Maternal Health
Afghanistan: “My sister, I will take care of you”
Dr Séverine Caluwaerts shares her story of a woman coming to MSF's maternity unit in Khost in urgent need of medical care. The unit is MSF's busiest maternity facility, with more than 2000 deliveries per month. Photo Story - 26 Sep 2018
Access to Healthcare
Congo outbreak: 'We knew we had to act fast'
One MSF nurse's story of responding to the Ebola outbreak Stories from the Frontline - 18 Sep 2018
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
New Ebola outbreak declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Tenth outbreak in the country follows the declaration of the end of the last outbreak just four weeks ago Crisis Update - 5 Sep 2018
Refugees, Migration and displacement
Aquarius calls on European Governments to assign place of safety after rescues on Mediterranean
European policies hindering the provision of humanitarian assistance have resulted in a skyrocketing number of deaths in the Mediterranean in recent months Press Release - 12 Aug 2018Aquarius returns to Central Mediterranean: humanitarian assistance at sea desperately needed
Humanitarian assistance at sea is desperately needed now more than ever. Press Release - 1 Aug 2018
Ebola
Congo outbreak: Ministry of Health declares Ebola epidemic over
MSF provided care for patients, took part in health promotion activities and assisted with epidemiological surveillance to help bring the outbreak to an end - 25 Jul 2018International Activity Report 2017
International Activity Report - 23 Jul 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
Ebola