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Violence in Port-au-Prince
War and conflict

Closed Ports, Empty Shelves: Haiti Urgently Needs Medical Supplies

If we do not receive our medical supply in the next two weeks, we will be forced to drastically reduce our operations. Press Release - 22 May 2024
 
Close up of patient advocate Pamela Anyango undergoing a blood sugar test
Non-communicable diseases

Kenya: Reimagining a patient centered model of care in the management of diabetes and hypertension

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), like diabetes, hypertension, asthma, epilepsy and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), among others, account for up to 39 in every 100 deaths in Kenya. Article - 17 May 2024
 
Tigray Shire Project Ethiopia
Access to healthcare

Vincent K’Omoth: Transforming healthcare through digital innovation - my MSF Journey in eHealth

My journey with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) reminds me of the humble beginning that led me to where I am today, serving as a Mobile Implementation Officer in the eHealth team, which sees me travel from project to project, using technology to improve healthcare delivery in humanitarian settings. Stories from the Frontline - 16 May 2024
 
Displaced people sheltering in a looted bank in Zalingei, Central Darfur state, Sudan.
War and conflict

From bombs to desolate halls: displaced without aid in Zalingei, Sudan

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) teams are providing medical care at the Zalingei Teaching Hospital in Sudan, and supporting the Ministry of Health with rehabilitation, training and incentives for their staff. Article - 16 May 2024
 
Follow up consultation at Rafah Indonesian Field Hospital, Gaza
Gaza - Israel War

Yet another hospital in Gaza forced to close amid the intensified Israeli offensive in Rafah

The intensification of the onslaught by the Israeli forces in Rafah, Gaza, has forced MSF to stop providing lifesaving care at Rafah Indonesian Field Hospital on 12 May. Update - 14 May 2024
 
Turkish Hospital
Conflict in Sudan

Sudan: Bomb puts El Fasher paediatric hospital out of action amid intense escalation in fighting: two children killed

A bomb puts El Fasher paediatric hospital out of action amid intense escalation in fighting between SAF and RSF: two children killed – MSF urges warring parties to ensure protection of civilians and health structures

Press Release - 12 May 2024
 
Mobile clinic in Wad Madani, Sudan
Conflict in Sudan

Sudan: MSF forced to suspend work at the only functional hospital in Wad Madani due to obstructions and harassment, leaving thousands without assistance

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been forced to suspend work and withdraw staff from Madani Teaching Hospital, the only functional hospital for the hundreds of thousands of people in dire need of medical assistance in the capital of Al Jazirah state, Sudan. Press Release - 9 May 2024
 
Displaced Palestinians in Rafah
Gaza - Israel War

Thousands forced to flee as Israeli military offensive intensifies and aid is blocked in Rafah

As thousands of Palestinians are forced to flee eastern Rafah following Israel's recent evacuation orders, MSF calls for the protection of civilians and the reopening of the Rafah border crossing. Press Release - 8 May 2024
 
Mulikat Okanlawon, a 38-year-old noma survivor, is working as a hygiene officer at the Noma Hospital in Sokoto.
Noma

Noma: "There is ability in disability and there is nothing that we cannot do.”

I was crying all the time and I often wished I hadn’t survived to witness the stigma and social impact of the disease. Article - 8 May 2024