Refugees, Migration and displacement
Voices from Dadaab: Life goes on, but for how long?
Ahmed lives in a large compound with his extended family on the outskirts of Dagahaley camp in the Dadaab refugee complex. He’s surrounded by an open dusty field to the south, and thorny shrubs to the north. Despite having made a compound using cut shrubs, his home turns dusty at the slight blow of winds, and he says they are not spared during the rainy days, which causes flooding around his house. Testimony - 19 Jun 2021
Refugees, Migration and displacement
Return is not a solution, say refugees in Dadaab after camp closure announcement
Closing the Dadaab refugee camps and pushing people to return to their home countries will lead to a far worse humanitarian crisis, some refugees currently living in the camps say, especially those who previously returned to Somalia but have come back to the camps because of pervasive violence and limited availability of basic services in that country. Article - 18 Jun 2021
Distribution of essentials
Central African Republic: Thousands left vulnerable in Bambari after makeshift camp is destroyed and burnt to ground
Bangui, 17 June 2021 – Some 8,500 people have been expelled from their makeshift camp in Bambari, Central African Republic (CAR) after renewed fighting broke out in the region, says international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Several thousand people have sought refuge in the compound of a mosque in Bambari town where they are living in very precarious conditions. The camp was burnt to the ground and an MSF-run health post in the camp was also destroyed. Article - 17 Jun 2021
Mental Health
Renewed hope: Caring for deported migrants in Ethiopia
Each year, thousands of Ethiopians make the perilous journey to Saudi Arabia or other Gulf countries, with the false hope of finding work for fair pay. Those who make it to Saudia Arabia often face violence and mistreatment. Since 2017, Saudia Arabia has been detaining the undocumented migrants and deporting them back to their countries of origin. For those returned to Ethiopia, MSF provides emergency care and mental health assistance in Addis Ababa. Article - 16 Jun 2021
Access to Healthcare
South Sudan: “A chain of women surrounded us, spreading their clothes wide to keep us out of sight”
MSF medical advisor Alyssia Ferrarese has just spent two months in Boma county, South Sudan, as part of a small team assessing people’s health needs and running mobile clinics in remote villages. Living conditions were tough and the work was challenging, but these were more than made up for by moments of deep connection with the local community, say Alyssia. Stories from the Frontline - 12 Jun 2021
Malaria
Nigeria, MSF: Zamfara state gripped by humanitarian crisis as violence escalates
Abuja, 3 June 2021 – Rising violence in northwest Nigeria’s Zamfara state is causing a humanitarian crisis, warns international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) today. MSF is calling for an urgent humanitarian response for people in the region, who are desperately short of food, drinking water, shelter, protection and basic services, including healthcare. Press Release - 3 Jun 2021
War and conflict
Gaza: trauma continues long after the bombing stop
Between 10 and 21 May, Israeli airstrikes and shelling killed more than 250 people and left close to 2,000 injured in the coastal enclave of the Gaza Strip. In the space of just 11 days, many Gazans saw their homes and their livelihoods destroyed and suffered long-lasting physical and psychological injuries. In Israel, rockets and other projectiles fired from Gaza claimed 13 lives, including a child and a teenager, and wounding some more than 700 people. Article - 31 May 2021
Internally Displaced People
MSF Crisis Info: Cabo Delgado
The recent attacks in Palma are illustrative of the violence that the population has been exposed to during the conflict in Cabo Delgado, which has been increasing in intensity and spreading over the last year.
Access to Healthcare
Burkina Faso: providing healthcare in a region ravaged by violence
Burkina Faso’s North region hosts more than 100,000 internally displaced people who fled recurring violence in this part of the country. Since January 2021, MSF’s mobile teams have been offering healthcare support to people in the villages of Sirfou, Todiame, Rounga and Ouindigui, where thousands of these displaced persons have settled, but where access to healthcare and other basic services is severely limited. Article - 4 May 2021
Access to Healthcare