Women's health
From silence to healing: New fistula care in Baidoa offers hope for Somali women
Obstetric fistula develops when prolonged, difficult labour cuts off blood flow to the tissue between the birth canal and the rectum, creating a hole that causes continuous leakage. Article - 12 Nov 2025
Gaza - Israel War
"One month into a fragile ceasefire that has taken effect in the Gaza Strip, Palestinians continue to face tremendous hardship"
One month into this fragile ceasefire, the situation in Gaza remains desperate. Palestinians are still being killed and injured by Israeli forces almost every day in the areas close to the yellow line, behind which Israel maintains control. Article - 11 Nov 2025
Malnutrition
People facing extreme malnutrition in Sudan’s protracted crisis
Displacement, either for people moving within Sudan or from other countries, also plays a significant role in driving malnutrition. In Blue Nile State, eastern Sudan, the arrival of Sudanese returnees from South Sudan since June has pushed fragile resources to their limits. Thousands of families live in makeshift camps with little access to clean water, food or hygiene services, leading to an ongoing outbreak of cholera and a surge of preventable deaths among children. Between July and September, MSF treated 1,950 severely malnourished children at the Damazin teaching hospital; 100 children died, many from combined cholera and acute malnutrition Article - 11 Nov 2025
Malaria
Test and treat approach: How communities lead in malaria treatment
Since mid-September, MSF emergency team has been in Turkana responding to a surge in malaria cases in Turkwell, Naipa and Kotaruk areas. Many people in these communities face challenges getting medical care in time. Article - 10 Nov 2025
Women's health
MSF warns of local restrictions affecting women’s access to healthcare in Herat-Afghanistan
Since 2021, women in Afghanistan have been increasingly erased from public life. Women are barred from accessing secondary and higher education, working in many public and humanitarian roles, have limited access to healthcare, and are excluded from public spaces. Article - 8 Nov 2025
Floods
MSF teams will start working in St. James Parish and in St. Elisabeth Parish in the west area of Jamaica. A few activities have already been carried out in St. Elisabeth parish while assessments were carried out, details below.
Article - 6 Nov 2025
Hurricane Melissa - Jamaica updates
The MSF emergency teams have reached Jamaica last weekend and are actively assessing the most imminent needs following the massive destruction that Hurricane Melissa left behind. The teams are reaching the most remote areas where people have been completely cut off due to road damage mainly and massive damage in regional hospitals and healthcare centres. In the meantime, a full MSF cargo shipment has been sent from Brussels and reached Jamaica yesterday with medical supplies, NFIs, tarpaulins and necessary material.MSF teams will start working in St. James Parish and in St. Elisabeth Parish in the west area of Jamaica. A few activities have already been carried out in St. Elisabeth parish while assessments were carried out, details below.
Article - 6 Nov 2025
Access to Healthcare
SOUTH SUDAN: MSF resumes critical medical activities in Yei County, Central Equatoria State
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has decided to resume activities in South Sudan’s Yei County, Central Equatoria State, following a suspension of over three months. Article - 6 Nov 2025
Access to Healthcare
MSF ends its activities in Salamabila after seven years of care
During the seven years of intervention in Salamabila, MSF teams, in support of local health authorities, treated 16,445 victims of sexual violence, vaccinated 113,000 children against measles, treated 411,000 cases of malaria and cared for 26,817 children suffering from acute malnutrition. Between 2019 and 2024, the maternal mortality rate was reduced twentyfold, and the malaria mortality rate was halved. Within local communities, MSF has trained 13 reproductive health workers to care for survivors of sexual violence, and more than 100 health workers to detect the symptoms of malaria and provide treatment. Article - 4 Nov 2025
War and conflict
Urgent appeal for El Fasher’s people - MSF denounces mass atrocities and fears many people remain in grave danger
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) denounces the horrendous mass atrocities and killings, both indiscriminate and ethnically-targeted, that have culminated this week in and around El Fasher. We reiterate our fear that large numbers of people remain in grave danger and are being prevented by the Rapid Support Forces and its allies from reaching safer areas, such as Tawila where we work. Article - 3 Nov 2025
Access to Healthcare