertaken the evacuation of key staff members from its healthcare facility in Lankien town, Nyirol County, Jonglei State, South Sudan, in response to a deteriorating and volatile security situation in the area. Despite the evacuation of the essential personnel, the facility remains operational and … Read more

South Sudan: Gaps in Healthcare Threaten Lives as Violence Escalates

JUBA – 9 December 2025 – People in South Sudan are facing a deteriorating humanitarian situation while at the same time international interest and support continue to decline, says a new report titled Left Behind in Crisis: Escalating Violence and Healthcare Collapse in South Sudan by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Drawing on routine medical data … Read more

South Sudan: MSF Healthcare Facility Hit during an Airstrike

MSF healthcare facility was hit during an airstrike on Wednesday 3 December, in the morning hours, in the town of Pieri, Jonglei State, South Sudan. After the facility was hit, and the gunship helicopter left, MSF teams found bullets that hit the infrastructure within the facility. After Pieri, MSF teams witnessed additional airstrikes in Lankien, … Read more

South Sudan: In a shift towards sustainable healthcare in Unity State, MSF moves medical services to state-owned hospital after 10 years of care

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

South Sudan: “If we had a closer hospital, maybe my children would be alive today”

Ulang County, South Sudan- People in remote areas of Upper Nile State in South Sudan are suffering from a lack of access to health care, since attacks on medical boats and armed looting in medical facilities since the beginning of the year have forced Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to close its hospital and end its … Read more

South Sudan: MSF permanently closes hospital and ends support to 13 health facilities in Ulang County following violent looting

Juba, June 10, 2025—Due to safety and security concerns, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has made the decision to permanently close its hospital in Ulang, Upper Nile State, as well as withdraw its support to 13 primary health facilities in the county. MSF suspended all its medical services on 14 April 2025 after armed individuals forced … Read more

South Sudan: Attacks on healthcare have deep consequences

Ulang, South Sudan- Every attack on healthcare is unacceptable and has consequences. When two MSF boats were fired on as they crossed a river in South Sudan in January this year, we had to make a difficult decision to suspend our outreach activities due to safety concerns. Just three months later, MSF’s hospital in Ulang … Read more

South Sudan: how to reach more children in humanitarian settings with lifesaving vaccination

During this World Immunisation Week, MSF shares recommendations for how Gavi – which is developing its new five-year strategy amidst looming funding cuts – can strengthen collaboration between governments and humanitarian organisations to ensure that more children up until the age of at least five, especially those living in fragile and humanitarian settings, get their … Read more

South Sudan: MSF outraged by armed looting and forced closure of lifesaving hospital in Ulang, Upper Nile State

Ulang, South Sudan– Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) strongly condemns the armed looting of its hospital and premises in Ulang, Upper Nile State. On the morning of 14 April, dozens of armed men stormed the MSF hospital and office in Ulang town, threatened staff, and looted vital medical supplies and equipment. As a result, … Read more

MSF suspends medical activities in Yei, Central Equatoria state, following attack on staff

Juba – Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has suspended all outreach activities in Yei, in Central Equatoria state, South Sudan, until further notice, following a critical security incident involving MSF staff and staff from a partner organisation on Friday, 20 September 2024. We strongly condemns this attack against health workers in an area where people already face difficulty accessing healthcare. … Read more