Epidemics
Dramatic upscaling of vaccination needed to curb deadly diphtheria outbreaks, warns MSF
West-African countries have been struggling for months with the worst diphtheria outbreak on record on the continent. The problem can only be tackled if all entities step up their vaccination and treatment effort. Article - 23 Nov 2023
Gaza - Israel War
MSF doctors killed in strike on Al Awda hospital in Northern Gaza
Article - 21 Nov 2023
Natural disasters
Kenya: Flood-hit refugees in Dadaab in urgent need of aid
The rains, which began on 8 November, have washed away bridges and made roads impassable, stopping trucks from delivering food and preventing aid organisations from reaching the area. Press Release - 21 Nov 2023
South Sudan
In South Sudan, MSF Mini-Lab initiative brings hope in fight against antimicrobial resistance
Article - 21 Nov 2023
Access to Healthcare
Fighting dengue with mosquitoes: buzzing innovation to protect people from deadly disease in Honduras
Dengue is a public health crisis in Honduras and the wider region of the Americas, but current prevention methods fall short of protecting people from the illness Article - 20 Nov 2023
Gaza - Israel War
Gaza: MSF condemns deliberate attack on a convoy transporting staff, resulting in one death and one injury
On 18 November 2023, an MSF staff’s relative died and another one was injured in an attack on an MSF convoy trying to evacuate 137 people. Article - 19 Nov 2023
Gaza - Israel War
Gaza: MSF condemns deliberate attack on a convoy transporting staff, resulting in one death and one injury
On 18 November 2023, an MSF staff’s relative died and another one was injured in an attack on an MSF convoy trying to evacuate 137 people. Article - 19 Nov 2023
Gaza - Israel War
Gaza: Trapped by days of unrelenting fighting, thousands of civilians are at risk of dying, including over a hundred MSF staff and their families
Statement - 17 Nov 2023
Malnutrition
Desperate situation for Sudanese refugees in Chad: MSF calls for more food aid
Since the beginning of the year, MSF teams have treated around 14,000 malnourished children in outpatient programmes in Adré and in camps in the surrounding area. Article - 17 Nov 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Article - 17 Nov 2023
DRC: MSF responds to an Mpox outbreak in Bolomba
More than 800 patients were followed up at home by our teams. Awareness-raising activities were organized in health facilities and the community to prevent the spread of the disease and combat stigmatization.Article - 17 Nov 2023