Last Friday (11 August 2017), the Libyan authorities publically announced the establishment of a search and rescue (SAR) zone and restricted the access to humanitarian vessels into the international waters off the Libyan coasts. Immediately afterwards, the Italian Maritime Rescue Coordination...
Some 10,000 people are sheltering in the grounds of Batangafo hospital more than 10 days after violence broke out between rival groups in this northern Central African Republic (CAR) city, according to Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF). With clashes taking place between members...
Sick and injured civilians within and outside Raqqa city are facing major difficulties obtaining urgent lifesaving medical due to the ongoing battle to control the northeastern Syrian city, says Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF). “Patients tell us large numbers of sick and...
Médecins Sans Frontières formally informed the Italian Ministry of the Interior on Monday (31 July) that it would not be signing the Code of Conduct for NGOs operating rescue ships on the Mediterranean. “Although we are unable to sign this code of conduct in its current form, MSF already respects...
Global attention needed to prevent and treat AIDS in antiretroviral era, with 50% of hospital admissions in MSF hospitals already on treatment and showing clinical signs of failure. An unacceptably high number of people continue to develop and die of AIDS 1 -related diseases across sub-Saharan...
I used to work in the Accident and Emergency Department in Hong Kong. Sometimes I would hear my friends describe it as a "war zone". At the time I would just laugh and agree with them.
Drone. The word strikes shivers in many a humanitarian heart. But these ‘unmanned aerial vehicles’ (UAVs) are increasingly being used to anticipate and enhance emergency efforts to save lives. Informative maps enhanced by geographic information system (GIS) technology have been game-changers for...
The merciless killing of a baby in a Hospital in Zemio, Central African Republic (CAR), where Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) runs a project, points to the extreme brutality against civilians in the escalating conflict, as the number of safe spaces dwindles. On Tuesday 11...
An armed robbery occurred at an MSF clinic in Pibor, South Sudan, during the early morning hours on Thursday, 13 July. Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) strongly condemns the incident, which resulted in injuries to two team members and forced the organisation to relocate some...
Yemen has been in wars for years. A large number of people are being displaced by conflicts. With more than 376,000 displaced people among an estimated population of two million, Hajjah hosts more displaced people than any other Yemeni governorate. About a quarter of these are sheltering in Abs...
