Doctors w/o Borders
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Providing medical aid where it's needed most.
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It's more important than ever to stay informed about humanitarian emergencies and how you can help. We're committed to sharing what our teams on the ground are seeing as they respond to crises in more than 70 countries around the world. Here's where you can find us on social ⤵️
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One of the worst cholera outbreaks in a decade is spreading across DR Congo, but the health care system remains unequipped to respond to and slow down an outbreak of this scale. A swiftly coordinated international humanitarian response is needed to contain the spread of the
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A swiftly coordinated international humanitarian response is needed to contain the spread of the disease.
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There is still time to prevent nearly $10 million dollars’ worth of contraceptives from being incinerated. We continue to call on all parties involved to do everything in their power to prevent lifesaving medical supplies like these from being destroyed. https://t.co/FRugzq9agJ
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Contraceptives bought by U.S.A.I.D. have been in limbo in a Belgian warehouse. The U.S. government said the products were destroyed, but local authorities found them.
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Ebola in DR Congo: What we know ⬇️ National health authorities in DR Congo’s Kasaï province have confirmed an Ebola outbreak, with more than 20 cases reported and 16 deaths. Several health workers are among the victims. This marks the 16th Ebola outbreak in DRC since the virus
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With 20 Ebola cases so far, this is the 16th outbreak of the disease to be confirmed since it was first identified in the country in 1976.
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#TalkAboutSudan: This hospital near the front line in Sudan has been crucial in ensuring care in a warzone. Since the war began in April 2023, Al Nao Hospital in Omdurman, Khartoum state, has become a humanitarian anchor for thousands of people. Here’s what it takes for staff
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How staff kept a hospital near the front line up and running through waves of displacement, bombardment, and supply shortages.
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#TalkAboutSudan - Getting essential medical supplies into Sudan is getting even more difficult. The process can take months— a major challenge when the need is so high and a swift response is necessary, further complicated by drone attacks at key infrastructure points. Our
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On this #WorldHumanitarianDay we honor our staff, supporters, and colleagues around the world—and everyone who believes in our shared humanity. To be a humanitarian means to help alleviate the suffering of people who find themselves in the most difficult circumstances.
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This disturbing trend of targeted violence on health care and aid workers must stop. Aid workers must have safe and unobstructed access to the populations they serve. https://t.co/8gxaMjG1ad
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In the latest of a string of brazen attacks in Morobo and Yei River counties, armed men took an MSF staff member from a vehicle before releasing him hours later.
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📍South Sudan: MSF has suspended activities in Yei River and Morobo counties following the abduction of an MSF staff member. While our colleague was released hours later, this abduction happened days after a health ministry staff member was abducted from an MSF ambulance.
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The US State Department is planning to dismantle PEPFAR, the US federal program to combat HIV globally. This potential cut would be devastating to the millions of people and health care providers who rely on this program for HIV medicines, prevention, and support.
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The shuttering of PEPFAR will undoubtedly lead to millions of preventable deaths.
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Yemen’s Dhamar governorate has seen a severe outbreak of measles— a deadly yet preventable disease— in recent months, with double the cases compared to last year. Read more about MSF’s response to the outbreak here:
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Gaps in routine vaccinations and limited access to basic health care play a major role in a recent surge of measles cases in Dhamar.
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The pain of hunger. The pain of losing siblings, moms and dads, cousins, friends, and colleagues killed trying to reach food or medical care. The pain of wounds not healing because of malnutrition. All of this pain is deliberate. Let Gaza live.
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WHO-recommended lenacapavir could offer a path toward an HIV-free world, but only if people can access it. Amid global funding cuts, MSF is deeply concerned about people’s access to this game-changing HIV prevention medicine.
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Amid global funding cuts, MSF is deeply concerned about people’s access to this game-changing HIV prevention medicine.
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“We are all human.” As the war in Sudan continues, we must continue to pay attention and talk about the impact it is having on millions of Sudanese people. Dr. Mohammed Fadlalla tells The Humanitarian Lens podcast host and MSF USA CEO Avril Benoît why his belief in our shared
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“To invoke misleading and inaccurate claims about vaccine safety as the pretext for cutting all global vaccine funding is cruel & reckless. We can’t overstate the impact of the US government’s decision to withdraw Gavi funding: Countless children will die from
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Explosion at a school in Bangui, Central African Republic: Students were in the middle of an exam on Wednesday, June 25, when an electrical transformer exploded inside Barthélemy Boganda High School. Many students were injured or tragically lost their lives in the chaotic
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During migration, fear can quickly become more than an emotion. Fear is the first true cost of a journey that hasn’t yet begun—and one that keeps accruing long after a person has crossed any border. When fear is prolonged, it becomes a disabling condition. Let's talk about
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MSF provides urgent psychological care for people on the move in the Americas
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"I am a mother, a student, a worker, and a community leader. For much of my life, I had no voice—no right to make decisions, no space to be myself. But now, I am finally me. On #WorldRefugeeDay, four women share their stories on how they rebuilt their lives in Greece after
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Refugee women from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Iran share their stories
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