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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
 
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
 
MSF non-communicable diseases clinic
Iraq

Significant healthcare needs remain in Hawija six years after battle with Islamic State group

Since 2016, during the control of the Islamic State (IS) group and the ensuing battles to retake the area of Hawija, MSF has continued to see significant medical needs, especially for non-communicable diseases and mental healthcare. Project Update - 15 Jun 2022
 
MSF Mobile Clinics in Kharkiv Metro
War in Ukraine

Witnessing despair and resilience among people sheltering in Kharkiv’s metro

People sheltering from Ukraine's war in Kharkiv's metro stations are experiencing high levels of stress. MSF's Dr Morten Rostrup describes our work treating these people. Voices from the Field - 15 Apr 2022
 
MSF clinic Hermel
Lebanon

Breaking barriers to mental health care in Lebanon

The economic crisis in Lebanon is affecting the health sector, leading to the deterioration of mental health services which are hugely underfunded and understaffed. MSF is supporting the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health to include mental health services under primary healthcare services. Project Update - 14 Oct 2021
 
Taiz City, mother and child healthcare at Al Jamhouri hospital
Yemen

Seeking healthcare in Taiz, a city split by a frontline

More than six years of war has split the city of Taiz in two, with a frontline dividing the city from people who need access to healthcare - something often inaccessible and unaffordable in Yemen. Project Update - 24 Aug 2021
 
Epilepsy in Liberia
Liberia

Community awareness and treatment changes lives for those with epilepsy

MSF is showing how increasing community awareness and providing treatment is life-changing for a growing cohort of epilepsy patients in Monrovia, Liberia Interview - 13 Feb 2020
 
Children with Chronic diseases in Moria
Greece

Greece denies healthcare to seriously ill refugee children on Lesbos

Children who are suffering from chronic and complex diseases, such as heart disease and asthma and are forced to live in unhygienic conditions in Moria camp, Greece, with no appropriate health care and medication. Press Release - 23 Jan 2020
 
Mental healthcare in Cox’s Bazar.
Bangladesh

Rohingya refugee crisis: Unseen wounds need to heal

Traumatic memories, anxiety, poor living conditions and no access to basic services have severely affected Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Project Update - 3 Dec 2019
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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