Gaza - Israel War
With Nasser hospital out of commission, people in southern Gaza run out of healthcare options
Press Release - 26 Jan 2024
South Sudan
Whispers of the Sobat River: A Nurse's Journey in South Sudan
Stories from the Frontline - 26 Jan 2024
Lassa Fever
Surviving Lassa fever in Nigeria: the stories of Ngozi and Oluchi
Lassa fever is a haemorrhagic fever that causes serious damage to various organs, reducing the body’s ability to function. The virus is contagious and can spread from person to person via bodily fluids, including saliva, urine, blood, and vomit. The disease affects 100,000 to 300,000 people every year across Western Africa and causes around 5,000 deaths. Last year in Nigeria, there were 8,978 suspected cases and 1,227 confirmed cases of Lassa fever (Nigerian Centre for Disease Control). Article - 22 Jan 2024
Access to Healthcare
Sudan: Population of Khartoum State deprived of lifesaving services, warns MSF
Health care is on the verge of collapse in Khartoum. Over the past few months, the population in the city and wider Khartoum State has become increasingly cut-off from health care. Very few medical facilities remain functional, depriving three million inhabitants of lifesaving medical services. Article - 18 Jan 2024
Sudan
Sudan: Escalating needs for more than half a million people in Wad Madani
In a region where healthcare and essential medicine were already extremely limited, displaced populations are now suffering from growing health demands, stemming from direct and indirect effects of violence. Article - 15 Jan 2024
Diphtheria
Guinea: An almost-forgotten disease makes a resurgence in West Africa
Article - 12 Jan 2024
Gaza - Israel War
Evacuation orders and heavy bombing around Gaza’s hospitals leaves few healthcare options for civilians
The amount of safe space for organisations to provide healthcare to people is now virtually non-existent. Constant evacuation orders and attacks on health facilities have repeatedly forced organisations such as MSF to evacuate hospitals and leave patients behind. Article - 12 Jan 2024
Lebanon
Lebanon: MSF provides healthcare to people displaced by military escalation along southern border
Update - 11 Jan 2024
Gaza - Israel War
Gaza: MSF condemns strike on shelter that killed staff member’s five-year-old daughter
MSF condemns in the strongest possible terms the January 8 strike on an MSF shelter, which led to the death of the five-year-old daughter of an MSF staff member. Article - 9 Jan 2024
War and conflict