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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
 
Water crisis in Metche camp for Sudanese refugees and returnees in Chad
Chad

Urgent action needed as hepatitis E spreads through Sudanese refugee camps in Chad

As hepatitis E spreads through refugee camps in Chad, we call for urgent water and sanitation measures to be put in place. Press Release - 15 Mar 2024
 
Youssef Al-Khishawi, an MSF water and sanitation agent, oversees a water distribution for displaced people in the southern Gaza town of Rafah’s Saudi neighborhood.
Gaza-Israel war

Lack of clean water brings disease and suffering in Gaza

Palestinians in southern Gaza are struggling to find clean water. The flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza must be restored to ensure people have access to essential items such as food, water and healthcare. Project Update - 8 Feb 2024
 
MSF speed boat delivers hepatitis E vaccines
South Sudan

MSF launches mass vaccination campaign amid deadly hepatitis E outbreak in South Sudan

As hepatitis E spreads in Old Fangak, we aim to vaccinate over 12,000 women and girls, who are at greatest risk of death from the deadly disease. Press Release - 30 Jan 2024
 
Attacks on MSF in Gaza - Al-Awda Hospital
Gaza-Israel war

Gaza: The Security Council must end its complicity in the ongoing carnage

Ahead of a UN Security Council vote, we urge the members of the Council to vote on an immediate and sustained ceasefire in Gaza to spare more bloodshed. Press Release - 8 Dec 2023
 
Dr Yasoda Kurra, MSF doctor, examining a patient at the Umeed Ki Kiran Clinic, Jahangirpuri, Delhi
India

MSF to close sexual violence treatment centre in Delhi

MSF will close its sexual violence treatment centre in Delhi, India, where we provided support to over 3,500 survivors. Project Update - 16 Nov 2023
 
Am Timan Hospital
Armenia

Nagorno Karabakh: MSF prepares to respond to people fleeing to Armenia

In the wake of violence erupting in Nagorno-Karabakh, a self autonomous region in Azerbaijan, thousands of people have fled to Armenia, where MSF teams are preparing to respond to their needs. Press Release - 27 Sep 2023
 
Mozambique: The challenge of a safe pregnancy and childbirth in Cabo Delgado
Access to Healthcare

Universal Health Coverage targets leave behind the most vulnerable

Ahead of the UN High Level meeting on Universal Health Coverage on 21 September, we examine why access to healthcare continues to be challenging for people in vulnerable circumstances. Interview - 13 Sep 2023
 
Anam, 17-years-old DR-TB patient
Tuberculosis

Johnson & Johnson and Cepheid must pledge access to lifesaving TB medicines and tests

Ahead of the global tuberculosis High-Level Meeting at the United Nations, Johnson & Johnson and Cepheid must pledge access to lifesaving TB medicines and tests for everyone in need. Press Release - 12 Sep 2023
 
Camp life: conditions and safety
Rohingya refugee crisis

Funding for Rohingya must increase as medical needs surge in camps

As the health situation for Rohingya in Cox's Bazar continues to deteriorate, international aid organisations must step up funding to improve access to healthcare. Project Update - 23 Aug 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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