International Women's Day
Can you share an inspiring story of a woman who has made a positive impact in your community or organisation?
Article - 13 Mar 2025
Access to Healthcare
Breaking down stigmas and barriers to care in Mombasa, Kenya
Article - 12 Mar 2025
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Dadaab, Kenya: MSF completes Mass Drug Campaign to tackle Schistosomiasis in Dagahaley Refugee Camp
In response to high rates of schistosomiasis in Dagahaley camp, part of Dadaab refugee complex, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) conducted a Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign in February 2025, providing Praziquantel treatment to approximately 70,000 people. Article - 10 Mar 2025
Cholera
Over 2,700 Cholera Patients Treated, 92 Dead in MSF-Supported Facility in Sudan’s White Nile State
Since February 20, when the latest cholera outbreak started in Sudan’s White Nile State, until March 5, a total of 2,718 cases have been admitted to the Ministry of Health cholera treatment centre at Kosti Teaching Hospital, supported by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Sadly, 92 of these patients have died. Article - 6 Mar 2025
Marburg hemorrhagic fever
Seven Questions about Marburg virus Disease –Tanzania 2025
Article - 5 Mar 2025
Gaza - Israel War
“I really worry about what will happen to people's mental health in Gaza. The ceasefire needs to hold.”
Katrin Glatz Brubakk, a child psychotherapist and mental health activities manager for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), recently returned from her second mission in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. She answers three questions about the state of people’s mental health in Gaza and why it is crucial for the ceasefire to hold. Article - 2 Mar 2025
Internally Displaced People
DRC – On the move again: MSF adjusts emergency response around Goma amid mass departures from displacement camps
Following fighting and evacuation orders from the Mouvement du 23 Mars/Alliance Fleuve Congo (M23/AFC) group, hundreds of thousands of people have left the displacement camps around Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Article - 27 Feb 2025
MSF Eastern Africa Media Fellowship 2024
The MSF Eastern Africa Media Fellowship was initiated in 2024, aiming at journalists in Kenya. More than 400 journalists applied for this opportunity. The first edition included a full-day workshop, after which participants submitted their pitches. Ultimately, three successful journalists received reporting grants to cover humanitarian stories from Kenya and South Sudan.
War and conflict
Sudan: MSF forced to halt its activities as violence engulfed Zamzam camp in North Darfur
The current escalation of attacks and fighting in and around Zamzam camp for displaced people near El Fasher in North Darfur is making it impossible for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to continue providing medical assistance in such dangerous conditions. Article - 24 Feb 2025
Internally Displaced People