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Fleeing from Kasai
Africa

Angola

After handing over our medical activities to the Angolan Ministry of Health, MSF left Angola in August 2023.

510

children admitted to inpatient feeding programmes

1,330

admissions of children to outpatient feeding programmes 
 
Africa

Benin

Learn about MSF's activities in Benin.

2,530

patients admitted to hospital

1,540

outpatient consultations

830

births assisted, including 190 caesarean sections
 
Kongoussi - Burkina Faso
Africa

Burkina Faso

Having first worked there in 1995, MSF closed its projects in Burkina Faso in 2015. We returned in October 2017 to support the Ministry of Health during a dengue epidemic.

79.0M

litres of water distributed

1,016,400

outpatient consultations

380,400

malaria cases treated

29,500

patients admitted to hospital
 
Indoor residual spraying in Burundi - 2020
Africa

Burundi

MSF provides high-quality care, free of charge, to victims of trauma in Burundi’s capital, Bujumbura.

1,478,200

outpatient consultations

571,000

malaria cases treated
 
Mora, Far-North Cameroon
Africa

Cameroon

Since 2011, violent attacks by armed opposition groups and the counterinsurgency operations of the Nigerian army have forced hundreds of thousands of people from northeast Nigeria to seek refuge in Cameroon, Chad and Niger.

150,000

outpatient consultations

72,500

people vaccinated against cholera in response to an outbreak

52,900

malaria cases treated

860

surgical interventions
 
Africa

Cape Verde

MSF worked in Cape Verde following a dengue fever outbreak in 2009.
 
New maternity in CAR 15
Africa

Central African Republic

Learn about our medical humanitarian work in the Central African Republic, where years of intense violence have resulted in thousands being killed or wounded and millions being displaced, severely restricting access to medical care, food, water and shelter.

937,200

outpatient consultations

8,960

surgical interventions

8,740

people on first-line ARV treatment under MSF care

6,220

people treated for sexual violence
 
Chad Measles Epidemic in the Shadow of COVID-19
Africa

Chad

Since 2015, thousands of people in the Lake Chad region have been forced to flee their homes as a result of violent clashes between armed groups and Chadian military forces.

541,000

people vaccinated against yellow fever

411,170

vaccinations against measles in response to an outbreak

52,000

admissions of children to outpatient feeding programmes

18,400

patients admitted to hospital
 
Katiola program: Saving mothers and children’s life in Cote d’Ivoire
Africa

Côte d'Ivoire

The political and military crises of 2002-2010 have taken a severe toll on the Ivorian health system: it is one of the weakest in Africa, with only one medical doctor and five midwives per 10,000 inhabitants.

2,500

individual mental health consultations
 
Ebola intervention in Equateur province
Africa

Democratic Republic of Congo

In DRC, MSF runs some of its largest medical relief operations, working in 17 of 26 provinces, responding to diseases outbreaks, conflict and displacement, and tackling health problems such as HIV/AIDs.

2,143,600

vaccinations against measles in response to an outbreak

2,116,500

outpatient consultations

757,800

malaria cases treated

13,600

surgical interventions

10,000

people treated for sexual violence

1,900

people with advanced HIV under direct MSF care
 
Africa

Djibouti

MSF began work in Djibouti in 1978 and closed our projects in 2012. We currently maintain an operational support base for our Yemen projects in Djibouti city.
 
Africa

Eritrea

MSF opened its first mission in Eritrea in April 2000, in response to the growing risk of hunger and renewed conflict between Eritrea and its southern neighbor and former ally, Ethiopia.
 
Health promotion, community outreach
Africa

Eswatini

Eswatini has one of the world’s highest rates of HIV, with nearly one in three adults living with the disease. However, around 80 per cent of people with TB in Eswatini are HIV positive.

6,620

vaccinations during preventive campaigns

690

patients admitted to hospital

140

people with advanced HIV under direct MSF care
 
Ethiopia: People in rural Tigray hit by impact of crisis and humanitarian neglect
Africa

Ethiopia

In Ethiopia, we fill gaps in healthcare and respond to emergencies such as cholera and measles outbreaks. We also assist refugees, asylum seekers and people internally displaced by violence.

163,200

outpatient consultations

33,900

malaria cases treated

1,910

children admitted to inpatient feeding programmes

1,290

births assisted
 
Centre de Traitement des Épidémies de Nongo, à Conakry
Africa

Guinea

In Guinea, MSF teams provide support to people living with HIV and the health needs of children at a community level.

36,400

malaria cases treated

14,400

people on first-line ARV treatment in MSF-supported programmes

17,600

people treated for measles
 
Guinea-Bissau. MSF emergency paediatric project in the national hospital in Bissau
Africa

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau is among the poorest and least developed countries in the world. Years of political instability and economic stagnation have had a serious impact on its crumbling health system.
 
Habiba showing her portable cooler box
Africa

Kenya

We offer care to refugees, survivors of sexual violence and people who use drugs in Kenya, and respond to public health challenges, including HIV.

3,460

births assisted including 190 caesarean sections

3,420

people treated for sexual violence

3,290

individual mental health consultations

1,430

people on second line ARV treatment in MSF-supported facilities
 
WAD - Fatima Health Post, Lesotho
Africa

Lesotho

MSF briefly returned to Lesotho in 2021 to respond to COVID-19.
 
Covid-19 Response in Liberia
Africa

Liberia

Although health services are being progressively restored in Liberia, important gaps persist, notably in specialised paediatric care and mental health.

2,660

children admitted to hospital

2,090

people received care for mental health disorders or epilepsy
 
Malnutrition emergency: mobile clinic in Ranobe
Africa

Madagascar

Read about MSF medical and humanitarian activities in Madagascar.

19,700

outpatient consultations

9,640

people received food distributions for one month

3,330

admissions of children to outpatient feeding programmes
 
Palliative care
Africa

Malawi

Learn about our medical projects in Malawi, where an estimated 980,000 people are living with HIV. We are supporting efforts to combat the virus, while also responding to emergencies such as the devastating floods that hit the country in March 2019.

54,200

outpatient consultations

2,030

people treated for cholera

460

surgical interventions
 
palliative care & oncology service in Bamako
Africa

Mali

As violence spirals in Mali, millions are in need of humanitarian assistance.

552,800

outpatient consultations

68,000

patients admitted to hospi

1,830

surgical interventions

900

people treated for intentional physical violence
 
Refugees at Mbera camp in Mauritania’s desert
Africa

Mauritania

We provide medical care to Malian refugees and host communities in Mauritania, and in the last three months of 2016 saw the biggest influx of refugees since 2013.
 
Cabo Delgado: 25 De Junho IDP camp
Africa

Mozambique

Learn about our medical projects in Mozambique, where we provide specialised care to help curb the country's HIV epidemic while also assisting people in conflict-ridden Cabo Delgado.

307,100

outpatient consultations

3,900

individual mental health consultations 

2,170

people with advanced HIV under direct MSF care