DRC: Doctors Without Borders Publishes Alarming Figures on Sexual Violence Admissions
In 2023, Doctors Without Borders teams in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) helped treat 25,166 victims and survivors of sexual violence across t...
Sexual violence
Sudan
Sudan: Urgent aid needed for people starved by blockade in Zamzam Camp
Every effort must be made to finally deliver food, medicines and essential supplies to blockaded and starved communities.
Malnutrition
War and conflict
Nigeria
Nigeria: One out of every four children in northwest regions is malnourished
A mass screening for malnutrition conducted by Doctors Without Borders and the Ministry of Health found one in four childrenunder the age of five t...
Malnutrition
Palestine
West Bank: Access to medical care at risk as Israeli incursions gain in intensity
Jerusalem– Large-scale military incursions launched by Israeli forces on Palestine’s West Bank, and repeated attacks by the Israeli military on health...
War and conflict
Ukraine
Ukraine: In transit for survival - Doctors Without Borders ambulances and the war-wounded
The war in Ukraine, ongoing since 2014, escalated significantly in 2022, with intense fighting in the east, southeast, and northeast.
Doctors Wit...
War and conflict
Palestine
Gaza: Displaced people face sanitation crisis in Khan Younis
Displaced people in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, are living in extremely difficult conditions with no proper access to hygiene and sanitation services....
War and conflict
Sudan
Sudan: 500 days of war, failing aid, and rising medical needs
Over half a million Sudanese refugees have settled in eastern Chad since the outbreak of the war.
Sudan’s warring parties must allow humanitarian...
War and conflict
Refugees
Child health
Infectious diseases
Guinea
10 years after Ebola outbreak in West Africa: 5 essential reminders
Ten years ago, on 23 March 2014, Guinea declared an outbreak of Ebola. Ebola outbreaks were known to be dangerous, but small. Not this time, though: i...
Ebola
Epidemics and pandemics
DR Congo
Mpox outbreak in DRC: 5 things to know
In Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the number of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) cases have been on the rise for more than two years.
