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Médecins sans frontières (MSF) to roll out injectable Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevention drug in southern Africa

Increasing access to this long-acting preventive medicine could be a game changer in curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS

As World AIDS Day approaches on December 1, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is preparing to roll out long-acting cabotegravir (CAB-LA) for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in its projects in southern Africa. CAB-LA, administered as an injection every two months, has been described as a potential game changer in the fight…

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A triple emergency in Kenya amid malaria and measles outbreaks

Recent heavy rains have resulted in malaria outbreaks in Baringo and Turkana counties, while Marsabit county contends with the spread of measles

The climate emergency continues to bear consequences for people’s health, and the hardest hit places are often those least responsible for the emissions that fuel it.   In Kenya, extreme climate conditions have led to three concurrent disease outbreaks—malaria in Baringo and Turkana counties, which have experienced heavy rains, and measles in Marsabit county. Residents of these arid…

Médecins sans frontières (MSF)
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South Sudan: ‘Malaria is preventable with the right tools’

Despite the predictable recurrence of malaria peaks, immunization coverage remains inadequate, contributing to overcrowded health facilities and an unbroken cycle of severe cases

Malaria remains a leading cause of illness and death among children in South Sudan. The country faces malaria outbreak every year, worsened by factors such as flooding, poverty and a fragile health system. Despite the predictable recurrence of malaria peaks, immunization coverage remains inadequate, contributing to overcrowded health facilities and…

Médecins sans frontières (MSF)
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Médecins sans frontières (MSF): 16% of war-wounded patients at south Khartoum hospital are children

Doctors are also concerned about the spike in children arriving at the hospital severely malnourished

Approximately one in six war-wounded patients treated at the Bashair Teaching Hospital in south Khartoum since January 2024 have been under the age of 15, medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said today. Many suffered gunshot, blast and shrapnel wounds. Doctors are also concerned about the spike in children arriving…

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South Sudan: Urgent action needed to address growing cholera outbreak

Contaminated water sources, open defecation, and overcrowded living conditions due to new arrivals from Sudan pose a significant threat to both refugees and the local community

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has set up a 20-bed cholera treatment unit (CTU) at the Renk Civil Hospital in South Sudan, in response to a cholera outbreak declared by the Ministry of Health (MoH) on 28 October. We call on all organisations in Upper Nile state to help prevent the…

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Médecins sans frontières (MSF) temporarily suspends activities in Djibo, Burkina Faso due to escalating insecurity

In November 2023 and again in July 2024, MSF offices, Ministry of Health-supported medical facilities, and water distribution sites were repeatedly targeted by gunfire

Faced with ongoing security challenges that threaten the ability to carry out activities in Djibo, Burkina Faso, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has made the difficult decision to temporarily suspend our humanitarian response in the city. This decision prioritises the safety of our staff, and allows us to reassess working conditions, given…

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Supply blockade forces Médecins sans frontières (MSF) to stop care for 5,000 malnourished children in Sudan

Only MSF's 80-bed hospital remains functioning in the camp to treat children at the greatest risk of dying

We were forced to stop outpatient care for 5,000 children with acute malnutrition living in Zamzam camp for displaced people in Sudan at the end of September; Warring parties have blocked the delivery of food, medicines, and supplies to Zamzam camp for months; All parties to the conflict and their allies…

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Médecins sans frontières (MSF) reports unprecedented number of sexual violence cases in Democratic Republic Congo

The vast majority of victims were treated in displacement camps in Goma, where tens of thousands of people have fled in recent years due to escalated fighting between various warring groups

In a retrospective report published today, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) announced—together with the Ministry of Health— that MSF teams treated an unprecedented number of victims and survivors of sexual violence in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2023, and that this upward trend continued in the first five months of 2024. The vast majority…

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Médecins sans frontières (MSF) raises alarm over cuts to food rations for Sudanese refugees in Eastern Chad

Decreasing food portions could lead to rising malnutrition, particularly among children

As the civil war in Sudan continues to rage and drive people out of the country, humanitarian needs, including access to enough food, remain critical in refugee camps in eastern Chad, which has received over half a million refugees since the outbreak of the war in April 2023. In Aboutengue,…

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One month after Koukou floods, dire humanitarian situation remains

In eastern Chad, thousands of people have been displaced and health centers are unable to function following floods

Thousands of people displaced by the floods in Koukou Angarana, in Sila province, eastern Chad, are still living in makeshift shelters without reliable access to clean water, food, or sufficient health facilities a month later. Water levels continue to fluctuate, and although the fear of another flood is decreasing, needs are only rising.…