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‘I have been running away all my life. I have already experienced so much trauma, and I don’t know if I can handle or face another struggle. I’m sick of this life." Samuel*, from Eritrea, September 2026. For a person seeking safety, these…

Alongside providing healthcare to communities in crises, the other part of MSF’s dual mandate is to bear witness to the experiences of those communities – especially when they face injustice. This witnessing, known within MSF by the French…

Women queue at water points in the Al-Safa cluster of camps in Abu Jubayhah locality, South Kordofan state, Sudan. Jerrycans surround them, waiting to be filled. Until recently, getting water meant walking at least three kilometres. This…

"I was in a building that collapsed. I was left under the rubble and they thought I was dead when they pulled me out. All I remember is that I was running and we fell hard, into the abyss," recounts Elvira, 76, sitting in the consultation…

Malaria continues to be a life-threatening and deadly disease for many people around the world, but especially on the African continent. The Douentza region is one of the areas most affected by malaria in Mali, and the seasonal peak each…

Naomie Lubin, a Haitian midwife with Médecins Sans Frontières/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF), describes the heavy burden of survival in Port-au-Prince, and the seeds of hope she sows in Isaïe Jeanty maternity hospital.

In Yemen, the escalation of the conflict and the rapid advance of Ansar Allah forces on the western coast have had a profound impact on MSF activities. Lou Cormack, MSF Country Coordinator in Yemen, explains the situation.

In the sprawling, overcrowded refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, a crisis far from the headlines is taking a severe toll on the youngest generation of Rohingya refugees. Children are arriving at medical facilities later, sicker, and…

In a world that has largely looked away, we ask: who is telling Sudan’s story? When we put this question to one of our Sudanese colleagues, the answer came before we finished asking. “It is we, the Sudanese, who can tell the world our story…

In March, all international MSF staff withdrew from Gaza following registration disputes with Israeli authorities, while Palestinian staff remained. Among the last to leave was Paula Navarro, MSF’s water and sanitation coordinator for Gaza.…

The data collected from MSF projects globally shows Jahun General Hospital receives the highest number of women experiencing stillbirth, and women who are at risk of losing their lives during labour and birth. Midwife Shelley Harris…

On 3 October 2015, a US gunship repeatedly fired upon the Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) trauma centre in Kunduz, Afghanistan. The attack - which occurred during a Taliban attack on other parts of the city - killed…

In response to devastating flash floods, an MSF team has arrived in Nepal to assess people’s immediate needs.

In Port-au-Prince, every movement poses a risk. For thousands of women, seeing a doctor, obtaining contraceptives, attending prenatal check-ups or receiving care after sexual assault has become fraught with obstacles.