Sexual and Gender Based Violence
“Being a leader calls for so much”
It is estimated that almost half of Kenyan women aged between 15 and 49 have experienced physical or sexual violence.1 In the overcrowded Mathare slum area of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, Médecins Sans Frontières runs a 24-hour sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) care clinic called Lavender House, where Barbara Salano Kerre is the sexual and gender-based violence mental health supervisor. Stories from the Frontline - 7 Mar 2022
Refugees, Migration and displacement
Stories from the Frontline - 22 Feb 2022
Unaccompanied minors: From the streets of Cameroon to a tent in Paris
A street child in Cameroon, Yannick was kidnapped by people traffickers in 2019 and sold as a slave in Libya. He escaped and made it to Europe, where he found refuge in France and receives support from MSF. Now recognised as an unaccompanied minor, he tells us his story.Stories from the Frontline - 22 Feb 2022
Sexual and Gender Based Violence
Democratic Republic of Congo: an urgent need to end sexual violence in Salamabila
Survivors of sexual violence can have a lot to deal with, from physical and psychological injuries to exclusion from the community, sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancies. Article - 18 Feb 2022
Malnutrition
Democratic Republic of Congo: Malnutrition rises as miners fight over gold
MSF has launched an initiative to help reduce child deaths from malnutrition by training and equipping 112 people from the local community to help detect malnutrition early. Article - 18 Feb 2022
Mental Health
Cancer in Mali: “My hope is to be able to treat women in time”
On the occasion of World Cancer Day on February 4th, health workers from Mali’s Ministry of Health and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) describe their day-to-day struggles in the fight against cancer in Bamako. Cases of cancer have more than doubled in Africa in the last 20 years. Article - 4 Feb 2022
Mental Health
Facing the horrific
Gilles Clairoux, deputy field coordinator of the Eureca emergency team in the Central African Republic, recounts a tragic event that changed the lives of two children forever. Stories from the Frontline - 3 Feb 2022
Access to Healthcare
Four things to know about the crisis in Burkina Faso
Months of tension and protests in Burkina Faso culminated in a military takeover on Monday 24 January. People need more food, more water and better access to healthcare in all the regions currently affected by conflict in Burkina Faso. Crisis Update - 28 Jan 2022
Mental Health
69% of the Venezuelan migrants we assisted in Roraima have symptoms of depression, anxiety and acute stress
Thousands of people face precarious living conditions in the northern Brazilian cities of Pacaraima and Boa Vista. Article - 24 Jan 2022
Refugees, Migration and displacement
DRC: Despite calm, cycle of violence set to repeat in Ituri province
More than 40,000 people have been forced to take refuge in the camp of Rhoe in the Blukwa State health area. An area that is difficult to access and where humanitarian groups have a reduced presence due to recurring security problems. Article - 19 Jan 2022
Natural Disasters