News updates

Somalia : 30 September 2011

Crowded camps, ongoing crisis make fighting measles difficult

Disease threatens already vulnerable malnourished children[more]

 

Yemen : 29 September 2011

MSF suspends medical activities in Saada

Authorities set new conditions for humanitarian work[more]

 

Pakistan : 21 September 2011

Monsoons and flooding in Sindh

Mobile clinics for displaced in camps[more]

 

Ivory Coast : 20 September 2011

Ongoing attacks on civilian population

MSF calls on the government of Ivory Coast to provide security for the population[more]

 

Pakistan : 16 September 2011

MSF teams treat wounded from Lower Dir blast

Emergency surgery and stabilization of severely injured patients.[more]

 

Somalia : 14 September 2011

Uphill battle to fight cholera and measles outbreaks in Marere

The organization finds itself limited in its intervention methods and freedom to operate.[more]

 

Opinion : 09 September 2011

Somalia crisis demands more realistic portrayal by aid groups

By Marilyn McHarg, Executive Director Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders Canada

Since the media recently renewed its interest in the decades-old crisis in and around Somalia, we’ve seen a surge of advertisements...[more]

 

Democratic Republic of Congo : 08 September 2011

Alert: Measles!

As measles epidemics skyrocket, global response lags. Mobilizing financial and technical resources must be a political priority in fight against resurgent outbreaks. [more]

 

Photos : 07 September 2011

Galcayo, Somalia

A town divided; a population trying to endure[more]

 

Swaziland : 07 September 2011

Securing funding for HIV drug supply

Uninterrupted ARV drug supply crucial to survival[more]

 

Opinion : 06 September 2011

A reality check on Somalia

MSF's International President, Unni Karunakara, talks about the challenges faced by the teams in Somalia.

[more]

 

Somali Crisis : 06 September 2011

Somali Crisis Info

Operational update about current MSF activities in Somalia and the region[more]

 

Somalia : 02 September 2011

MSF assists wounded after heavy fighting

MSF concerned about the high number of civilian casualties.[more]

 

Somalia : 02 September 2011

Striving to reach the most vulnerable

Access to people restricted by armed groups[more]