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    Women on the frontline: Defying the consequences of conflict to care for each other
    Chad
    Women on the frontline: Defying the consequences of conflict to care for each other
    In contexts of conflict and war around the world, women are fulfilling indispensable roles to address the healthcare needs of other women in their com...
    Refugees
    War and conflict
    Women’s health
    A normalisation of violence against refugees and migrants has taken root
    A normalisation of violence against refugees and migrants has taken root
    “My brother and I came on foot from Afghanistan, and we tried to cross the border between Italy and France to join our family in Germany. On the mount...
    Search and Rescue
    Refugees
    Mediterranean Migration
    Escalation on border area between Bangladesh and Myanmar
    Bangladesh
    Escalation on border area between Bangladesh and Myanmar
    Since 4 February, Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, has treated 27 people with gunshot or shrapnel ...
    Refugees
    Rohingya refugee crisis
    Sudan: Escalating humanitarian needs after half a million people flee violence in Wad Madani
    Sudan
    Sudan: Escalating humanitarian needs after half a million people flee violence in Wad Madani
    The war in Sudan has taken a new turn. Heavy fighting and the change of military dynamic has caused immeasurable suffering, displaced millions, killed...
    War and conflict
    Refugees
    Syria: 11 years of war through a Syrian Doctors Without Borders Hospital
    Syria
    Syria: 11 years of war through a Syrian Doctors Without Borders Hospital
    In 2012, a year after war broke out in Syria, Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) opened a burn care unit in Atmeh, in northweste...
    Surgery and trauma care
    War and conflict
    Refugees
    Afghanistan: Doctors Without Borders is responding to earthquakes in Herat
    Afghanistan
    Afghanistan: Doctors Without Borders is responding to earthquakes in Herat
    At 11:10 am local time on Saturday, October 7, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan, followed by three subsequent aftershocks. As of ...
    Natural disasters
    Emergency response
    Libya: Mental health support needed after Storm Daniel destroys Derna
    Libya
    Libya: Mental health support needed after Storm Daniel destroys Derna
    Two weeks after Storm Daniel caused devastating floods that engulfed Derna and killed thousands in a few hours, search and rescue operations are about...
    Natural disasters
    Emergency response
    Mental health
    Libya: Doctors Without Borders prepares for medical response in Derna
    Libya
    Libya: Doctors Without Borders prepares for medical response in Derna
    As Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in Libya begin medical activities in the cities of Derna and Susah one week after th...
    Natural disasters
    Emergency response
    Libya: Doctors Without Borders teams assess needs in Storm Daniel aftermath
    Libya
    Libya: Doctors Without Borders teams assess needs in Storm Daniel aftermath
    A Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) team has arrived on 13 September 2023 evening from Misrata to Tobruk, east Libya and is due...
    Natural disasters
    Emergency response