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For over 10 months, the war in Gaza has led to the displacement of over 1.9 million people. Often forced to move within minutes of the announcement of an evacuation order by Israeli forces, many have now been displaced numerous times. 

As Rohingya become increasingly trapped by raging conflict in Myanmar's Rakhine state, those who cannot pay their way across the border into Bangladesh are being left without protection or assistance.   

In Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the number of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) cases have been on the rise for more than two years. However, the situation has worsened in recent months, with a surge in the number of people affected, a mutation leading to human-to-human transmission of the virus, and the notification of suspected cases in sites for displaced people in North Kivu province. 

As the fighting escalates in El Fasher once more, the impact on the lives of civilians is becoming increasingly devastating, warns Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Multiple attacks on the city have taken place over the past week and since Saturday, at least 15 people have been killed, and more than 130 have been injured. 

From the start of the conflict in Sudan in April 2023 until June of this year, more than 600,000 Sudanese refugees have arrived in Chad, according to data from the United Nations. For the past year Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been running an emergency response in Eastern Chad to address the medical and humanitarian needs of refugees who fled Sudan after the outbreak of war. 

Escalating numbers of Rohingya people with violence-related injuries have crossed the border into Bangladesh over the past week. The increase in violence indicates the worsening humanitarian crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.

While in some townships in the central part of Rakhine MSF has been able to maintain a minimum level of activities, our teams there equally struggle with severe access restrictions and the consequences of violent conflict. 

After nine months of relentless war, people’s access to healthcare in Gaza continues to worsen, particularly for those most vulnerable when healthcare is unavailable, such as pregnant women and children. 

There is a repeated trauma of displacement for people in Gaza: for those who have managed to survive the relentless onslaught of bomb blasts, shelling and gunfire, staying alive has meant moving continually from place to place with whatever basic items they can manage to carry.

With the shutting down of European Gaza Hospital due to new evacuation orders, Nasser Hospital becomes the last comprehensive hospital remaining in south Gaza, and risks being overwhelmed.