As Aleppo battle is at its most critical point, MSF is outraged at the violence exerted against civilians and the passivity displayed by all those that can do something to stop it. MSF calls on all warring parties to abide by their obligation to protect civilians in both the besieged areas and in...
On his way to meet friends for coffee, 27-year-old computer repairman Abu Ahmed* was injured by a cluster bomb. Four weeks later, his bone fracture has failed to heal. His only hope is specialist orthopaedic surgery in Turkey – but he is trapped in east Aleppo. Bedridden, he now watches in despair...
Renewed intense conflict through late November in besieged areas near Damascus and Homs has led to significant increases in mass casualty influxes, says Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Multiple airstrikes hit East Ghouta again today; medics in the area are reporting many casualties including women...
The only specialised paediatric hospital in besieged east Aleppo has come under attack for the second time since airstrikes resumed on 15 November, destroying three floors and leaving it out of service. Three other hospitals have also take direct hits, resulting in casualties amongst staff and...
On Thursday 17 November, the first day of the newly announced ceasefire in Yemen, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) managed or supported emergency rooms in Taiz, received 76 war-wounded patients after intense clashes, another 21 people were dead by the time they arrived in the emergency rooms. Most of...
Many are dying from malnutrition We have recently returned from a visit to Nigeria’s Borno State. Amid the hunger and displacement, we saw that something else was terribly wrong. In the three places that we visited, there were hardly any children under 5 years of age. Almost none. They were missing...
East Aleppo’s besieged residents have been told to leave their homes or face annihilation. As they brace themselves for what comes next, Amal Abdullah* recalls the day four years ago that she was told to leave the east Aleppo neighbourhood where she grew up. “It was mid-July 2012 when the...
Over the last three weeks, at least 321 children have been wounded in Syrian and Russian airstrikes. Medical authorities also fear a rise in the number of children suffering from water-borne diseases while medical supplies still can’t reach the besieged city. The indiscriminate bombing by Syrian...
Interview of Carlos Francisco, Head of Mission of MSF for Syria “They have been abandoned by the world – the whole world is witnessing the city being destroyed, but nobody is doing anything to stop it,” says MSF head of mission Carlos Francisco. “This is the feeling shared by the 35 doctors left in...
Four major reference hospitals that it supports have been hit by bombing and shelling in opposition controlled areas in Rural Damascus Governorate, says Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). While Aleppo continues to be a focus of attention – military, diplomatic and humanitarian - these incidents...
