Response to GHF claims on MSF GHF Gaza sites report Statement - 8 Aug 2025

Palestinians at the GHF distribution site in Netzarim putting their lives at risk to receive some food.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). All four distribution sites operated by the GHF are located in areas under full Israeli military control and “secured” by private American armed contractors.

Between 7 June and 24 July 2025, MSF health centres in close proximity received 1,380 injured people, including 28 dead bodies from the GHF sites with 174 gunshot wounded.

MSF calls for an immediate cessation of the GHF distribution mechanism and urges states and private donors to refrain from funding what is essentially a death trap.

Gaza-Israel war

This is not aid. This is orchestrated killing.

MSF's frontline medical testimony on systematic mass casualties from GHF sites in Gaza, Palestine. Report - 7 Aug 2025

After Israeli forces opened fire at people in one of the GHF distribution sites, At MSF health centre Al Mawasi we are receiving patients with injuries including the dead while trying to get food for their families in Gaza.

Gaza-Israel war

GHF-run food distributions in Gaza are sites of “orchestrated killing”

MSF calls for the immediate dismantling of the GHF scheme; the restoration of the UN-coordinated aid delivery mechanism; and calls on governments to suspend all financial and political support for the GHF. Press Release - 7 Aug 2025

South Sudanese refugees queue to be registered with the DRC’s National Committee of Refugees. Once registration is complete, they become eligible to receive Non-Food Item (NFI) kits from MSF. They kits contain mosquito nets, buckets, soap and other essential items.

Democratic Republic of Congo

Fleeing conflict, facing crisis: South Sudanese refugees gather in Ituri, DRC

More than 33,000 refugees from South Sudan have fled violence to arrive in northern DRC, where they face difficult living conditions. Project Update - 6 Aug 2025

A group of caretakers at the MSF water point in the MSF outpatient department in Kule camp

The camp, while it offers safety and basic services, life in Kule is becoming increasingly difficult as humanitarian aid continues to shrink due to reductions in global funding. MSF began providing medical care in Kule Refugee Camp in 2014. For many families, MSF remains one of the few dependable sources of healthcare.
Gambella, Ethiopia. July 2025

Ethiopia

Aid cuts threaten refugee lives in Ethiopia’s Gambella region

Significant aid cuts in Ethiopia’s Gambella region are threatening refugee lives, as basic services like food distribution, healthcare, clean water, and disease prevention rapidly deteriorate. Press Release - 6 Aug 2025

View of the waiting room for mothers in the Dogdore healh center

Chad

Redefining healthcare: when communities lead the way in Chad

In Chad, MSF teams are striving to durably reinforce existing community health systems rather than temporarily replace them, so they last after we eventually leave. Documentary - 5 Aug 2025

Five MSF cars transport supplies and MSF teams on their way to a mobile clinic in Morobo County, Central Equatoria.

South Sudan

MSF suspends activities in two South Sudan counties after second abduction

MSF has suspended all activities in Yei and Morobo counties, South Sudan, following abduction of a staff member, four days after the abduction of health ministry staff member. Press Release - 5 Aug 2025

During a psychosocial session in the playroom, MSF staff, caregivers, and their children sit in a circle—children joyfully engaging with toys while mothers receive guidance on the impact of malnutrition on a child’s overall well-being. These sessions not only provide essential education on psychological support but also create a safe, nurturing space that strengthens the emotional bond between mother and child.

Nigeria

MSF treats the long-term consequences of malnutrition among children in Nigeria

Children who have survived malnutrition can have long-term health consequences that need to be addressed early enough so as to not cause irreversible damage. Project Update - 4 Aug 2025

Damaged residential buildings and cars.

Reports indicate strikes on homes, hospitals, schools, and universities in residential areas where families with children live. At least 8 people were reportedly killed during last night, including a six-year-old child, and more than 100 injured — among them, children.
In recent months, attacks on Kyiv have become more frequent. Since the full-scale invasion by Russian forces in 2022, many people have come to the city seeking safety — now, even here, they are at risk. Kyiv is also home to major hospitals that provide specialised care. Patients with serious or complex medical needs are often transferred here from other parts of the country. Attacks on the city put both this care and the people who depend on it in danger.

“MSF in Ukraine is witnessing the devastating, continuous impact of intensified airstrikes on cities and residential areas across the country,” says Ainur Absemetova, MSF’s Head of Mission. “These attacks not only destroy homes and essential infrastructure like schools, hospitals, power and water systems — they also undermine people’s sense of safety and dignity, leaving them in a constant state of fear and uncertainty. This ongoing terror intensifies existing trauma, deepens insecurity, anxiety and increases the urgent need for emergency medical and psychological support.”

War in Ukraine

Increasing bombardment in Kyiv threatens lives and medical care

Kyiv, Ukraine has came under heavy attack by drones and missiles, with strikes on homes and hospitals, threatening lives and medical care. Press Release - 31 Jul 2025

MSF clinician Kenneth Mwangi(right) analyses patient data with Marsabit county health records person at Laisamis sub-county hospital Jameson Ledany as part of on job training.

Accountability and transparency

AI editorial policy for MSF International, including msf.org

We outline the artificial intelligence (AI) editorial policy for MSF International channels and platforms, including msf.org, on how and when we use AI.

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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Response to GHF claims on MSF GHF Gaza sites report