CAR: “I’m a civilian, not a fighter. Why did they attack me?”
Violence against civilians and massive population displacements in Bria- 16 Jun 2017
Ethiopia
Fieldworkers Stories - 16 Jun 2017
“MSF brought out the real reason why I chose to become a medic”
Stella Nthiga, a registered nurse from Kenya, shares her motivations for doing humanitarian workFieldworkers Stories - 16 Jun 2017
Iraq: Mental health needs mount after years of war
Iraq’s recent history has been dominated by wars. Generations of Iraqis have grown up in shattered families, living in camps or amongst the rubble of their hometowns. Each conflict has left its scars, both visible and invisible. In Amriyat Al Fallujah camp where more than 50,000 people live, MSF teams treat patients with physical and mental wounds.- 15 Jun 2017
Cancer
Coalition welcomes landmark Competition Commission probe into prices of cancer medicines
Press Release - 14 Jun 2017
HIV/AIDS
Press Release - 13 Jun 2017
South Africa: A new chapter for school-based sexual and reproductive health services is needed
MSF is calling on the Provincial Departments of Education and School Governing Bodies to overcome the longstanding barriers of the past and move positively into the future by implementing the learner health policy.Press Release - 13 Jun 2017
Syria: Raqqa’s residents face a deadly choice - Airstrikes or minefields
Press Release - 12 Jun 2017
Ivory Coast: "He's a survivor"
Many women and newborns die during childbirth or soon after. The causes in the women include severe haemorrhage and eclampsia; for the babies, infection and low birth weight.Latest News - 12 Jun 2017
Iraq
Videos and Photos - 12 Jun 2017
The MUST - Mobile Unit Surgical Trailer
The Mobile Unit Surgical Trailer (MUST) is essentially made up of shipping containers on wheels. In Iraq, the MUST contained a theatre, recovery room, and sterilisation unit. It’s built in a standard size and arrives just as it is.Videos and Photos - 12 Jun 2017
Hepatitis C
Fieldworkers Stories - 9 Jun 2017
Fezile Kanju: "What we consider work is actually life-changing to the people we treat”
A South African advocacy manager Fezile Kanju, met health groups and academics in Pakistan to discuss ways to tackle the hepatitis C virus.Fieldworkers Stories - 9 Jun 2017
Measles
- 9 Jun 2017
The Central African Republic falls back into war
With more than a hundred dead and thousands displaced. MSF, with its emergency team, has been supporting the hospital and the local health center for two weeks in the Central African Republic.- 9 Jun 2017