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Malakal Teaching Hospital
Access to Healthcare

MSF begins supporting surgical services at Malakal Teaching Hospital, Upper Nile State

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH), has strengthened life-saving surgical services at Malakal Teaching Hospital in Upper Nile State. Article - 22 Jan 2026
 
Entrance of MSF’s hospital in Nduta Camp, Tanzania.
Refugee, migration and displacement

Ten Years in a Refugee Camp: A Tanzanian Doctor on the Frontlines of Humanitarian Care

Medicine is not just about curing disease; it is about nurturing dignity, empowering humanity, and leaving behind a world where care and compassion are not luxuries, but the foundation of life itself. Article - 17 Dec 2025
 
Pakistan is among the top five countries contributing to the global TB burden, with an estimated 670,000 new cases reported in 2024, around 6.3 percent of the world’s total. To improve access to care, MSF opened a TB clinic at the Rural Health Centre, Baldia Town, in February 2025, in collaboration with the Department of Health, with a strong focus on paediatric patients. The clinic provides TB diagnosis, treatment, contact tracing, and community education for residents of Keamari district.
Access to Healthcare

Healing Lives: Tuberculosis Patients Find Strength and Care in Baldia, Pakistan

Pakistan is among the top five countries contributing to the global TB burden, with an estimated 670,000 new cases reported in 2024. Article - 2 Dec 2025
 
 Limited Access to Healthcare in Conflict-hit Cabo Delgado
War and conflict

Mozambique: MSF suspends activities in Mocímboa da Praia as violence surges

As of 26 September, MSF has suspended all medical activities in Mocímboa da Praia. Services were being carried out in collaboration with the Ministry of Health. They include the emergency room and maternity ward at the District Rural Hospital of Mocímboa da Praia, other lifesaving care at the facility and the referral system that enables patients with severe conditions to be transferred to other facilities. Mental health and psychosocial support as well as outreach activities run by community health workers in remote areas are also suspended. Some patients requiring specialised care have been referred to health facilities in Pemba and Mueda. Article - 26 Sep 2025
 
3rd annual Mombasa health research conference 2025
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
 
Surviving sexual violence in Eastern DRC for Congolese women in Goma, nowhere is safe
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
 
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.
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
 
Don’t wait until you feel sick to care about your health. Know your status, and get the support you need
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
 
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.
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
 
In 2025, MSF assisted an average of 740 childbirths per month across the four districts where it operates in Cabo Delgado province, northern Mozambique. But in this volatile context, insecurity makes it difficult for pregnant women to reach care and for health workers to provide it, putting lives at risk and leading to dangerous interruptions in maternal health services.
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