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Mental Health
Mombasa youth study highlights improvements to mental health for adolescents and young people
Newly released results from the MombasaYouth Study highlight both important progress and significant remaining gaps in the mentalhealth and well-being among young people in the county. Article - 4 Sep 2025
Sexual Violence
Surviving sexual violence in Eastern DRC,for Congolese women in Goma, nowhere is safe
MSF teams continue to record alarming levels of sexual violence cases. Between January and April, more than 7,400 survivors of sexual violence received treatment at Ministry of Health facilities supported by MSF in Goma. West of the city, in Saké, an additional 2,400 survivors were treated during the same period. Article - 30 Jul 2025
HIV/AIDS
HIV vs AIDS: What’s the Real Difference?
Many people use HIV and AIDS like they mean the same thing, but they don’t. Knowing the difference can help you take better care of your health and fight the stigma that still exists around these terms. Article - 23 Jul 2025
HIV/AIDS
How Does Someone Get AIDS? Let’s Break It Down
If someone living with HIV doesn’t take their medication, the virus weakens their immune system over time. Eventually, they can develop AIDS when the body becomes too weak to fight off even simple infections like the flu or tuberculosis. Article - 23 Jul 2025
HIV/AIDS
STIs 101: What They Are and Why You Should Care
STIs are infections passed from one person to another during sexual activity (vaginal, oral, or anal). They can also be passed through sharing contaminated objects or from a mother to baby during pregnancy or birth and breastfeeding. Article - 23 Jul 2025
Access to Healthcare
Mozambique: Rise of violence is increasingly compromising access to healthcare in Cabo Delgado
Macomia, a major town in central Cabo Delgado, was attacked by a non-state armed group in May 2024, forcing MSF, as well as other humanitarian organizations, to stop or suspend activities. We were gradually able to resume operations in April 2025. More than a year after the attack, only one health facility is operational in the district, compared to the seven health centers that were functional before. Article - 17 Jul 2025
HIV/AIDS
Kigali: MSF welcomes the release of WHO guidelines for ‘game-changing’ HIV prevention drug, lenacapavir, but remains deeply concerned about access, including licensing limitations.
While MSF welcomes the recent strategic partnership agreement between Gilead and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (the Global Fund), the agreed pricing and supply needs to be transparent to facilitate negotiations for affordable sustainable access to this critical HIV prevention tool outside of the Global Fund agreement. Article - 14 Jul 2025
War and conflict
North Kivu: Living conditions worsen in Bambo – a fragile sanctuary for tens of thousands fleeing violence
Malnutrition wards have had occupancy rates over 100 percent for close to a month; dozens of sexual violence victims are seen every week; and significant numbers of patients continue to seek treatment for diarrheal diseases and respiratory infections Article - 12 Jul 2025
Snakebite
Insecurity and movement restrictions to Healthcare in Amhara: Patients Struggle to Reach Lifesaving Treatment
Additionally, MSF was forced to halt life-saving ambulance referrals for highly critical patients to Gondar University Hospital, exacerbating the challenges faced by those in need of urgent care. Article - 9 Jul 2025
Attacks on medical care