War and conflict
Year in Review 2024
In 2024, millions of people continued to be affected by disease outbreaks, exclusion from healthcare, and crises such as wars, conflicts, and natural hazards in more than 75 countries. Around 69,500 Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) staff provided assistance where and how they could. Article - 13 Jun 2025
Mediterranean Migration
New MSF report denounces violence and obstruction of lifesaving response in the Central Mediterranean
According to MSF medical data, in 2024, every patient (124) seen by the psychologist on the Geo Barents reported experiencing physical and/or psychological violence during their journey, with half of these patients having identified detention as the primary setting where abuse took place. Article - 12 Jun 2025
Sexual Violence
Sexual violence in Eastern DRC: A persistent emergency
The impact of sexual violence—which mainly affects women, including children—has long been known and documented. The number of men who are victims, although much lower, is also a cause for concern. Beyond the health and psychological impact, the social consequences are devastating: family and social rejection, stigma, divorce, suicidal thoughts, and immense difficulty for survivors to continue living in the locations where they were assaulted. Article - 11 Jun 2025
Access to Healthcare
As a measles outbreak spreads in Darfur, children are in urgent need of immunisation.
One of the root causes of this situation is the region’s already low immunisation coverage. “In Forbrenga, 30% of the measles patients we are receiving are above the age of five years and only 5% of them are vaccinated. This suggests that the lack of vaccination dates back further than the recent conflict,” explains Sue Bucknell, MSF’s Deputy Head of mission in West Darfur. Article - 11 Jun 2025
Attacks on medical care
MSF permanently closes hospital and ends support to 13 health facilities in Ulang County following violent looting
This was the second attack on Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in the area in less than three months. In January, two clearly marked Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) boats on their way to Ulang after delivering medical supplies to Nasir County Hospital were shot at by unknown gunmen, forcing everyone on board to jump into the water and swim to safety. Less than a month after the looting, another Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) hospital was bombed in Old Fangak, forcing Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to suspend activities. Article - 10 Jun 2025
War in Ukraine
Not all wounds bleed: MSF reports surge in post-traumatic stress disorder in Ukraine
Many men, in particular, feel stigmatised and are reluctant to seek help. Stigma surrounding mental health remains a significant barrier to care in Ukraine — especially for men — and is rooted in long-standing cultural and historical attitudes. It can be particularly difficult for loved ones to support those trying to adapt socially after returning from war-affected areas. Often, people suffering from PTSD believe they can manage on their own, without medical help. This often-invisible illness can severely reduce quality of life and increase risky behavior, turning daily routines into a cycle of trauma, isolation, and physical exhaustion, worsening chronic health conditions. Article - 6 Jun 2025
War and conflict
People killed, injured by landmines in Deir ez-Zor as people return home in Syria
Years of armed conflict have destroyed critical infrastructure in Deir ez-Zor governorate, including healthcare facilities. Streets and fields across the governorate are contaminated with mines and explosive devices, making daily life hazardous for returnees and hampering rehabilitation efforts. MSF teams have already discovered four unexploded devices in health facilities we had planned to support, with more likely hidden underground. Article - 6 Jun 2025
Access to healthcare
MSF and Ministry of Health launch newly constructed neonatal ward at Aweil State Hospital to improve care for sick newborns and premature babies
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders(MSF) and South Sudan’s Ministry of Health on 4 June 2025 opened a newly-built 40-bed neonatal inpatient ward at Aweil State Hospital. Article - 5 Jun 2025
Conflict in Sudan
MSF report reveals stark lack of protection and assistance in South Darfur
The violence has shattered the healthcare system, and adequate care is simply not available for people due to a range of compounding issues: facilities have been destroyed, damaged or abandoned; healthcare workers have fled or are no longer receiving salaries; supplies are absent or interrupted; and people struggle to afford transport to reach what remains of the healthcare system. Article - 4 Jun 2025
Sierra Leone