Year in Review
Year in Review 2022
War, violence, natural disasters, disease outbreaks, rising inflation and spiralling prices; these are all factors that contributed to an overall increase in people’s needs, to which nearly 63,000 Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff responded in 78 countries around the world in 2022. Article - 10 Jun 2023
Refugees, Migration and displacement
MSF: Refugees in eastern Chad may become ‘trapped’ and ‘forgotten’ with onset of the rainy season
Thousands of people amassed at Chad’s eastern border in Sila region and other border areas – seeking refuge from a raging conflict in neighbouring Sudan - are at risk of losing access to vital humanitarian and medical assistance with the impending arrival of the rainy season. Press Release - 9 Jun 2023
South Sudan
Access to medical care in South Sudan boosted as 64 healthcare workers graduate from MSF Academy for Healthcare training programme in Malakal
Sixty-four healthcare workers including nurses and nurse aides have graduated from the MSF Academy for Healthcare programme in Malakal Town, Upper Nile State. The graduates successfully completed an 18-month Basic Clinical Nursing Care Training programme designed to enhance their skills to better serve the patients. Press Release - 8 Jun 2023
Chad
El Geneina: A devastating chronicle of survival in West Darfur
An MSF Logistician's journey through conflict Stories from the Frontline - 8 Jun 2023
Access to Healthcare
CAR: "Everyone arrives exhausted from Sudan, and many children are ill"
Recently, thousands of people fleeing the conflict in Sudan have sought refuge in the northern Central African Republic (CAR). Issa Moussa, deputy head of mission for MSF, is leading MSF’s emergency response in Birao. He describes how MSF is adapting to provide medical support to these refugees Stories from the Frontline - 8 Jun 2023
Neglected Diseases
From 'Chipatta' to Hope: The Pursuit of an Elephantiasis-Free Life
In this testimony, Muheva shares his experience of living with the chronic disease, also called Elephantiasis, which in its advanced stage is characterized by extreme swelling in the limbs, genitals and breasts. Testimony - 7 Jun 2023
Access to Healthcare
Chad: MSF teams received more than 70 wounded in Adré and are extending activities in response to the conflict in Sudan
Most of the wounded have sustained bullet wounds in clashes and attacks south of El Geneina in Masterei Press Release - 2 Jun 2023
Access to Healthcare
Democratic Republic of Congo: As tens of thousands flee North Kivu conflict, an invisible crisis is brewing in South Kivu
More than 80,000 people have arrived in South Kivu’s Minova health zone, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after fleeing conflict in neighbouring North Kivu province. Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has launched an emergency response with a focus on reaching people in areas where humanitarian assistance is non-existent. Project Update - 30 May 2023
Cholera
MSF warns of looming health catastrophe in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camps
A cholera outbreak in the camps has affected 2,786 people so far and there is an imminent risk of outbreaks of other gastro-intestinal diseases, warns MSF, which is calling for immediate action from donors and aid agencies to address the unsanitary conditions and overcrowding in the camps. Press Release - 30 May 2023
Measles