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Climate Change Worsens Food Insecurity for Vulnerable Populations
As one of the countries most threatened by climate change, Madagascar is particularly exposed to recurring natural disasters, as demonstrated by the passage of Batsirai and Emnati in 2022.
Transfer to Albania of people rescued in the Mediterranean will lead to more abuses and human rights violations
Italy has started transferring people rescued at sea to the two centres it has built in Albania. Médecins Sans Frontières is concerned about the potential impact of this development on the well-being and access to rights of people rescued at sea.
Press releases10/15/2024
Children with Tuberculosis : MSF calls for urgent implementation of WHO guidelines
Too many children with TB are neither tested nor treated, with many countries failing at the first hurdle: updating policy guidelines in line with WHO recommendations.
Malnutrition and rampant epidemics ravage northern Nigeria
Dr Christos Christou, President of MSF International, was visiting Borno State, Nigeria. Since September, Nigeria has been affected by severe flooding in several regions, worsening the humanitarian situation.
Life on the levee: Extreme flooding in Old Fangak
South Sudan is currently facing one of its worst floods of recent decades. In Old Fangak, where teams from Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) are working, only mud dykes protect the town's thousands of inhabitants from submersion.
MSF urges for protection of civilians and medical staff in Lebanon
As Israeli attacks intensify in Lebanon, healthcare facilities in areas most affected by airstrikes are being forced to close. This is leading to devastating consequences for civilians and their access to healthcare.
Israeli forces pushing people from north Gaza to the south will only worsen the humanitarian catastrophe
Israeli evacuation orders for parts of northern Gaza, issued on 7 October, are pushing tens of thousands of people to immediately flee south as the area is targeted by airstrikes and a ground offensive.
Lebanon: Israel’s bombardment causes unprecedented mass displacement of people, urgent humanitarian needs
Lebanon is experiencing the most significant escalation of conflict since the 2006 Lebanon War, with close to 1,300 people killed over a span of 16 days, between Sept. 16 and Oct. 1, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health.
Lesvos: The struggle of healing in poor living conditions
The MSF team on Lesvos island, Greece, conducted over 1,500 mental health consultations between January and August 2024. Our psychologists report that most patients suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and acute stress disorder.