Leaving Hundreds of Thousands Without Critical Medical Aid The Government of Sudan has informed on 4 March the Dutch section of the international organisation Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) that they are expelled from Darfur. This follows a previous order, issued on March 2nd, for MSF to remove all...
Emergency medical aid vital for victims of rape Ahead of International Women’s Day, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) today launched a report summarising the organisation’s experience in assisting victims of sexual violence. Based on its work in Liberia, Burundi, DRC, South Africa, Colombia and other...
Young Burundian girl, 16 years old When it happened to me, they grabbed me. They laid me down on the floor. They forced themselves upon me. Until I lost consciousness. As soon as I came to, I wanted to leave. They told me: If you say anything, we’ll look for you and we’ll kill you. I never told...
As heavy fighting continues in northern Sri Lanka, over 200 000 civilians remain trapped in the conflict in Vanni area. Over the past few week however, some 35 000 people have managed to flee to the city of Vavuniya, 80 km south of the conflict zone. They tell of a beleaguered population living...
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is urgently calling on both parties in the conflict in the Vanni area in northern Sri Lanka to ensure the safety of civilians and to allow access to humanitarian assistance. In neighbouring Vavuniya, located outside the conflict zone, MSF medical teams are working...
MSF Treats 121 Wounded in 24 Hours On Tuesday, February 24, scores of civilians were injured in a new surge in fighting in multiple locations in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) medical teams have so far treated 121 casualties in Daynile Hospital, by far the largest...
The international humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has started to diagnose and treat people affected by Chagas disease in Arauca department, Northeastern Colombia. The region has one of the highest prevalence rates of Chagas in the country, with nearly an estimated eight...
Wounded, shocked and distressed. After having fled heavy fighting in the Vanni, people arriving in Vavuniya hospital need both medical care and counselling. Mental health officer Karen Stewart hears their stories. "People arrive here in a state of extreme anxiety and fear. They have been separated...
Médecins sans Frontières is preparing to work in all 15 camps in and around the city of Vavuniya. These are home to about 30,000 people who have fled the violence in northern Sri Lanka. MSF is already distributing food and other basic relief goods in ten camps. In Vavuniya hospital, MSF’s surgeon...
Zimbabwe's humanitarian crisis continues to rapidly deteriorate, causing appalling suffering, warns Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). The organisation’s medical teams have now treated almost 45,000 people, an estimated 75% of the total number of cases in the current cholera outbreak - and the crisis...
