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Overwhelming surge of malnutrition cases in Bauchi: vital response includes community-based solutions
In Bauchi state, like other states in northern Nigeria, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are witnessing an unprecedent surge in malnutrition cases and are rapidly scaling up our medical response. As well as increasing bed capacity at the inpatient therapeutic feeding centre (ITFC) in Ganjuwa LGA, we are launching a community-integrated program to identify and train people in the community to diagnose and treat malnutrition at an early stage.
MSF survey shows the scale and continuing cycle of violence against women displaced by war
More than one in 10 young women report having been raped in the period covered by
the survey, November 2023 - April 2024. MSF renews our appeal to the authorities and aid agencies
to guarantee the protection of displaced people, and to respond adequately to the epidemic of
violence.
Hebron, West Bank: “You can’t get sick here, it’s not allowed”
In its new report, MSF details the rapidly deteriorating access to medical care for Palestinians in Hebron because of restrictions imposed by Israeli forces and violence perpetrated by Israeli soldiers and settlers.
Five questions about the mpox outbreak in DRC
In the DRC, the number of cases of MPox has been rising for over two years. What is the situation in the country and what are our teams doing to deal with this new emergency? Answers from Dr Louis Albert Massing, MSF's medical coordinator in the DRC.
Violent hostilities between armed men are emptying villages in northern Mali
At the end of April 2024, around 2,000 IDPs arrived in the town of Niafounké. They had fled armed tensions between non-state armed groups and the Malian army. Following their arrival, MSF set up a health post.
MSF outraged by repeated attacks on hospitals and blocking of aid in El Fasher
On 29 July, the Saudi hospital in El Fasher was hit again - the tenth time a hospital in the city has been hit since almost three months ago. Our supply trucks have been held up in Kabkabiya for the past month.
Five facts about the war in Gaza
As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of US Congress, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières' (MSF) teams are responding to the unrelenting humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. More than 39,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed and nearly 90,000 have been injured since all-out war escalated after Hamas’ attack on October 7, including large numbers of women and children, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Gaza.
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Recipes for Life: How Cooking Classes Help Reduce Child Malnutrition in Northern Nigeria
Since April 2024, MSF-supported healthcare facilities in North-West and North-East Nigeria are recording unprecedented surges in admissions for acute malnutrition among children. While struggling to provide life-saving medical care to an ever-increasing number of young patients, MSF teams also try to reinforce community-led responses. One example is in Kebbi state, where MSF outreach teams travel the roads to spread the “Tom Brown” recipe.
Amid deadly July, Nasser hospital must be protected
MSF teams at Nasser and Al-Aqsa hospitals have responded to 10 mass influxes of badly injured people in July alone. MSF urgently calls for ensuring people’s safe access to medical care and to avoid the evacuation of Nasser hospital.