MSF remains committed to providing global health and humanitarian aid, but we can’t do it all alone. The US Congress’ decision to pull back around $8 billion it had previously promised for foreign assistance will exacerbate an already dire situation for people caught in conflict and crisis all over the world, said Doctors Without Borders/Médecins … Read more
New York, April 24, 2025—Three months since the Trump administration first suspended all international assistance pending review, the US has terminated much of its funding for global health and humanitarian programs, dismantled the federal government architecture for oversight of these activities, and fired many of the key staff responsible for implementation. Patients around the world … Read more
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
USA– On February 26th, the US government issued around 5,200 termination letters to programmes worldwide funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and 4,100 funded by the Department of State and the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). These programmes were ordered to shut down operations immediately and permanently. Many provided essential … Read more
Ahead of World TB Day, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) calls on all countries and international donors to prioritise and ensure sustained investments for diagnosing, treating, and preventing tuberculosis (TB) for all – especially children, who remain the most vulnerable. Every 3 minutes, a child dies of TB. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates … Read more
In response to the freezing of US foreign aid and abrupt dismantling of core infrastructure of the humanitarian aid system, Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) issued the following statement from Avril Benoît, Chief Executive Officer of MSF USA: “As a medical humanitarian organisation working in many of the same crisis zones as … Read more