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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
 
Andre Marcos, an MSF health promoter, assists with the triage of children in the waiting area at Micone temporary resettlement center in Chiure town, southern Cabo Delgado.
War and conflict

“This conflict feels endless”: Violence in Cabo Delgado,Mozambique sparks new wave of mass displacement as needs surge

Trapped between conflict and natural disasters, entire communities in Cabo Delgado have endured repeated displacement and ongoing trauma from the loss of their homes and livelihoods. Both displaced families and host communities are struggling to survive. If action is not taken immediately, there is a risk of an even greater humanitarian disaster. Article - 21 Aug 2025
 
 Aid cuts threaten refugee lives in Ethiopia’s Gambella Region
Refugee, migration and displacement

Aid cuts threaten refugee lives in Ethiopia’s Gambella Region

Since October 2024, refugees in Kule camp have received as little as 600 calories a day—less than 30 percent of the recommended daily minimum of 2,100 calories per person. Other refugee camps in the region are also experiencing a similar situation. At times, food distribution has stopped for months due to international supply chain disruptions and funding shortages. Article - 6 Aug 2025
 
World Breastfeeding Week - Dagahaley, Kenya
Paediatric Health

World Breastfeeding Week – Five questions with Abdille

Abdille Abdi Maalim, nutrition supervisor at MSF’s Dagahaley project in Dadaab Camp, has been a male breastfeeding champion for over a decade. As part of the World Breastfeeding Week, Abdille shares the purpose of this role and his commitment to support refugee mothers living in Dagahaley, one of the camps forming the Dadaab Camp complex hosting over 400, 000 refugees in Kenya. Article - 6 Aug 2025
 
Walikale general reference hospital
Access to Healthcare

DRC: As crisis deepens in Walikale, MSF is the only international organisation responding to growing needs

MSF supports the Walikale General Reference Hospital and a network of seven smaller health centers, with a focus on nutrition, pediatric, and pre-natal care. The organization also operates a clinic for survivors of sexual violence, which includes mental health services, and has established vital water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) initiatives to help prevent outbreaks of diseases such as cholera Article - 24 Jul 2025
 
Women's health in Jahun, Jigawa State - Nigeria
Women's health

Nigeria: in Jahun, MSF supports women affected by vaginal fistulas in their recovery

At Jahun General Hospital in northern Nigeria, Médecins Sans Frontières teams provide reconstructive surgery, mental health care and rehabilitation for women with obstetric fistulas. Around 300 women benefit from these services every year. Article - 23 Jul 2025
 
The project closed after observing the impact of U.S. migration policies, which include cuts to humanitarian aid funding for services independent to MSF but were linked to migration
Refugee, migration and displacement

MSF concludes its migration response project in Guatemala

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) ran a Migration project from late 2021, just before the large wave of migration moving up from South America, until June 2025. For three years and seven months, the goal was to ease the suffering of thousands of people seeking to reach the United States in search of better opportunities. Article - 21 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
 
Arrival of displaced civilians from besieged El-Fasher at the checkpoint at the entrance of Tawila
Refugees, Migration and displacement

Five months of forced displacement and escalating humanitarian needs amid advancing annexation in the West Bank

One in three people could not reach a doctor when needed – mainly due to cost, distance, or lack of transport. Nearly half spoken to report inconsistent access to food and water, and 35 per cent of those with chronic illnesses are unable to get regular medication Article - 2 Jul 2025