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IDPs Gathering Site in Kassala, Sudan
Conflict in Sudan

Displaced by war, people in eastern Sudan urgently need food, water and shelter

Displaced people in Kassala, eastern Sudan, experience limited access to food, clean water and healthcare services. The scale of the crisis demands urgent and coordinated action from the international community. Project Update - 26 Mar 2024
 
Biosafety level 3 laboratory
Ukraine

Against stigma and drug-resistance: five years of treating tuberculosis in Ukraine

MSF conducted a five-year pilot project at Zhytomyr Regional TB Dispensary, Ukraine, aiming to treat drug-resistant tuberculosis, reduce treatment duration, provide social support, and combat stigma associated with the disease. Project Update - 22 Mar 2024
 
Attack in Al Mawasi, Khan Younis
Gaza-Israel war

Attacks on humanitarian workers in Gaza make vital assistance nearly impossible

One month since the International Court of Justice issued provisional measures ordering Israel to ensure basic services and aid reach people in the Gaza Strip, the humanitarian situation for trapped Gazans remains catastrophic. Project Update - 27 Feb 2024
 
MENTAL HEALTH IN WAR, DISPLACEMENT AND MIGRATION _Ukraine
Ukraine

Rebuilding lives damaged by the relentless war in Ukraine

After two years since the escalation of war in Ukraine, our teams continue to treat the many visible and invisible scars caused by the relentless conflict. Project Update - 22 Feb 2024
 
Umdawanban hospital OCG
Conflict in Sudan

Addressing myriad medical needs amidst conflict in Sudan

Our deputy medical coordinator in Sudan, Dr Mohammad Bashir, shares his experiences in providing desperately needed healthcare in the country amidst the relentless conflict. Voices from the Field - 15 Feb 2024
 
Faces and Voices from Wad Madani 02
Sudan

Restrictions and lack of medicines deprive people in Khartoum state of lifesaving care

In Sudan's ongoing conflict, healthcare access is limited in Khartoum state due to closed facilities, scarce medicines, and restrictions on travel. Press Release - 18 Jan 2024
 
MSF staff carry supplies
Myanmar

Health workers struggle to respond amid severe restrictions in Rakhine state

As violence continues to escalate across Myanmar, all parties to the conflict must ensure that health facilities and humanitarian workers can safely provide care to people in Rakhine. Voices from the Field - 16 Jan 2024
 
Nasser hospital
Gaza-Israel war

No safe place in Gaza as people are crushed by continuous bombing

After more than two months of war, Gazans are now cornered in the south of the Strip, where Israeli strikes on what was supposed to be a safe zone prove that nowhere is safe. Project Update - 19 Dec 2023
 
rural area in South Africa
South Africa

Treating diabetes and hypertension closer to home in rural South Africa

In South Africa, MSF has opened a new project in Eastern Cape province, which provides a community-focused approach to care for people with diabetes and hypertension. Interview - 25 Oct 2023
 
Wounded influx in Al-Shifa Hospital
Gaza-Israel war

In Gaza, “the wounded are in danger of dying in the next few hours”

Guillemette Thomas, MSF medical coordinator for Palestine, gives us an update on the precarious healthcare situation in Gaza. Interview - 19 Oct 2023
Cholera intervention in South Kivu
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Independent medical humanitarian assistance

We provide medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare. Our teams are made up of tens of thousands of health professionals, logistic and administrative staff - most of them hired locally. Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of independence and impartiality. We are a non-profit, self-governed, member-based organisation.

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