Mental Health
Cancer in Mali: “My hope is to be able to treat women in time”
On the occasion of World Cancer Day on February 4th, health workers from Mali’s Ministry of Health and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) describe their day-to-day struggles in the fight against cancer in Bamako. Cases of cancer have more than doubled in Africa in the last 20 years. Article - 4 Feb 2022
Mental Health
Facing the horrific
Gilles Clairoux, deputy field coordinator of the Eureca emergency team in the Central African Republic, recounts a tragic event that changed the lives of two children forever. Stories from the Frontline - 3 Feb 2022
Access to Healthcare
Mozambique: Attacks and violence in Cabo Delgado displace thousands as cyclone season begin
More than 14,000 people have been forced to leave their homes on account of the escalating conflict and are now in search of safety and the basic means of survival. Article - 3 Feb 2022
Tackling institutional discrimination and racism within MSF
Progress report on equality, discrimination and inclusion in MSF. Article - 3 Feb 2022
Tackling institutional discrimination and racism within MSF
Reports - 3 Feb 2022
Refugees, Migration and displacement
Italy-Libya Agreement: Five years of EU-sponsored violence and abuse in Libya and the central Mediterranean
We urge the Italian government and EU institutions to end all direct and indirect political and material support for the system of returning migrants, refugees and asylum seekers to Libya and detaining them there. Article - 2 Feb 2022
Malaria
Niger: Working with the community to alleviate hospitals
Since 2019, MSF started implementing decentralised models of care in villages and towns surrounding Magaria, and the activities have been increasing since then. Article - 30 Jan 2022
Access to Healthcare
Four things to know about the crisis in Burkina Faso
Months of tension and protests in Burkina Faso culminated in a military takeover on Monday 24 January. People need more food, more water and better access to healthcare in all the regions currently affected by conflict in Burkina Faso. Crisis Update - 28 Jan 2022
War and conflict
Sudan: “Unacceptable” detention of MSF medical team in Khartoum
Nine MSF staff members were detained by the Sudanese authorities in the capital Khartoum on the evening of 24 January, before being released the following morning. Press Release - 26 Jan 2022
Mental Health