Stories & News

Eunice Soro, a mental health counsellor working for Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), at Yei in Central Equatoria state in South Sudan, shares her experiences implementing mental health activities in the community, and maintaining self-care while helping others. 

Onnie, the Labrador that helps care for survivors of extreme violence and torture .

After the initial earthquakes that struck south Türkiye and northwest Syria, the region has registered hundreds of aftershocks, adding to the death toll, material damage and trauma of the survivors.

One month on, the search and rescue phase is over. While the dust has settled among the rubble, the needs remain acute.

Over the past decade, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has shifted its approach to mental health care to integrate it more deliberately in all activities. 

Today, mental health care is at the forefront of our projects from Latin America to Africa, to Asia and the Mediterranean Sea, as well as across Europe. In the past 10 years, mental health consultations in our projects have risen by 230 per cent worldwide.

Gwoza, a garrison town in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, is home to 60,000 people, many of whom have been displaced from their homes by the conflict. Living conditions are difficult: there is little humanitarian aid, and frequent clashes take place between the military and armed groups. Many people in Gwoza have witnessed acts of violence or lost loved ones, livelihoods and homes as they fled in search of safety. Among those victim to this violence are children, many of whom arrived in Gwoza alone.