US corporations J&J and Cepheid must pledge access to lifesaving TB medicines and tests for everyone in need
12 September 2023, Geneva/New York – Next week, world leaders meet for the second-ever global tuberculosis (TB) High-Level Meeting at the United Natio...
Access to medicines
Tuberculosis (TB)
Morocco
Morocco struck by a powerful earthquake
A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Morocco on September 8, 2023 night. More than 300, 0000 people were affected and at least 2,000 people have...
Natural disasters
Chad
Chad: Doctors Without Borders appeals for immediate response to Sudanese refugee crisis
The conflict in Sudan has led to the displacement of more than four million people, 3.3 million of whom are displaced within Sudan itself. More than 3...
Refugees
War and conflict
Kenya
Kenya: A day in an outreach activity - Triple burden of measles, malaria and malnutrition in a family
Bringing life-saving medical services closer to the villages holds profound significance for those living far from healthcare facilities. In March 202...
Measles
Malaria
Malnutrition
Honduras
Honduras: Fighting dengue with mosquitoes, an innovation to protect people from deadly disease
To combat a rapidly growing public health crisis in Honduras, Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is working closely with local c...
Climate emergency
Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Funding for Rohingya must increase as medical needs surge in camps
Six years after an unprecedented exodus ofRohingyapeople, the world's largest stateless population from Myanmar to Bangladesh, medical needs in the wo...
Rohingya refugee 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
Sudan
Sudan: Violence devastating population and threatening vital hospital
Violence is threatening Al Nao hospital, a vital lifeline for people in Omdurman, to the northwest of Khartoum, as the conflict in Sudan enters its fi...
War and conflict
Yemen
Yemen: Not just numbers – an alarming rise of measles in the country
Over the past three years there has been a substantial increase in the number of children admitted to Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontièr...