Access to Healthcare
Uganda: MSF ends its support to HIV program in Arua after more than 20 years
Huge progress has been made in HIV medical treatment in Arua and MSF will now hand over the project to Ugandan health authorities and their partners Project Update - 11 Sep 2023
Primary care
Chad: MSF appeals for immediate response to Sudanese refugee crisis
MSF calls on the UN, international donors and aid organisations to meet the urgent humanitarian needs of Sudanese refugees in Chad in order to prevent more suffering and potential loss of life. Statement - 31 Aug 2023
Surgery
Sudan was my most challenging assignment with MSF
We arrived in Khartoum on 8 May 2023 and started operating at noon the following day. The first week was incredibly challenging. Stories from the Frontline - 18 Aug 2023
Hepatitis
Inside MSF's Nampula Project: Exploring key interventions in three questions
In Nampula province, current MSF programs focus on providing care for people with neglected diseases. Interview - 29 Jul 2023
Neglected Diseases
Press Release - 25 Jul 2023
Transforming lives in Mozambique: surgical treatment for patients with neglected diseases in Mogovolas district
MSF is collaborating with the District Services of Health, Women and Social Action in Mogovolas and the Provincial Services in Nampula, Mozambique, to deliver surgical treatment for hydrocele, one of the chronic complications of the neglected tropical disease (NTD) lymphatic filariasis (commonly known as elephantiasis).Press Release - 25 Jul 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
Measles
CAR: MSF vaccinates thousands of children after arrival of refugees from Sudan
This vaccination campaign against measles and other diseases is part of the emergency response launched by the medical organization in the town of Birao, in northern Central African Republic, where refugees from Sudan have been relocated. Update - 17 Jul 2023
Access to Healthcare
Kenya: Everyone is welcome at MSF’s youth-friendly health services in Mombasa
“Key populations”, as they are usually called, have been defined by the Ministry of Health as those who may have unique health needs, including sex workers, people who use drugs, transgender and gender non-binary people, and sexual minority groups (e.g., men who have sex with men, women who have sex with women) and other special vulnerable groups such as street populations. Article - 7 Jul 2023
Access to Healthcare
Insecurity and lack of access to healthcare: the forgotten emergency of Ituri
Since early 2023, Djugu territory in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has seen intense intercommunal violence and armed clashes, forcing an estimated 156,000 people to flee their homes. This is the latest surge of violence in a decades-long conflict, which has seen 700,000 people displaced within Djugu territory and 1.7 million across Ituri province. Article - 27 Jun 2023
Refugees, Migration and displacement