After the military seized power from Myanmar’s democratically elected government on 1 February 2021, doctors and nurses were among the first to lead t...
HIV/AIDS
The father who faced the sea so his sons might go to school
Central Mediterranean - Ali*, 7 years old, rushes to hold his father’s hand as soon as the Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) re...
Search and Rescue
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...
Syria
Northwest Syria: The displaced population dreading another tough winter
Every year, Doctors Without Borders witnesses the direct health impact of winter through its activities in the camps. People living in camps face the ...
War and conflict
Doctors Without Borders response to license between Pfizer and Medicines Patent Pool for new COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid
Pfizer recently shared positive interim results for its COVID-19 oral antiviral investigational candidate PF-07321332 in combination with ritonavir (P...
Access to medicines
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
Central Mediterranean Sea: 10 more lives lost on the world’s deadliest migration route
Doctors Without Borders search-and-rescue teams found 10 people dead yesterday on a wooden boat in the Central Mediterranean after 186 others were res...
Search and Rescue
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Malnutrition soars in Herat as healthcare is at breaking point
The Afghan healthcare system has been fragile and plagued by major gaps for years now, and the suspension of international aid as a result of the rece...
Child health
Malnutrition
Yemen
Mental health in Yemen: “The number of severe cases is astonishingly high”
Now in its seventh year, the crisis in Yemen is no longer headline news. But the conflict continues to have a devastating impact on people’s wellbeing...
