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MSF says good bye to asylum seekers that are forced to move from an asylum centre that was closed down in Skaraborg, Sweden. Many asylum seekers have to move multiple times throughout the asylum process, causing distress and disrupting previous stabilising factors such as social networks, school attendance and health care services.
Europe & Central Asia

Sweden

In 2017, MSF provided humanitarian support to asylum seekers in Sweden’s Västra Götaland county. Country
 
Foyer of the Tunisian Red Crescent in Medenine, Tunisia.

Dr. Salah Jmour and nurse Akrem Zaghdoud, during a medical consultation with Paul, 23 years old, from Nigeria, and rescued at sea 2 months before.
Middle East & North Africa

Tunisia

MSF teams last worked in Tunisia in 2021. Country
 
On 15 February, in collaboration with the Turkish Medical Association, a team from Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) donated various essential relief items to people affected by the earthquake in the city of Adiyaman in southern Türkiye.

The donated items – including hygiene kits, electrical stoves, winter undergarments, nappies and baby food – were distributed to more than 50 families at a newly established camp for earthquake survivors.

The city of Adiyaman, with a population of around 300,000, was one of the areas worst hit by the earthquake. Large numbers of buildings were damaged or are considered unsafe to return, leaving thousands of people sleeping in the open, in large camps, makeshift settlements or private cars.

As in other quake-affected areas, MSF teams are coordinating with various local organisations to provide assistance to survivors.
Europe & Central Asia

Türkiye

We have responded to emergencies and worked with people on the move in Türkiye . Country
 
Mother & Child Health Care Programme in Magdanly Province
Europe & Central Asia

Turkmenistan

MSF closed its projects in Turkmenistan in 2009. Country
 
The road along the border wall in the Sasabe area of Arizona.
The Americas

United States of America

MSF teams are prepared to assist in the United States in times of national emergency. Country
 
Family of SARS patients in the Bach Mai hospital are putting on protective clothing before entering the isolation wards.
Asia & Pacific

Vietnam

MSF worked in Vietnamfollowing the SARS epidemic in 2003. Country
 
An MSF staff holding separate sets of the tuberculosis treatment medicine inside the Makeni Regional Hospital in Bombali District, Sierra Leone. The left hand contains pills from the BPaLM 6-month shorter regimen treatment and the right hand contains pills from the 18 months longer regimen treatment.  

MSF started rolling out the new BPaLM treatment in Bombali District, Sierra Leone, in November 2022, making this shorter treatment routinely available for patients diagnosed with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB).
Crisis settings

Access to medicines

Unaffordable, unavailable, not adapted - people around the world face these challenges in accessing lifesaving medicines. Topic
 
On 20 November, five MSF vehicles parked in front of our clinic in Gaza city were destroyed by the intervention of the Israeli forces. The clinic was also damaged as a result and part of the building was engulfed by fire for a few hours. The cars and the clinic were clearly identified with the MSF logo. This happened while 21 people, including an MSF staff and his family members, were sheltered in the clinic and more than 50 others were in the guesthouse across the street: luckily, they survived unscathed. The cars that were destroyed were the ones used in the aborted evacuation of our staff and their relatives on 18 November, resulting in the killing of two people. Some of the staff sheltering in the MSF premises that day were witnesses to the incident.
In Focus

Attacks on medical care

Attacks against medical facilities and health workers, whether deliberate or indiscriminate, are part of generalised violence and atrocities committed against civilians in armed conflict. They deprive populations of health services, often when they need them the most. Topic
 
Two health workers talk at the Budjala general hospital, supported by MSF. MSF also deployed a team in the Budjala health zone in South Ubangi to support health authorities in the response against Mpox. Particular emphasis is also placed on mental health. In the community, health promoters intervene to ensure disease control and prevention. Thanks to their mobilization, more than 822 contact cases are being monitored for better epidemiological monitoring.
Crisis settings

Epidemics and pandemics

Millions of people still die each year from infectious diseases that are preventable or can be treated. Topic
 
Families heading to dry land in Bentiu. 835,000 people have been directly affected by the flooding.

Across Unity state people’s homes and livelihoods (crops and cattle), as well as health facilities, schools, and markets, are completely submerged by floodwaters.
Crisis settings

Natural hazards

Within a matter of minutes, natural hazards can affect the lives of tens of thousands of people. Hundreds or even thousands of people can be injured, homes and livelihoods destroyed. Access to clean water, healthcare services and transport can also be disrupted. The impact of each event varies greatly and our response must adapt to each situation. Topic
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.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Independent medical humanitarian assistance

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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