11.12.2025, Amsterdam- Today, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) learned of the bombing and destruction of the Mrauk-U general hospital in Rakhine State, Myanmar. Reportedly, the airstrike – which occurred around 9 p.m. on 10 December – resulted in the death of at least 30 civilians and injury to more than 70. It appears to be the … Read more
Imagine a child desperately searching for safety amid unrelenting trauma from sexual- and gender-based violence (SGBV). In the last 10 months, at our clinic in Penang, among 37 female survivors of SGBV aged 10 to 17, eight young girls have faced the harsh and devastating reality of rape. This is likely to be an underrepresentation … Read more
Managing diabetes is complicated. Even with access to the best tools and technology, it requires constant blood sugar level monitoring and daily treatment in the form of medication or insulin. If corporate decisions, displacement, or conflict leave a person living with diabetes without sustained access to affordable care, diabetes can quickly become complicated and life-threatening. … Read more
29 September, Tuesday, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: Eight years after hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled a campaign of extreme targeted violence in Myanmar, a new report from Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) shows a population caught in a protracted crisis, facing constant threats of violence, diminishing aid, and a profound lack of control over … Read more
Sometimes I sell my extra rations to get some money and buy medicines from outside [the camps]. MSF’s services are good but waiting long hours makes me restless; it takes the whole day. Nur Begum Jamtoli clinic in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar It is monsoon season in Bangladesh and humidity is high. … Read more
I refer to Hepatitis C as a ‘silent killer’ because, in many cases, it presents with no obvious signs or symptoms. People can be infected for years, even decades, without knowing it. Dr Fatema Ferdousee Medical Team Leader I’m Dr. Fatema Ferdousee, the Medical Team Leader for the Hepatitis C project in Balukhali. Viral hepatitis, … Read more
For many years, Sandar Lynn Rashid and her husband Mohd Ayas Hashim, both members of the persecuted Rohingya minority, volunteered for Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Myanmar’s Northern Rakhine State. Ayas was a health educator while Sandar moved from health education to office administration and finance. The couple’s lives were turned … Read more
মিয়ানমারের রাখাইন রাজ্যে ক্রমবর্ধমান সংঘাতের কারণে রোহিঙ্গা জনগোষ্ঠী আটকে পড়ছে, যারা সীমান্ত পেরিয়ে বাংলাদেশে প্রবেশ করতে পারছে না, কোনরকম নিরাপত্তা বা সহায়তা ছাড়াই তাদের ফেরত পাঠিয়ে দেওয়া হচ্ছে। “আমরা বিস্ফোরণ, গুলির শব্দ এবং মানুষের চিৎকার শুনেছি,” ১৭ মে সন্ধ্যায় যখন বুথিডাং অঞ্চলে আক্রমণ করা হয়েছিল সেই মুহূর্তের বর্ণনা দিয়েছেন রুহুল। “আমার পরিবার এবং আমি এ … Read more
Click here to read this article in Bangla. As Rohingya become increasingly trapped by raging conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, those who cannot pay their way across the border into Bangladesh are being left without protection or assistance. “We heard explosions, gunfire and people screaming,” says Ruhul, describing the moment when his township, Buthidaung, was … Read more
Shinjiro Murata, General Director, MSF Japan Across Myanmar, 18.6 million people are struggling to meet their basic needs—including access to medical care. The humanitarian situation in Myanmar is rapidly deteriorating, and yet the international community is crippled by inaction, their attention elsewhere. As a humanitarian, I have witnessed crises in Africa and the Middle East, … Read more