Learn about MSF's hospital in Kunduz, the people it treated, and the terrible attack that killed twelve staff and at least 10 patients. Photo Story - 12 Oct 2015

Qudus brought his four year old dauger khal Bibi in after she fell through the roof of their home and injured her leg. At Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Kunduz Trauma Centre where free treatment is provided to patients regardless of their political affiliation (ie. the side on which the fight in the war between the armed opposition group and Government forces) MSF’s trauma centre is the only facility of its kind in the whole north-eastern region of Afghanistan providing high level life- and limb-saving trauma care. MSF opened Kunduz Trauma Centre in August 2011 to provide high quality, free medical and surgical care to victims of trauma such as traffic accidents, as well as those with conflict related injuries from bomb blasts or gunshots.

Kunduz hospital attack

The patients and stories of MSF's Kunduz hospital

Pictures from Kunduz Trauma Centre, partially destroyed by an airstrike on 3 October 2015. Photo Story - 7 Oct 2015

Afghanistan

Factsheet: Kunduz Hospital Attack

From around 2:00-2:08am until 3:00-3:15am on Saturday, 3 October, MSF’s trauma hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan came under precise and repeated airstrikes. Project Update - 7 Oct 2015

Afghanistan

MSF calls for State activation of the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission to investigate Afghanistan bombing

Speech delivered by Dr Joanne Liu, MSF International President, 7 October 2015, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
Speech - 7 Oct 2015

Afghanistan

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

"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

South Sudan

No medical assistance available in Leer, following repeated lootings of MSF facility

MSF was forced to suspend medical activities and evacuate its team from Leer, after a MSF's compound in Leer was looted twice by well-organized armed men on 2 and 3 October. “MSF strongly condemns these armed robberies of its medical personnel and facilities,” says MSF Emergency Manager Tara Newell. “These incidents have forced MSF to suspend its medical activities in Leer and they are responsible for depriving the population of urgently needed medical assistance.” Press Release - 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

Senior VVF surgeon Dr. Said and VVF Nurse Manager Kate Norgang discuss a VVF repair. Dr. Said is an avid teacher; all staff involved with the VVF program learns from him on a regular basis.

Nigeria

“Providing a safe childbirth to Nigerian mothers”

Interview with Dr Sivapalan Namasivay, MSF anaesthesiologist, back from Jahun Hospital in the North of Nigeria, where MSF is responsible for maternity care. Voices from the Field - 30 Sep 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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MSF under attack in Kunduz

The patients and stories of MSF's Kunduz hospital

Factsheet: Kunduz Hospital Attack

MSF calls for State activation of the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission to investigate Afghanistan bombing

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

No medical assistance available in Leer, following repeated lootings of MSF facility

“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”

“Providing a safe childbirth to Nigerian mothers”

Independent medical humanitarian assistance

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