Attacks on medical care
South Sudan: “If we had a closer hospital, maybe my children would be alive today”
People in remote areas of Upper Nile State in South Sudan are suffering from a lack of access to health care, since attacks on medical boats and armed looting in medical facilities since the beginning of the year have forced Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders(MSF) to close its hospital and end its support to 13 community-based primary healthcare facilities in Ulang county. Article - 16 Jun 2025
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Father first, miner Second: Why a Gwanda artisanal miner puts family before all
Artisanal miners like Zibusiso are often criminalised or forgotten, operating in informal spaces where survival is the only constant but he is grateful to MSF for giving him and his fellow miners a health life line to enable them to at least work for the betterment of their families with less worry on their health needs and that of their families. Article - 15 Jun 2025
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
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