"This attack does not just touch MSF but it affects humanitarian work everywhere, and fundamentally undermines the core principles of humanitarian action", says Dr Joanne Liu, President, MSF International. "We need answers, not just for us but for all medical and humanitarian staff assisting victims of conflict, anywhere in the world. The preserve of health facilities as neutral, protected spaces depends on the outcome of a transparent, independent investigation." Statement - 6 Oct 2015

Afghanistan

“I have no words to express this. It is unspeakable.”

MSF nurse Lajos Zoltan Jecs was in Kunduz trauma hospital when the facility was struck by a series of aerial bombing raids in the early hours of Saturday morning. He describes his experience. Voices from the Field - 3 Oct 2015

Afghanistan

MSF demands explanations after deadly airstrikes hit hospital in Kunduz

Kabul/Brussels – MSF condemns in the strongest possible terms the horrific aerial bombing of its hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Twelve staff members and 10 patients, including three children, were killed; 37 people were injured including 19 staff members. This attack constitutes a grave violation of International Humanitarian Law.

All indications currently point to the bombing being carried out by international Coalition forces. MSF demands a full and transparent account from the Coalition regarding its aerial bombing activities over Kunduz on Saturday morning. MSF also calls for an independent investigation of the attack to ensure maximum transparency and accountability. Press Release - 3 Oct 2015

Afghanistan

“By midday our hospital was on the frontline, with fighting right outside the gate”

Testimony from Dr. Masood Nasim, head of the medical team at MSF's trauma hospital in Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, describes the first 72 hours in the hospital after fighting engulfed Kunduz city on Monday, 28 September 2015. "By midday our hospital was on the frontline, with fighting right outside the gate," says Dr. Masood Nasim. "You could hear the sound of shelling, rockets and airplanes. Some bullets have come into the hospital, some even through the roof of the intensive care unit. But despite being in the middle of the fighting, our hospital and staff have been respected and we’ve been able to carry on our work." Voices from the Field - 1 Oct 2015

Central African Republic

Renewed violence in Bangui makes it difficult to access hospital

A new eruption of violence has engulfed the Central African capital since 26 September. Despite the tension and insecurity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are maintaining their presence and are treating the wounded who manage to arrive at the three MSF medical facilities in town. Press Release - 30 Sep 2015

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: MSF hospital overwhelmed with wounded after heavy fighting in Kunduz

MSF's trauma hospital has been overwhelmed with wounded as heavy fighting in Kunduz. “The hospital is inundated with patients,” says Guilhem Molinie, MSF’s Country Representative in Afghanistan. “We have quickly increased the number of beds from 92 to 110 to cope with the unprecedented level of admissions, but people keep arriving. We have 130 patients spread throughout the wards, in the corridors and even in offices. With the hospital reaching its limit and fighting continuing, we are worried about being able to cope with any new influxes of wounded.” Press Release - 30 Sep 2015

Treatment of major burns in MSF hospital in Idlib governorate
Mid-july 2013

Syria

“People in Syria don’t know when the next bombs are going to fall.”

Testimony from Michael Hering, former Logistics Coordinator in Gaziantep, Turkey, discussing the impact that the conflict is having on Syrian people, and the challenges of remote management. Voices from the Field - 16 Sep 2015

Syria

Medical testimony: “Enough death and siege. Enough blood and misery. Enough.”

Testimony from a medical practitioner that MSF supports in one of the besieged areas in the East Ghouta area near Damascus explains the horror of August’s bombings. Voices from the Field - 11 Sep 2015

Syria

Half a million more people under siege as intense bombing in Damascus region results in one of the bloodiest months since conflict began

“August was the worst month we’ve seen medically,” says an MSF-supported hospital director in one of the besieged areas. “Anyone who isn’t injured or dead can count themselves lucky. Enough death and siege. Enough blood and misery. Enough.” Makeshift hospitals supported by MSF have reported a series of extreme mass-casualty influxes resulting from 20 consecutive days of intense bombing attacks in August on markets and civilian buildings in the besieged communities of East Ghouta, near the Syrian capital. Press Release - 11 Sep 2015

Syria

MSF treats patients with symptoms of exposure to chemical agents

"The patients’ clinical symptoms, the way these symptoms changed over time, and the patients’ testimony about the circumstances of the poisoning all point to exposure to a chemical agent,” Pablo Marco, MSF’s programme manager in Syria. Press Release - 25 Aug 2015

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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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) denounces blatant breach of International Humanitarian Law

“I have no words to express this. It is unspeakable.”

MSF demands explanations after deadly airstrikes hit hospital in Kunduz

“By midday our hospital was on the frontline, with fighting right outside the gate”

Renewed violence in Bangui makes it difficult to access hospital

Afghanistan: MSF hospital overwhelmed with wounded after heavy fighting in Kunduz

“People in Syria don’t know when the next bombs are going to fall.”

Medical testimony: “Enough death and siege. Enough blood and misery. Enough.”

Half a million more people under siege as intense bombing in Damascus region results in one of the bloodiest months since conflict began

MSF treats patients with symptoms of exposure to chemical agents

Independent medical humanitarian assistance

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