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The fragile ceasefire in Gaza that was announced on 10 October 2025, has not stopped regular attacks by Israeli forces across the Strip, leading to severe burn injuries for a large number of people. Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without…

By Jamila*, an MSF doctor from Khartoum, Sudan. I am a doctor. But in Sudan, over the past three years, that has meant far more than medicine. It has meant answering calls for help while knowing you cannot reach the person on the other end.…

As Sudan marks the third anniversary of a devastating war on 15 April, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) condemns the unleashed violence, widespread impunity and constrained humanitarian access amid the collapse of the…

The 15th April 2026 marks the start of a fourth year of conflict in Sudan. It is a war that has already brought three years of unrelenting violence across the country where civilians continue to suffer brutal attacks in the form of mass…

My name is Dr Salahaldin Hamad, and I am writing to you from Erbil, Iraq, where I work as a medical coordinator for Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) activities, covering Baghdad and Mosul. I am originally from Sudan…

“The military often comes at night, soldiers swarming the neighbourhood, breaking into our homes, destroying our property and arresting people en masse. Our houses are being seized and demolished,” says Sari Ahmad from Al Fakhiet in Masafer…

Every two minutes, a woman dies from pregnancy or childbirth complications worldwide – even though most maternal deaths are avoidable. When women have access to timely and appropriate obstetric care their outcomes improve dramatically.

Faadumo sits on the bed in the tuberculosis (TB) department of Mudug Regional Hospital in Galkayo; her hands clasped in her lap. It is late afternoon. She has not eaten since the previous day. When the nurse passes her the tablets, she…

After escaping violent attacks in Jonglei and Upper Nile, thousands of people are surviving outdoors with little food, water, or medical care.

Making care more inclusive isn’t just the right thing to do — it saves lives.

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) teams across Lebanon have rapidly adapted their activities to respond to the growing humanitarian needs resulting from the escalation of violence and the mass displacement of people due…

Update: Friday 27 February Israel's High Court has granted an interim injunction to halt the ban of 18 international NGOs, including MSF, from working in Palestine. MSF acknowledges this important step, even though the concrete implications…

On her first assignment with MSF in the southeast of Tanzania, Swiss medical doctor Dr Sarah Meyer helps overcome barriers for women to avoid, and survive, serious complications in pregnancy and childbirth.

Dr Hyomin Lee is a South Korean doctor anaesthetist who has worked with MSF for the past decade or so, and most recently returned from a five-week assignment in Moïssala, southern Chad. Having worked in the same project in 2022, she was…