Access to healthcare
Milestone on enhancing access to Medically Assisted Therapy services as MSF hands over activities in Kiambu, Kenya
After 5 years, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF), hands over Medically Assisted Therapy (MAT) treatment facilities in Kiambu, Kenya to the Department of Health and Kenya Prison Services. Article - 6 Jul 2024
War and conflict
Voices of El Geneina: Surviving the conflict, one year on
One MSF staff shares the reality of living in El Geneina, the reality of a civilian caught up in harsh conflict. Article - 4 Jul 2024
War and conflict
El-Geneina hospital Speaks: “I Am Still Standing for the People”
Despite being looted and out of service in the early weeks of the April 2023 war, it has remained the only hospital in the city, providing free lifesaving medical care to vulnerable populations, addressing the consequences of the last year’s mass violence and the continuous increase in humanitarian needs. Article - 4 Jul 2024
Refugee, migration and displacement
Amid humanitarian void, MSF scales-up distribution of essential supplies to Sudanese Refugees in Eastern Chad
MSF urgently calls for a humanitarian scale-up from all partners and the UN agencies to address the dire conditions faced by refugees from Sudan in Eastern Chad Article - 28 Jun 2024
Access to medicines
MSF strengthening commitment to access to products for healthcare
Driven by a new collective vision to expand our efforts to improve access to products for healthcare for people in greatest need, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is implementing a new structure that will replace the MSF Access Campaign and build on its remarkable achievements. Article - 27 Jun 2024
Attacks on medical care
Ongoing investigation into the killings of María, Tedros and Yohannes
Today marks three years since the brutal murders of our colleagues, María Hernández Matas, Tedros Gebremariam and Yohannes Halefom Reda, who were killed while providing lifesaving support to communities affected by conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Article - 24 Jun 2024
War and conflict
SUDAN: Fighting in El Fasher remains incessant despite UNSC resolution, warns MSF; civilians are trapped and no aid can enter the city
Nine days since the UN Security Council called for an end to the fighting in El Fasher, MSF – one of the few international humanitarian organisations still present in the city – warns that hospitals continue to be attacked. Article - 22 Jun 2024
Vaccinations
DRC: MSF Emergency Team Responds to A New Measles Outbreak in Equateur Province
A new measles outbreak in the Ingende health zone, Equateur province, has prompted Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to launch an emergency response to treat and vaccinate children. Article - 21 Jun 2024
Refugee, migration and displacement
Beyond Breath: The diary of a Doctor in a refugee camp
Article - 21 Jun 2024
War and conflict