MSF teams are treating an influx of wounded people arriving at Kyeshero hospital in Goma, DRC, following the armed clashes and insecurity that have hit the city in recent days
“I told my husband I would not survive childbirth again, because I have diabetes,” shares Negah Abdallah Ali, who has just delivered her healthy baby, Ashraf, at the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) maternity ward at the Mocha General hospital.
The recent executive orders on migration from the United States' administration leave hundreds of thousands of people along the Latin American migration corridor in even greater uncertainty, exposed to heightened risks on a route already marked by extreme violence.
After 15 months of Israel’s war on Gaza and the implementation of the ceasefire on 19 January 2025, displaced Palestinians are attempting to return home to what remains of the southern city of Rafah.
In recent weeks, the armed conflict between the M23/AFC and the Congolese army, backed by their allies, has flared up again in the province of North Kivu and spread to the neighbouring province of South Kivu.
Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is devastated to report the death of Bilal Okal, our colleague killed by Israeli forces in Jabalia, North Gaza, along with 10 of his family members. Bilal is the ninth MSF team member to be killed in Gaza since the escalation on 7 October 2023.
As part of an emergency response to the devastating storm in Mozambique, MSF is providing psychological support to survivors to cope with their distress and to overwhelmed health professionals.
While the ceasefire in Gaza has finally been announced, in the past months people across the Strip have continued to suffer from Israeli forces' relentless bombardments. In our clinic in Gaza City, patients who managed to escape the horror recount their experience during the siege.
Midwife Solange Famanou Ahidjo has worked in MSF maternity unit at Aboutengué camp in eastern Chad for a year. Surrounded by a team of midwives and assistants, Solange provides critical care to women throughout their pregnancy, delivery, and post-partum period. She shares her account of working as a midwife with MSF.
The temporary ceasefire agreement in Gaza is a relief, but it arrives more than 465 days and 46,000 lives too late. Humanitarian needs have mounted to catastrophic levels.
