Life after conflict: Why mental health care in Tigray cannot wait

Tigray, Ethiopia – 7 October 2025 – Three years after the cessation of hostilities in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, communities continue to face the devastating consequences of violence, displacement, and the collapse of essential services. In this region in the country’s north, more than 760,000 people remain displaced; many are living in overcrowded camps … Read more

Ethiopia: MSF releases findings of internal review into 2021 Tigray killing of three staff members

Nairobi / Madrid, 15 July 2025 — Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has published the findings of an internal review into the brutal killing of three of its staff members — María Hernández Matas, Tedros Gebremariam Gebremichael, and Yohannes Halefom Reda — in central Tigray, Ethiopia, on 24 June 2021. The review confirmed that … Read more

Bringing the water system back to life in Tigray, Ethiopia

MSF provides clean water to Aby Aday IDP camp in Sheraro, Tigray. MSF re-started activities in Tigray in November 2022. Water and sanitation activities are a key priority to prevent the spreading of water borne diseases. In Sheraro, MSF team are trucking up to 1.4 million litres of water to serve six IDP camps every … Read more

María, Yohannes and Tedros, remembered by their colleagues

We continue to mourn the death of three of our colleagues who were working in Tigray region, Ethiopia, who were brutally murdered on 24 June. María Hernandez, our emergency coordinator; Yohannes Halefom Reda, our assistant coordinator; and Tedros Gebremariam, our driver, were travelling in the Tigray region when we lost contact with them. On 25 June, their vehicle was found … Read more