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MSF speed boat delivers hepatitis E vaccines
South Sudan

MSF launches mass vaccination campaign amid deadly hepatitis E outbreak in South Sudan

As hepatitis E spreads in Old Fangak, we aim to vaccinate over 12,000 women and girls, who are at greatest risk of death from the deadly disease. Press Release - 30 Jan 2024
 
Attacks on MSF in Gaza - Al-Awda Hospital
Gaza-Israel war

Gaza: The Security Council must end its complicity in the ongoing carnage

Ahead of a UN Security Council vote, we urge the members of the Council to vote on an immediate and sustained ceasefire in Gaza to spare more bloodshed. Press Release - 8 Dec 2023
 
Dr Yasoda Kurra, MSF doctor, examining a patient at the Umeed Ki Kiran Clinic, Jahangirpuri, Delhi
India

MSF to close sexual violence treatment centre in Delhi

MSF will close its sexual violence treatment centre in Delhi, India, where we provided support to over 3,500 survivors. Project Update - 16 Nov 2023
 
Am Timan Hospital
Armenia

Nagorno Karabakh: MSF prepares to respond to people fleeing to Armenia

In the wake of violence erupting in Nagorno-Karabakh, a self autonomous region in Azerbaijan, thousands of people have fled to Armenia, where MSF teams are preparing to respond to their needs. Press Release - 27 Sep 2023
 
Mozambique: The challenge of a safe pregnancy and childbirth in Cabo Delgado
Access to Healthcare

Universal Health Coverage targets leave behind the most vulnerable

Ahead of the UN High Level meeting on Universal Health Coverage on 21 September, we examine why access to healthcare continues to be challenging for people in vulnerable circumstances. Interview - 13 Sep 2023
 
Anam, 17-years-old DR-TB patient
Tuberculosis

Johnson & Johnson and Cepheid must pledge access to lifesaving TB medicines and tests

Ahead of the global tuberculosis High-Level Meeting at the United Nations, Johnson & Johnson and Cepheid must pledge access to lifesaving TB medicines and tests for everyone in need. Press Release - 12 Sep 2023
 
Camp life: conditions and safety
Rohingya refugee crisis

Funding for Rohingya must increase as medical needs surge in camps

As the health situation for Rohingya in Cox's Bazar continues to deteriorate, international aid organisations must step up funding to improve access to healthcare. Project Update - 23 Aug 2023
 
Mobile clinic in the South Omo zone
Cholera

Urgent action needed to tackle cholera across Horn of Africa

Despite being preventable, deaths from cholera are on the rise across the Horn of Africa, amid the longest outbreaks ever recorded in the region. Voices from the Field - 13 Jul 2023
 
WASH Assessment Idlib Camps
Syria

Inadequate water and sanitation pose health threats in Syria

Displaced people in northwest Syria face the health consequences of 12 years of war and the recent earthquakes. Our teams are responding to people's needs by distributing water and hygiene kits and building latrines. Project Update - 16 Jun 2023
 
Dadaab - Refugees from Somalia
Refugees, IDPs and people on the move

Looming health catastrophe in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camps

As a cholera outbreak spreads in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camps, we call on the international community and aid agencies to respond urgently to the unfolding crisis and prevent the further spread of disease. Press Release - 30 May 2023
Cholera intervention in South Kivu
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Independent medical humanitarian assistance

We provide medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare. Our teams are made up of tens of thousands of health professionals, logistic and administrative staff - most of them hired locally. Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of independence and impartiality. We are a non-profit, self-governed, member-based organisation.

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