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Gaza: “Staff at Al-Shifa are struggling to care for patients because the needs are huge”
Aurélie Godard, head of Médecins Sans Frontières’ (MSF) medical activities in Gaza, was able to visit the hospital as part of a supply convoy organised by the United Nations on 22 January. Here she provides an overview of she saw during her visit.
Amid deadly hepatitis E outbreak, MSF launches mass vaccination campaign
In response to a deadly hepatitis E outbreak, MSF has launched a vaccination campaign in collaboration with the Ministry of Health to provide protection to women and girls of reproductive age, who are at greatest risk of death from the disease.
With Nasser hospital out of commission, people in southern Gaza run out of healthcare options
“These systematic attacks against health care are unacceptable and must end now so that the wounded can get the care they need. The entire health system has been rendered inoperative."
Breaking down barriers to safe abortion in Mozambique
In Beira, a city on Mozambique’s central coast, MSF is connecting hard-to-reach communities with safe abortion care and other sexual and reproductive health services.
Surviving Lassa fever in Nigeria: the stories of Ngozi and Oluchi
The disease affects 100,000 to 300,000 people every year across Western Africa and causes around 5,000 deaths. Last year in Nigeria, there were 8,978 suspected cases and 1,227 confirmed cases of Lassa fever (Nigerian Centre for Disease Control).
Gaza: “We are at the limits of what we can do”
In mid-December, MSF began supporting the Indonesian hospital in Rafah, while also working in other hospitals such as Nasser and the European hospital. An update on the situation from Dr Thomas Lauvin, MSF project coordinator.
Community Health Workers struggle to respond amid severe restrictions in Rakhine state
A new wave of fighting has gripped Myanmar over the past two months. MSF is providing medical humanitarian assistance in Shan, Kachin and Rakhine states, and we have witnessed thousands of newly displaced people attempting to flee for safety.
The war nightmare is stalking us... we long for the day the war will end!
“The war brought nothing but destruction and the separation of families", says is Al Bakri Al Taher Malik, who used to live in Al Engaz, South Khartoum.
Invisible scars: Unveiling the Mental Health Crisis at Al-Hol Camp
As part of MSF's efforts to address the mental health crisis in Al-Hol, it has been imperative to destigmatise mental health and psychosocial care, and to encourage open conversations about mental health.