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Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: The long wait for medical care
Over one million people live in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, some for decades but many since the deadly crackdown in 2017 that sent hundreds of thousands across the border from Myanmar to Bangladesh. The fighting in Myanmar continues today and the camps have seen a significant rise in new arrivals since last year, putting even more pressure on what little assistance is available. “One of my sons moved to us from Myanmar with his eight family members three months ago. So far, he hasn't received any rations. It is becoming difficult for us to feed so many people,” says Abdul Kalam who comes to MSF for his diabetes medication. Article - 8 Sep 2025
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MSF in Batangafo, CAR: Motorbikes, Canoes and Vaccines
In Batangafo, Ouham-Fafa prefecture, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) collaborates with the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) to carry out routine and catch-up vaccination campaigns. Despite major logistical and security challenges, the teams manage to reach the most isolated children living in remote and hard-to-reach areas, ensuring their protection against diseases that are easily preventable through vaccination. Article - 8 Sep 2025
War and conflict
DRC: MSF warns of new surge of attacks on civilians in Ituri
In 2024, around 1.36 million people – 18% of the province’s population – are displaced due to violence.1 The protracted nature of these displacements, along with other crises affecting the DRC and neighbouring countries, is leading donors to withdraw their funding, even though the needs are still vast. The crisis in Ituri is not new, but it is still a crisis, with urgent needs that must be addressed. For populations affected and displaced by the violence, it is a matter of survival. Article - 5 Sep 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
Climate Emergency
South Sudan: MSF Evacuates Over 1,000 People from Old Fangak Amid Catastrophic Flooding
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) teams have successfully evacuated more than 1,000 residents from Old Fangak, Jonglei state, following the catastrophic breach of a critical dyke on the night of 30 August 2025. Article - 3 Sep 2025
About MSF
Dr Javid Abdelmoneim starts as new MSF International President
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has chosen Dr Mohamed Javid Abdelmoneim as our new International President. He begins his three-year mandate, following his election by representatives at MSF’s highest governance body, the International General Assembly, held on 27 June in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Article - 3 Sep 2025
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Al-Nao hospital: A lifeline during war
From 2023 to 2025, MSF’s support to Al-Nao hospital evolved from emergency rehabilitation to a comprehensive partnership with the gradual return of a full MSF project team. Today, we provide clinical training, essential medical supplies, fuel, water and sanitation services, and food for patients. We have also trained Ministry of Health staff on mass casualty response, and MSF provided financial incentives so they could continue to carry out critical, life-saving work in their community Article - 3 Sep 2025
Rohingya Refugee Crisis
Life in the Rohingya camps
In 2017, large forest areas were cleared to make way for shelters as more than 700,000 Rohingya fled violence in Myanmar and sought refuge in neighbouring Bangladesh. The foliage has now regrown, providing much needed shade in the heat of the densely populated camps, but it also marks eight years of separation from their homeland that the Rohingya have faced. Article - 29 Aug 2025
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Yemen: MSF hands over the mother and child hospital in Taiz Houban after a decade of lifesaving care
Since 2015, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has operated the mother and child hospital in Al-Houban, Taiz governorate — one of the few facilities providing free, high-quality healthcare in a region deeply affected by more than a decade-long conflict. At the end of July 2025, after 10 years of service, MSF officially handed over the hospital to the Ministry of Health (MoH). Just before the handover, patients and the hospital equipment were moved to the new premises, jointly built by MSF and the MoH. Article - 28 Aug 2025
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