Mental Health
Syria: One year after earthquake, mental scars are still raw
While the physical destruction caused by the quakes is less visible than before, the impact on people’s mental health is stark. Project Update - 6 Feb 2024
Mental Health
Beyond the Frontlines: A Journey into Mental Health Healing in Ukraine
Ann Njambi works with MSF in Ukraine as Mental Health Manager. She describes the challenges and her work supporting those grappling with the dire mental impacts of the war. Stories from the Frontline - 2 Feb 2024
Lassa Fever
Surviving Lassa fever in Nigeria: the stories of Ngozi and Oluchi
Lassa fever is a haemorrhagic fever that causes serious damage to various organs, reducing the body’s ability to function. The virus is contagious and can spread from person to person via bodily fluids, including saliva, urine, blood, and vomit. The disease affects 100,000 to 300,000 people every year across Western Africa and causes around 5,000 deaths. Last year in Nigeria, there were 8,978 suspected cases and 1,227 confirmed cases of Lassa fever (Nigerian Centre for Disease Control). Article - 22 Jan 2024
Gaza - Israel War
Evacuation orders and heavy bombing around Gaza’s hospitals leaves few healthcare options for civilians
The amount of safe space for organisations to provide healthcare to people is now virtually non-existent. Constant evacuation orders and attacks on health facilities have repeatedly forced organisations such as MSF to evacuate hospitals and leave patients behind. Article - 12 Jan 2024
War and conflict
MSF survey sheds new light on scale and intensity of ethnic violence in West Darfur
A retrospective mortality survey carried out among Sudanese refugees in Chad by Epicentre, Médecins Sans Frontières’ medical research and epidemiology centre, documents the appalling scale of the wave of violence that swept through the region last June, while atrocities have continued in recent months in the region of El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur. Article - 8 Jan 2024
Gaza - Israel War
Palestinians in Hebron, West Bank, live in constant fear as violence surges
Update - 4 Jan 2024
Gaza - Israel War
“Let me die with my family”: the story of a Gazan refugee in the West Bank
Stories from the Frontline - 30 Dec 2023
South Sudan
South Sudan: Providing healthcare to vulnerable communities in Yei and Morobo amidst insecurity and funding cuts
The security situation in Yei and Morobo counties, combined with the overall lack and recent additional cuts of funding in the region dangerously threatens access to healthcare for communities. MSF calls out for a concerted effort by humanitarian actors and donors, to ensure access to healthcare for communities. Article - 27 Dec 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
In Eastern DRC, needs are everywhere as displacement reaches unprecedented levels
The humanitarian situation is catastrophic, aid remains desperately limited and people’s needs continue to be overwhelmingly unmet. Crisis Update - 20 Dec 2023
Neglected Tropical Diseases