Mental Health
Italy: MSF providing support to survivors of the Crotone shipwreck
MSF is offering psychological support to the survivors of a shipwreck that killed at least 62 people, including 12 children, a few hundred meters from Steccato di Cutro, southern Italy, on 26 February. Press Release - 28 Feb 2023
Natural Disasters
MSF expands relief efforts and sets up mobile clinics in quake-hit northwest Syria
MSF has scaled up its activities in northwest Syria, running four mobile clinics and distributing essential relief items including mattresses, hygiene items, cleaning materials and kitchen utensils. Article - 24 Feb 2023
Sexual and Gender Based Violence
South Sudan: Women supporting women to overcome experiences of violence
Years of ongoing conflict in South Sudan have resulted in high levels of poverty, lack of infrastructure and an underdeveloped healthcare system. On top of this, stigma and social norms mean that women and girls can face additional barriers to accessing care, especially after sexual or gender-based violence. Stories from the Frontline - 14 Feb 2023
Neglected Diseases
Noma takes step towards inclusion on WHO list of neglected tropical diseases
The inclusion of noma in the list would shine a spotlight on the most neglected of neglected diseases Press Release - 3 Feb 2023
Neglected Diseases
MSF calls for increased global investment ahead of World Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Day on 30 January 2023
It’s past time to overcome the neglect and end the scourge of these diseases Press Release - 27 Jan 2023
War in Ukraine
Ukraine: MSF helps survivors of Dnipro blast
In the three days since an attack on a residential building in central Dnipro killed at least 40 people, teams from MSF have been providing survivors with medical care, psychological first aid and kits of essential relief items. In addition to those killed in the blast, 75 people were injured and around 30 people remain missing. Press Release - 17 Jan 2023
Access to Healthcare
Living and learning with epilepsy in Liberia
Médecins Sans Frontières has been providing care for people living with epilepsy in Montserrado County, Liberia, since 2017, in collaboration with the Liberian Ministry of Health. One in four of the 1,200 patients is school-aged, and without clinical care and psychosocial support they risk missing out on life’s most important opportunities. Article - 5 Jan 2023
HIV/AIDS
How care and counselling helped Abdo take control of his HIV
People with HIV who stick strictly to their medication regime can live long and healthy lives. But without the medication, their immune systems weaken and they are unable to fight off infections. Stories from the Frontline - 15 Dec 2022
Mental Health
Kenya: Stigma and discrimination increase exclusion from mental healthcare for vulnerable populations
Mental health services must be adapted urgently to respond to the needs of vulnerable populations through confidential, friendly, gender-responsive services, and support from health workers while addressing their overlapping vulnerabilities. Article - 25 Nov 2022
Sexual and Gender Based Violence