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The situation in Gaza is catastrophic; the hospitals are overwhelmed. The number of wounded is extremely high – there is a constant influx into all the hospitals in the Gaza Strip. The medical teams are exhausted, working around the clock to treat the wounded. Léo Cans, MSF head of mission for Palestine provided us with an account of what he is witnessing.

Following on from the earthquake that hit Herat in western Afghanistan on Saturday, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) head of programme, Yahya Kalilah, shares an update on the current situation.

Shelling struck the MSF supported Al Nao hospital in Omdurman, Sudan on October 9, leaving four death and several injured.

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is preparing a medicine and medical consumables donation to hospitals and health facilities in Gaza, Palestine, after conflict escalated with Israel on the weekend.

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Australia wholeheartedly supports a First Nations Voice to Parliament, enshrined in the Constitution, as an important step towards improving recognition and representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.  

In August 2023, Médecins Sans Frontières Australia (MSF) was notified by a previous third-party telefundraising supplier, Pareto Phone Pty Ltd (Pareto), that Pareto had suffered a data breach event. MSF engaged Pareto Phone for some years, up to 2018. 

People displaced from the Russia-Ukraine border region cope with the trauma of fighting as they work to survive.

Fouzia Bara, a French-Moroccan nurse with MSF emergency response team, shares her experience  providing first psychological aid to the people in the Morroccan villages affected by the earthquake.

Aisha, a health promoter with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), works in refugee camps supporting woman and children displaced by the conflict in Sudan.

The war in Ukraine has created a huge need for psychological support, ranging from psychological first aid to comprehensive psychological care. People have experienced fear, trauma and isolation and are showing symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress.