Following several episodes of fatal inter-communal violence in the Central African Republic capital of Bangui last week, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) medical teams treated more than 200 people at Community Hospital and at the Castor Health Center; 90 of the patients required life-saving surgeries. “We see a large number of cases every day,” … Read more
By: Arjan Hehenkamp, MSF General Director When I left South Sudan ten years ago, having worked here for four, I left feeling hopeful. A ceasefire had been signed and a peace-agreement was under discussion. A few years later South Sudan became an independent country, a master of its destiny. I was not so naïve to … Read more
Juba, January 17, 2014 – Thousands of people are at risk of being left without desperately needed medical care after the international medical organisation Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) was forced to suspend activities in Malakal, South Sudan, following the looting of its compounds. “Armed men entered the MSF compound in Malakal twice yesterday, where … Read more
Heavy fighting in South Sudan’s Upper Nile, Unity and Jonglei states has left thousands of people newly displaced and hundreds wounded, says the international medical organisation Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). During the recent fighting, MSF teams treated 116 people with gunshot wounds in Malakal and Nasir, Upper Nile state. “The fighting in … Read more
MSF concerned for civilians displaced by clashes in Katanga province Clashes between Mai-Mai militias and government forces have been rocking the area around Shamwana, Katanga province, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since November. Villages in the area have been burned to the ground, and people have fled to neighbouring villages or into … Read more
Bangui, 8 January 2014 – Following confirmation of measles cases among children in several camps for internally displaced people in Bangui, Central African Republic, MSF is vaccinating 68,000 children in five camps in the city in order to prevent an outbreak. Hundreds of thousands of people are currently displaced in camps around Bangui as a … Read more
Every day, boat after boat arrives at Awerial, on the west bank of the Nile in South Sudan’s Lakes State, carrying people fleeing the violence in Bor, the capital of neighboring Jonglei State. Some 75,000 people have made the journey over the past two weeks. Mostly women and children, they carry the few belongings they … Read more
The ongoing fighting in South Sudan is having increasingly serious consequences for the country’s population, says the international medical organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Medical needs are mounting while resources are dwindling due to the departure of many international organizations. But with instability hindering the ability of remaining aid groups to deliver assistance, … Read more
MSF has had to drastically reduce its medical activities in Bangui airport, following two days of shooting close to MSF’s clinic at the airport which has resulted in two young children being killed and 40 wounded arriving at MSF’s clinic . MSF is now operating at the airport camp with a reduced emergency team, … Read more
December 24, 2013: On December 20, after days of relative calm in Bangui, the capital of Central African Republic (CAR), clashes between armed groups resumed, sending waves of wounded people to Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) projects around the city—nearly 200 people in the four days that followed. This violence also drove thousands of … Read more