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In response to the recent developments in Syria, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been providing critical relief to thousands of displaced people now seeking safety in Tabqa and Raqqa, northeast Syria. The newly arrived displaced people are yet another time on the run, as many of them have endured displacement multiple times since the start of the Syrian crisis.
According to our assessment, the situation is miserable, and the needs are immense and growing rapidly. We distributed water, tents, blankets, mattresses, and infant formula packs to those in immediate need. In addition to providing these items, we’ve also carried out water and sanitation activities, including water trucking to the collective centers to ensure access to clean water. MSF teams have also been cleaning latrines in the makeshift shelters to improve sanitation and prevent the spread of disease. These essential supplies are vital to ensuring the health, comfort, and dignity of those who have been forced to flee their homes.
Syria

MSF responds to people’s developing needs in northeast Syria

MSF is providing clean drinking water, shelter, and urgent medical care to people who have been displaced by ongoing hostilities in northeast Syria. Press Release - 11 Dec 2024
 
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Dassari Health Centre, one of the facilities in Matéri, Atacora, that MSF has been supporting since August 2023 in order to strengthen the management of cases of malaria in children under the age of 5, the leading cause of death, and in pregnant women, for whom malaria can lead to serious complications. MSF health promotion supervisor Bienvenu is in the middle of a health education session to inform future patients to seek treatment at the Dassari health centre.
Benin

Improving access to healthcare for people in Benin

MSF improves access to healthcare and strengthens medical capacity in Atacora, Benin, amidst security challenges, high prevalence of malaria, and displacement. Project Update - 10 Dec 2024
 
A line of beds at the paediatric ward in the Cholera Treatment Center (CTC).  

MSF has been running a CTC in Assosa since Nov 12th, a few km away from Malakal hospital, to respond to the increasing needs of cholera patients in Malakal.  

The CTC currently has 90 beds, with capacity to scale up to 100.
South Sudan

Urgent response needed to stop cholera outbreak in Upper Nile state

A cholera outbreak is spreading in Upper Nile state, South Sudan. A coordinated response is needed to stop the spread. Press Release - 6 Dec 2024
 
MSF gynaecologists check the medical records of mothers at Khost Maternity Hospital.
Afghanistan

Excluding women from medical institutes threatens the future of healthcare in Afghanistan

The announcement to bar women from studying in medical institutes will impact the availability of healthcare in Afghanistan. Press Release - 6 Dec 2024
 
Maryam Muhammad and the MSF health promotion team conduct a Tom Brown sensitization session for men in Kebbi. Convincing men to support the approach is key as the mostly are the one supplying the family. For cultural reasons, MSF organizes separated sessions for men and women.
Photo story

A Year in Pictures 2024

MSF teams around the world continued to respond to crises in 2024. Our Year in Pictures offers a glimpse into the work carried out by our teams in over 75 countries over the past 12 months. Photo Story - 5 Dec 2024
 
MSF staf taking the vital signs of Nura, Zainab’s child at the Kofar Suari Inpatient Therapeutic Feeding Centre, Katsina, Katsina state. Nura is being treated for malnutrition. Few days ago, he could only take the therapeutic milk. Now he can take the plumpy nut.
Nigeria

Levels of global acute malnutrition have doubled since last year in parts of northwest Nigeria

A survey conducted by MSF has found that there are 'extremely critical levels of malnutrition' in areas of northwest Nigeria. Press Release - 5 Dec 2024
 
An MSF ambulance destroyed in December 2023 in Gaza City
Gaza-Israel war

Three questions about the “apocalyptic” situation in Gaza

Caroline Seguin, emergency coordinator in Gaza, answers three questions about the current situation in the north and south of the Strip. Interview - 3 Dec 2024
 
A view of overcrowded tents in the Attar area of Khan Younis, South Gaza, where displaced families live in cramped conditions with limited access to basic items, such as water, food and clothing.
Gaza-Israel war

Obstacles to essential supplies deepen Gaza's catastrophic humanitarian and medical situation

The amount of humanitarian aid entering into Gaza has reached its lowest levels in months, compromising patient care. Press Release - 29 Nov 2024
 
Dr Filomena Januario treating a patient.
Mozambique

A personal commitment to HIV care in Mozambique

After Dr Filomena Januário’s mother passed away from HIV, she dedicated herself to making sure no one else faces barriers to care. Project Update - 29 Nov 2024
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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We provide medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare. Our teams are made up of tens of thousands of health professionals, logistic and administrative staff - most of them hired locally. Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of independence and impartiality. We are a non-profit, self-governed, member-based organisation.

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