Stories & News

Malawi
23 Jul 2024

Gynaecologist Dr Ute Schilling has a specialisation in oncology. She recently went on assignment to the city of Blantyre in Malawi with MSF, and tells us about her work treating cervical cancer in this region.

Waiting
22 Jul 2024

The conflict in Sudan’s West Darfur state has led to more violence against Masalit communities in El Geneina, the capital city. Photographer Corentin Fohlen provides a glimpse into the lives of survivors and families who have fled to east Chad. 

Gaza
19 Jul 2024

After nine months of relentless war, people’s access to healthcare in Gaza continues to worsen, particularly for those most vulnerable when healthcare is unavailable, such as pregnant women and children. 

Nigeria
16 Jul 2024

The numbers tell a heart-breaking story: nearly half of all deaths in children under five have an underlying link to malnutrition, and it prevents nearly every fourth child from growing and developing properly.

Sudan
11 Jul 2024

After over a year of violent incidents both inside and outside the Médecins Sans Frontières/ Doctors Without Borders-supported Turkish Hospital in Khartoum, Sudan – including threats made against the lives of MSF staff – MSF has taken the decision to evacuate its team from the hospital. 

Gaza
10 Jul 2024

There is a repeated trauma of displacement for people in Gaza: for those who have managed to survive the relentless onslaught of bomb blasts, shelling and gunfire, staying alive has meant moving continually from place to place with whatever basic items they can manage to carry.

Nassar hospital
09 Jul 2024

With the shutting down of European Gaza Hospital due to new evacuation orders, Nasser Hospital becomes the last comprehensive hospital remaining in south Gaza, and risks being overwhelmed.

Nurses

Of the more than 69,000 Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff in 2023, many thousands are nurses. Here, four MSF nurses from northwest Syria share a bit about their experiences: what a good day looks like, stories from their work, and some of the challenges they have overcome. 

South Sudan

Since the beginning of the war in Sudan over a year ago, almost 680,000 people have crossed the border to seek refuge in South Sudan. Thousands of families are stuck in dire conditions, lacking food, water and shelter.