Stories & News

 Influx of injured refugees and returnees in Renk
24 Dec 2024

As South Sudan receives a massive influx of tens of thousands of people fleeing the intensified war in Sudan, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is scaling up its response to the humanitarian crisis in Renk and surrounding informal settlements along the border.

MSF logo
23 Dec 2024

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) strongly condemns the violent incursion by Rapid Support Forces (RSF) into the emergency room of Bashair Teaching Hospital in South Khartoum on 18 December. The attackers fired weapons inside the emergency ward, directly threatened medical staff, and severely disrupted lifesaving care. MSF urgently calls on RSF to respect the neutrality of medical facilities and the safety of healthcare workers.

A neighbour of colonia Canaán, watches as mosquitoes that will be released into her community
20 Dec 2024

The team at the MSF Arbovirus Prevention Project released over eight million mosquitos deliberately infected with the bacteria in El Manchén in 2023. Their hope was that the mosquitos would thrive, reproducing and passing Wolbachia down through the generations, radically reducing the rate of dengue in the area.

Rafah

Amid continued attacks, siege, and blockade, Israel is destroying conditions of life in Gaza.

MSF psychologist Viktoriia Muliarova visits patients daily
17 Dec 2024

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) launched an early rehabilitation project at Cherkasy hospital, in central Ukraine, in March 2023. The project integrates physiotherapy, psychological support and nursing care to address the complex needs of war-wounded patients early recovery process.

Syria

Following a massive displacement of approximately 80,000 people into Syria’s northeast, MSF teams are providing critical assistance and are calling for the protection of civilians to avoid further suffering.  

Silence can kill
10 Dec 2024

On 10 December 1999, then-international president James Orbinski began MSF’s Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech by demanding that Russia stop bombing civilians in Chechnya. 25 years later, our colleagues breathe new life into this powerful declaration of our principles.

Mental health
09 Dec 2024

This collection of photos, taken between December 2023 and December 2024, features the highs and lows we, and those we assist, experience as we provide medical and humanitarian assistance in over 70 countries. They show the breaking points—such as when we had to suspend activities in Haiti’s capital—but also resilience and joy, as when we witnessed a mother meeting her baby for the first time in South Sudan. These photos show how bearing witness can create a point of connection.

Gaza
02 Dec 2024

As humanitarian aid entering Gaza reaches its lowest level in months, Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warns that patient care is critically compromised while medical conditions linked to shortages of food, water, and shelter materials are expected to surge with the onset of winter.

© Ibrahim Nofal
29 Nov 2024

After more than one year of relentless war and destruction in Gaza, MSF teams are witnessing how dire living conditions, attacks in densely populated areas, poor access to food, and repeated displacements are leading to severe health issues for Palestinian children, newborns, and mothers.