Water distribution
Bringing the water system back to life in Tigray, Ethiopia
“I’m the water man,” says Weldekiros Assefa, an engineer and water and sanitation expert for Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Ethiopia. “I have the best job at MSF.” Project Update - 7 Aug 2023
Refugees, Migration and displacement
Refugees' Journey from Khartoum to the Camps in East Sudan
For Ethiopian refugees like Salim* and Qamar*, who had already experienced escaping violence in their homeland, their journey from Khartoum to east Sudan was fraught with risks. They recounted the strenuous details of their journey with their four children after arriving at their second resettlement in camp in East Sudan, where MSF is providing medical and emergency support Article - 18 Jul 2023
Cholera
Why is cholera killing hundreds across the Horn of Africa when it is so preventable?
Cholera outbreaks are occurring with increasing frequency, and lasting for longer, across Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia. Tetiana Gaviuk, MSF communications manager questions in this piece why the death toll from this preventable disease is rising. Article - 14 Jul 2023
Malnutrition
Ethiopia: MSF calls for immediate resumption of food distributions
As malnutrition rates surge beyond emergency levels in many areas of Ethiopia, MSF calls for the immediate resumption of food distributions which were suspended across Ethiopia in early June 2023. Press Release - 6 Jul 2023
Year in Review
Year in Review 2022
War, violence, natural disasters, disease outbreaks, rising inflation and spiralling prices; these are all factors that contributed to an overall increase in people’s needs, to which nearly 63,000 Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff responded in 78 countries around the world in 2022. Article - 10 Jun 2023
Refugees, Migration and displacement
"Now we are trapped in another conflict that makes it even harder to cope and survive": Refugees in Um Rakuba camp
Sudan is hosting more than one million refugees from neighbouring countries, such as South Sudan and Ethiopia, who fled violence and sought shelter. Unfortunately, they now find themselves trapped in another conflict that further hinders their ability to cope. Article - 10 May 2023
Malaria
Malaria in South Sudan – Prevention is an Urgent Task
“Before MSF came, we would use traditional herbs and other healing methods when we got sick. Sometimes it worked, and other times we’d have to endure the pain a while longer.” Article - 25 Apr 2023
Kala azar
“We don’t know where it comes from but it kills a lot of people”
Kala azar is not only one of the most neglected tropical diseases, but also one of the deadliest. Since late 2022, MSF teams have been responding to an alarmingly high number of kala azar cases in south Omo valley, Ethiopia Article - 27 Mar 2023
Cholera
ኢትዮጵያ: በሶማሌ ክልል ጉራዳሞሌ ለተከሰተው የኮሌራ በሽታ ወረርሽኝ ኤም ኤስ ኤፍ ያደረገው ድጋፍ
የኮሌራ ወረርሽኝ ምላሽ እና የመከላከያ እቅዶች እርስ በርስ የተያያዙ ናቸው፡፡ ቡድኑ የንፁህ መጠጥ ውሃ አቅርቦትና ንፅህናን ከማረጋገጥ ጎን ለጎን ከክልሉ ጤና ጥበቃ ቢሮ ጋር በመሆን በኮሌራ ጉዳይ አያያዝና ኢንፌክሽን መከላከልና መቆጣጠር ላይ ለአካባቢው የጤና ባለሙያዎች ስልጠና ሰጥቷል። Article - 28 Feb 2023
Cholera