Stories & News

Food distribution in Lebanon
07 Nov 2024

In the heart of Beirut, one initiative is providing a lifeline for people housed in the Al Azarieh building—once a bustling commercial centre, now a shelter for more than 2,500 people who have been displaced by Israeli bombardments and incursions.

First aid
05 Nov 2024

To mitigate the deadly consequences of blockages to access to healthcare, MSF trains volunteer paramedics in refugee camps so they can stabilise patients during active hostilities, in case ambulances are not able to reach them. 

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01 Nov 2024

We are extremely alarmed by the detention of our colleague, Dr Mohammed Obeid, an MSF orthopaedic surgeon. He has been detained by Israeli forces along with several medical staff from Kamal Adwan hospital in north Gaza.

MSF driver Patrick A.Njok sits under a tree after driving through the long journey on a difficult terrain
30 Oct 2024

Patrick has been working for MSF for two years, ensuring that patients in need of essential medical care in Cross River get to hospital in time. Cross river is a region in southern Nigeria where, in areas such as Akor and Old Ndebeji, access to medical care has always been difficult.

Residents of Lankian attend music therapy session at MSF health facility
30 Oct 2024

In South Sudan, mental health issues are overshadowed by poverty, violence, and displacement. Neglected by the health system and confronted by deep-rooted stigma, many people face their mental health struggles in silence, enduring a daily battle that goes unseen and unheard.

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The ban represents a devastating blow to Palestinian life and an inhumane ban on vital humanitarian aid. Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) denounces this legislation. 

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29 Oct 2024

Our colleague Hasan Suboh was killed last week when the building where he was staying with his relatives in Khan Younis, South Gaza, was attacked. According to the Ministry of Health, at least 33 people were killed in this attack, including 14 children.

28 Oct 2024

Dr. Ali Almohammed shares how the current situation in Lebanon reminds him of his own journey out of Syria in 2014.

Lebanon
25 Oct 2024

Amid the ongoing Israeli bombardment and incursions across southern Lebanon, countless families have been uprooted, many seeking refuge in the coastal city of Saida.