Central African Republic: MSF denounces violence against teams and health facilities that has forced the suspension of activities in the city of Batangafo • “We need respect towards the physical and psychological integrity of our patients and staff”• “Some elements have tried to apprehend Muslim patients and staff members”• Tension in the town has increased … Read more
MSF reinforcement team denied permission by Sudan authorities to respond to the needs 02 July 2014 / Brussels – Extremely poor living conditions are putting at risk some 15,000 displaced victims of conflict in El Sereif camp in Sudan’s South Darfur state. The most recent 4,500 arrivals in the camp, in particular, have scarcely enough … Read more
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN: Violence in hospitals and the destruction of medical facilities are denying medical services to many of South Sudan’s most vulnerable people, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said today in a report, South Sudan Conflict: Violence Against Healthcare. Since armed conflict erupted in South Sudan in December, at least 58 people have … Read more
Since one week, renewed clashes between Christian youths and young Muslims have been producing more victims in Bangui. Some of them have been treated at the General Hospital, where Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) supports the emergency surgery service. 16:00 Wednesday 28 May, General Hospital of Bangui. “There is fighting in PK5 . “ … Read more
In protest against the brutal killing of 16 civilians, including three of its humanitarian workers, at Boguila Hospital on April 26, Doctors without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is reducing its activities in the Central African Republic (CAR) and related projects in neighbouring countries for one week to emergency medical care only. The organization will also … Read more
Accounts of gruesome targeted killings; consequences of the violence leaves thousands in peril Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) condemns the unspeakable acts of violencein Bentiu, South Sudan, during and after a major battle on 15 April. Tens of thousands of people have had to flee to UNMISS camps for safety, where they now face life-threatening living conditions. Information … Read more
Amsterdam, April 28, 2014 – Sixteen civilians, including three national staff members with Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), were killed during an armed robbery on MSF hospital grounds in the northern town of Boguila, in the Central African Republic (CAR) on Saturday afternoon. MSF strongly condemns the unprovoked killing of unarmed civilians at a … Read more
For the past several weeks, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in Ethiopia have been providing assistance to South Sudanese refugees fleeing violence and persecution in their country. It is estimated that more than 75,000 refugees have arrived in Gambella region since mid-December, following intense fighting in South Sudan’s Upper Nile, Jonglei, and … Read more
Amsterdam, 28 February 2014 – Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières Holland (MSF) has been ordered by the Union Government of Myanmar to cease all activities in the country. MSF is deeply shocked by this unilateral decision and extremely concerned about the fate of tens of thousands of patients currently under our care across the country. … Read more
Since February 1, nearly 1,000 people, most of them Muslim, have been trapped, surrounded, and threatened by armed militias known as anti-balakas in Carnot, southwestern Central African Republic (CAR). Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been working in Carnot since 2010 and has been a direct witness to the violence and abuses against the … Read more