Sexual and Gender Based Violence
The tip of the iceberg”: Stream of survivors offers glimpse into scale of sexual violence in the Central African Republic
Doctors at MSF's clinics across the Central African Republic have treated 1,914 victims of sexual violence in the first six months of 2018 Crisis Update - 7 Sep 2018
Epidemics
DRC Ebola update - June 2018
Since the Ebola epidemic in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was declared on 8 May 2018, more than 60 people have presented symptoms of hemorrhagic fever, including 38 confirmed Ebola cases and 28 deaths (of whom 14 were confirmed as Ebola). Twenty four 24 patients (confirmed Ebola cases) have recovered from the disease and been discharged from treatment centres. Crisis Update - 19 Jun 2018
Access to Healthcare
North Darfur: Only distant dreams of returning home for people in Sortoni camp
MSF Head of Mission, Elmounzer Ag Jiddou, explains life in the camp, which is home to more than 23,000 people Project Update - 17 May 2018
War and conflict
MSF surveys estimate that at least 6,700 Rohingya were killed during the attacks in Myanmar
More than 71% of the deaths were related to violence, finds the MSF survey Press Release - 12 Dec 2017
Refugees, Migration and displacement
Kenya: MSF welcomes Kenyan High Court ruling about plan to close Dadaab refugee camps
MSF urges the Government of Kenya to uphold the decision. Press Release - 9 Feb 2017
Epidemics
West Africa: MSF closes last projects for Ebola survivors
More than two and a half years after the Ebola outbreak officially began, MSF is now closing its last projects in West Africa dedicated to caring for people who survived the disease. Project Update - 21 Oct 2016
Refugees, Migration and displacement
Dadaab: Return of refugees to Somalia in current conditions ‘inhumane and irresponsible’
A report by MSF shows that more than eight out of ten people living in Dadaab do not want to return to Somalia Press Release - 13 Oct 2016
Middle East & North Africa
Lebanon
The arrival of COVID-19 and a massive explosion in Beirut dealt further blows to Lebanon’s health system, already fragile following a year of economic, political, and social unrest. Country
Africa
Liberia
Although health services are being progressively restored in Liberia, important gaps persist, notably in specialised paediatric care and mental health. Country
The Americas