Stories & News

Mother hugging child
17 Apr 2025

The war in Sudan between the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces enters its third year and people remain unseen, bombed, besieged, displaced and deprived of food, medical care and basic lifesaving services.

Gaza
17 Apr 2025

As Israeli forces resume and expand their military offensive by air, ground and sea on the Gaza Strip, Palestine, forcibly displacing people and deliberately blocking essential aid, Palestinian lives are once again being systematically destroyed, warns Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF). 

Myanmar
11 Apr 2025

On 28 March 2025, a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar, devastating the regions of Mandalay, Naypyidaw, Sagaing, and Shan State. As of 8 April, official figures reported over 3,600 deaths, more than 5,000 people injured, and an estimated 17 million individuals affected—many severely. 

Nurses in the Atmeh Burns Unit prepare a child to transfer from the operating room after surgery
10 Apr 2025

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has been providing surgical care for more than 40 years. Our highly skilled surgeons, anaesthetists, and obstetrician-gynaecologists contribute to treating patients affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters and lack of access to healthcare.

Gail Page in Kabul

“I’m in the twilight of my career, and after having worked long hours in senior positions in different organisations, I decided to take a break. And that’s when I came across MSF and I thought of making my contribution in a different setting", Gail Page.

Gabin Busanga Muisa, data encoder, and Sophie Phelan, epidemiologist working on the Goma project

Sophie Phelan, an epidemiologist from Brisbane embarked on her second assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières /Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). She was tasked with setting up a surveillance system for MPOX and cholera outbreaks, but she also had another goal—mastering French. 

MSF

"Given the scale and intensity of the earthquake, the impact on people could be devastating."

28 Mar 2025

The choices Australians make in this year’s federal election will define Australia’s role in protecting human dignity, fostering global stability, and critically, securing our future.  

cholera mobile clinic in Mayom
27 Mar 2025

In January 2025, MSF deployed an emergency response in Mayom, a remote area in South Sudan, to respond to the heavy escalation in cholera cases. The response involved vaccinating over 20,000 people, which had a great impact on the cholera outbreak. But the project revealed major gaps in access to healthcare in this region.

West Bank
24 Mar 2025

MSF warns that tens of thousands of displaced people in the northern West Bank, Palestine, are without proper shelter, essential services, and access to healthcare. Israel must immediately halt the forcible displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank.