Blogs & Stories

Mar 30, 2020

What does violence against women look like?

While it’s great to celebrate all the amazing things women can do, we should not forget that women in the Philippines and all over the world still suffer from so much abuse and discrimination. Studies show that up to 70 percent of women have...

Karline Kleijer

Mar 25, 2020

How the Ebola response failed the people of DRC

Two staff in full personal protective equipment wait for a person suspected of having Ebola at the newly-opened MSF Ebola Treatment Centre in Katwa, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo. © Lisa Veran/MSF

Today as the world is focused on the Corona Virus pandemic, the world's second-worst Ebola outbreak is finally nearing its end. Over the past months the number of Ebola cases finally dwindled. Having lasted over 18 months and resulting in the deaths...

Beatrice LAU

Mar 24, 2020

COVID-19 demonstrates the harm of exclusion to healthcare; Malaysia should repeal Health Circular 10/2001

An MSF staff member registers a patient outside the MSF mobile clinic in Bukit Gudung, Penang. © Arnaud Finistre

If the government wants to create more trust among refugee and migrant communities to come forward and get screened for COVID-19, they should officially repeal Circular 10/ 2001, under which healthcare providers are obliged to report “illegal...

Jonathan Whittall

Mar 22, 2020

Vulnerable communities are bracing for impact of COVID-19

How are you supposed to wash your hands regularly if you have no running water or soap? How can you implement "social distancing" if you live in a slum or a refugee camp? How are you supposed to stop crossing borders if you are fleeing from war? How...

Karla Claus

Mar 16, 2020

Meet the women doing "men's work"

Logistics is at the heart of MSF’s lifesaving work, ensuring our medical teams can respond quickly and effectively to any emergency. But, while MSF strives for gender equality, logistics is a male-dominated field. Breaking the mould, Belgian...