Ebola
Democratic Republic of Congo: MSF preparing large-scale response to Ebola outbreak in Ituri province
MSF currently has teams in the affected areas of Ituri to assess medical needs, and is coordinating closely with the Congolese health authorities. Article - 16 May 2026
Water and sanitation
MSF supports durable access to clean water in Bujumbura, Burundi
To prevent and limit the spread of cholera, the government and humanitarian organisations should step up their efforts to ensure the population has access to safe drinking water. Article - 15 May 2026
International Nurses' Day
Nurses: Empathetic, Empowered and Essential
On International Nurses Day, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is celebrating our nurses and their skills, compassion and empathy as they accompany patients throughout their healthcare journeys, from new life to end-of-life, wherever they are. Article - 12 May 2026
Refugee, migration and displacement
Drought and displacement push millions to the brink in Somalia and Ethiopia’s Somali Region
Article - 11 May 2026
Attacks on medical care
East DRC: MSF staff safely return to Bukavu following security incident in Mwenga, South Kivu
On 1 May, an MSF team traveling between Mwenga, Kamituga, and Kitutu in South Kivu as part of an assessment of humanitarian and medical needs were involved in a security incident. Article - 8 May 2026
Conflict in Sudan
"We thought there would be no survivors": the MSF Old Fangak hospital bombing
Article - 8 May 2026
Conflict in Sudan
No accountability one year after Old Fangak hospital bombing / Warring parties must spare last remaining hospitals Jonglei, South Sudan
The bombings of Old Fangak and Lankien by South Sudanese government forces cannot go unanswered. Article - 6 May 2026
Access to Healthcare
Joint call by the President of the ICRC, the Director-General of WHO and the International President of MSF
States to uphold and strengthen the protection of medical care in armed conflict on the 10th Anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 2286. Article - 5 May 2026
Violence
DRC: New wave of violence in Ituri deepens humanitarian crisis
The latest surge in violence has forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes. In the first quarter of 2026, more than 100,000 people were newly displaced in Ituri. Article - 5 May 2026
Somalia