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    Measles in South Sudan: People escaping conflict in Sudan face new health crisis
    South Sudan
    Measles in South Sudan: People escaping conflict in Sudan face new health crisis
    Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are recording a concerning rise in measles and malnutrition cases in the organization’s...
    Measles
    War and conflict
    South Sudan: Catastrophic floods cause mass displacement and an escalating humanitarian crisis
    South Sudan
    South Sudan: Catastrophic floods cause mass displacement and an escalating humanitarian crisis
    A small makeshift raft made from plastic sheeting and filled with dry grass is drifting along the Nile River’s current, on it sits an entire family of...
    Natural disasters
    The triple threat of climate change, conflict, and health emergencies: A deadly mix for the most vulnerable in fragile settings
    Mali
    The triple threat of climate change, conflict, and health emergencies: A deadly mix for the most vulnerable in fragile settings
    Geneva (MSF/ICRC) – Climate change is not a distant threat. It is already dramatically affecting vulnerable people across the globe. In particular, th...
    Climate emergency
    Cameroon: Four months on, an ongoing nightmare for Doctors Without Borders colleagues detained in South-West Cameroon
    Cameroon
    Cameroon: Four months on, an ongoing nightmare for Doctors Without Borders colleagues detained in South-West Cameroon
    Four months ago today, Marguerite M. and Ashu D. plunged into a nightmare which continues. They are Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (...
    South Sudan: Hundreds of thousands still living in precarious conditions months after floods
    South Sudan
    South Sudan: Hundreds of thousands still living in precarious conditions months after floods
    Eight months since the beginning of the flooding, people in Unity State in northern South Sudan are still facing precarious living conditions and are ...
    Natural disasters
    Malnutrition
    South Sudan: Severe floods and lacklustre humanitarian response leave people dangerously exposed in Bentiu
    South Sudan
    South Sudan: Severe floods and lacklustre humanitarian response leave people dangerously exposed in Bentiu
    People in Bentiu in northern South Sudan are facing outbreaks to infectious and waterborne diseases, increased food insecurity and malnutrition, due t...
    Malaria in South Sudan: Prevention is Key
    South Sudan
    Malaria in South Sudan: Prevention is Key
    In South Sudan, malaria is the leading cause of death within the country and according to latest available data a total of4,064,662 cases were confirm...
    Malaria
    South Sudan: Flooding puts lives in jeopardy
    South Sudan
    South Sudan: Flooding puts lives in jeopardy
    Heavy rains have caused widespread flooding in South Sudan this year, affecting more than 400,000 people so far, according to United Nations estimates...
    Malaria
    Natural disasters
    South Sudan: Two deaths from hepatitis E as result of deplorable sanitation condition in Bentiu IDP camp
    South Sudan
    South Sudan: Two deaths from hepatitis E as result of deplorable sanitation condition in Bentiu IDP camp
    An alarming jump in the number of patients with hepatitis E and acute watery diarrhoea has been seen in the camp for internal displaced persons (IDP) ...
    Infectious diseases