Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, MSF teams have been working in Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia, providing medical care and mental health support to people affected by the war. Project Update - 20 Oct 2022

MSF's emergency response team travelling by boat to reach a village in Johi town that is still cut-off by the water. The MSF team has set up a medical camp for flood-affected communities in Johi town, Dadu district.

Pakistan

Seven weeks of emergency response in Pakistan

In the seven weeks since an emergency was declared in Pakistan, following devastating flooding, MSF teams have been responding and assessing needs across the country. Project Update - 14 Oct 2022

A mother feeds her child using therepeutic food (milk) during her visit to MSF's OTP facility in Shabellow IDP camp, Baidoa

Somalia

An alarming cycle of drought, malnutrition and disease in Baidoa

Here are five things to know about the brutal cycle of drought, malnutrition and disease outbreaks in Baidoa, Somalia. Project Update - 12 Oct 2022

Aura Ramírez, MSF’s mental health activities manager comforting Sanaa*.
Sanaa*, 30 years old: “I got married when I was very young, I was 14 years old, I didn’t know what marriage was, and a few years later I got pregnant. Since day one I faced a lot of challenges, I left school, and I had a lot of problems with my husband until we divorced. They took my son away from me, and I was not able to see him for 3 years, not even to visit him, nor to contact him by phone. During “Eid” I used to look at the children playing and enjoying their family time, and think about my son, is he happy? Is he safe?
I didn’t know what to do, as a young woman I lacked experience, and I didn’t have any support, I had no one to advise me on how I can take my son back. I used to cry a lot, and had depressive episodes, I felt empty, as if something is missing, and I didn’t know where my son was. I was in a desperate situation. I felt powerless, and never felt safe. Then I learned about MSF services in Hajjah. I came here and they offered me psychological care, and I’m following up with them for 3 months now. Now I feel stronger, they also engaged the Mental health activity manager who learned about my situation with my son. In collaboration with the local authorities, they helped me reunite with my son. They also referred us to other organizations that provided us with shelter and social assistance. Today I’m back to work, and my son is back to school. He understood that I’m his mother despite everything, whatever the situation is. No child should be separated from his mother.
*Name changed for confidentiality.

Yemen

Rebuilding people's lives in Yemen through mental health support

After years of war and insecurity, our teams in Hajjah, Yemen, are focusing on rebuilding people's lives through comprehensive mental health support. Project Update - 10 Oct 2022

In Mumane, a community near the city of Montepuez, more than 500 newly displaced families received MSF’s relief items kits.

Since June, it is estimated that violence has driven over 80,000 (according to OCHA) people out of their homes in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado. People fleeing violence have been on the move and often settle near communities with little to no means of livelihood. MSF is providing emergency assistance to new arrivals by distributing kits with essential relief items. MSF logistics and supply teams work around the clock to coordinate with multiple actors, organize the kits and provide a timely and comprehensive response. To this date, more than 4,000 families that have been displaced form heavy-hit locations in the province, such as Ancuabe, have benefitted from the kits in 9 localities in the province, such as Montepuez, Metuge and Meluco.

Mozambique

People struggling to survive after five years of conflict in Cabo Delgado

Since conflict has erupted in Cabo Delgado, nearly one million people have been displaced. They often live in fear, without basic means of survival. Project Update - 5 Oct 2022

Uganda

Ebola in Uganda: Four things you need to know

Since the declaration of an Ebola outbreak in Uganda on 20 September, there have been at least 43 confirmed cases. Here are four things you need to know about the latest outbreak. Project Update - 5 Oct 2022

The MSF medical train evacuates 210 patients with psychiatric and neurological disorders from an overcrowded hospital in Kharkiv city, eastern Ukraine, to Kyiv.

Before their evacuation, patients faced extremely challenging conditions, with some having to sleep on the floor, with insufficient access to quality of care and hygiene.

Ukraine

Over 200 psychiatric patients evacuated from overcrowded hospital in Kharkiv

MSF medically evacuated over 200 patients with neurological and psychiatric conditions from an overcrowded hospital in Kharkiv to facilities in Kyiv by our medical train over 36 hours, beginning on 23 September. Project Update - 29 Sep 2022

Arrival of MSF medical supplies at the Hervé Farm IDP site in Kwamouth

Democratic Republic of Congo

Thousands affected by inter-communal violence in Maï-Ndombe province

In Mai-Ndombe province, Democratic Republic of Congo, recent inter-communal violence has affected thousands. MSF has been in Kwamouth, providing much needed medical and mental healthcare to those affected, since 24 August. Project Update - 26 Sep 2022

Irvin (left) in a shelter in Palenque with a young Guatemalan migrant. Irvin is 21 years old, fled Honduras to seek a better life, fleeing gang violence in his country to find more violence on the southern border of Mexico. A few days after arriving he was robbed and suffered an attempted kidnapping by gangs operating in the area. He was assisted by the MSF team in Palenque, Chiapas.

Irvin (izquierda), en un albergue de Palenque con otro joven migrante guatemalteco. Irvin tiene 21 años, salió de Honduras para buscar una vida mejor, huyendo de la violencia de las pandillas en su país para encontrar más violencia en la frontera sur de México. A los pocos días de haber llegado, fue despojado de sus pertenencias y sufrió un intento de secuestro por las bandas que operan en el sureste del país. Fue atendido por el equipo de MSF en Palenque, Chiapas.

Central American migration

Barriers don’t deter people making their way to the United States

The number of people migrating north through Central America continue to grow despite restrictive policies, dangers en route and violence. MSF teams are working across the region to provide care to people. Project Update - 23 Sep 2022

The MSF's emergency response teams are conducting deep water and sanitation assessments in the flood-hit village of Miaonlay in Charsadda, Pakistan.

Pakistan

Responding in the aftermath of the Pakistan floods

Our teams are on the ground in Pakistan, providing emergency medical care and humanitarian assistance to people affected by the destructive floods. This is our update on the work we are doing in all of Pakistan's provinces. Project Update - 23 Sep 2022

Four mothers posing in a corridor of the Hospital in Bili. All four of them are staying in the hospital with their child, that's suffering from a severe case of malaria. Since the beginning of the project in 2016, the pediatric ward already treated more than 4.000 cases of complicated/severe form of malaria.

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Providing care to displaced people in Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia