Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is today releasing the first independent medical data demonstrating the extreme mental health suffering on Nauru, due to the Australian policy of indefinite offshore processing. MSF strongly reiterates its urgent call for the Australian...
The huge numbers of patients with complex and serious gunshot wounds are overwhelming the healthcare system in Gaza, leaving thousands in danger of infection and disability. A slow-motion healthcare emergency is unfolding in Gaza as the cumulative needs of patients shot by the Israeli army and...
MSF criticises pharma for dragging feet on developing HIV drugs for children 1 December, 2018 is the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day, ahead of a Vatican City meeting on scaling up HIV diagnosis and treatment for children, the international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans...
In a bid to restore health services in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia in the aftermath of the triple disaster — earthquake, tsunami, and liquefaction that hit the area — MSF built a temporary health facility in the Dolo Selatan Sub-District to replace the health centre of Baulase as the health...
MSF is currently wrapping up its emergency response in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. On 28 September, a series of earthquakes hit Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi Province caused significant damage and loss of life. As of 30 October, 2,101 people are known to have died. A further 4,438 people have been...
The Timeline July 30/7: MSF is informed about suspect cases of Ebola near Beni/Mangina, North Kivu. On 31/7, an MSF team from the nearby project in Lubero (three hours away) arrives (with the MoH) to investigate. August 1/8: The MoH declares an Ebola outbreak in Mangina, North Kivu, in north-...
