MSF Switzerland

Haiti: MSF outraged by attack on its ambulance by law enforcement and execution of patients

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) condemns in the strongest terms the killing of at least two patients who were executed after an MSF ambulance was stopped by members of a vigilante group and law enforcement officers.

Israeli UNRWA ban will deepen Palestinian humanitarian catastrophe

The Israeli Knesset's ban on UNRWA's operations voted on 28 October represents a devastating blow to Palestinian life. It will further undermine people's survival prospects in Gaza and heavily impact communities in the West Bank.

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. In this latest forced mass displacement, residents of Beit Hanoun, Jabalia and Beit Lahia have been urged to move to the overcrowded, so-called humanitarian zone between Al-Mawasi and Deir Al-Balah, where one million people are already living in inhumane conditions. The zone also remains unsafe for civilians and aid workers, as Israeli forces continue to repeatedly strike the area.

MSF calls for quick response, unrestricted access as cholera poses latest peril in Sudan's war

A cholera outbreak is gripping across central and eastern Sudan bringing yet more risk, death and misery to people already bruised by the country’s brutal war. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) emergency teams are supporting by treating patients and providing water and sanitation services.

Amid humanitarian void, MSF scales-up distribution of essential supplies to Sudanese Refugees in Eastern Chad

Gaza update : in Deir El Balah, MSF expands its activities to include pediatric hospitalization

Four weeks after opening its second field hospital in Deir Al Balah, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is expanding its medical activities to include pediatric hospitalization. Of the 10,692 outpatient consultations carried out, 40% were children under 14.

One year of a war without rules has left Gaza shattered

One year into the escalation of war in Gaza, the medical and humanitarian situation is catastrophic, said Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). Israel’s all-out war and punishing siege have destroyed Gaza’s already fragile health system, repeatedly displaced people who have been forced into smaller and smaller areas, and choked off access to desperately needed food, water, and medicines.

MSF: 30% increase in ambulance referrals shows ongoing devastation of war in Ukraine

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) ambulances in Ukraine have transported more than 8,000 patients from hospitals near the frontline between January and July 2024, more than half with burn, blast and other injuries directly caused by the fighting. This represents a thirty per cent increase from the previous six months and shows the alarming and ongoing human impact of the war, warns the medical, humanitarian organisation.

FLASH QUOTE | Critical shortage of medical supplies in MSF-supported facilities across Gaza

MSF urges for protection of civilians and medical staff amid Israeli bombardment 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.

MSF report: Pregnant women and children dying in shocking numbers in South Darfur

Sudan: Upcoming MSF Report on Sudan Crisis - Media Briefing on Monday

Latest massacres in Gaza illustrate the complete dehumanisation of Palestinians

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Lukas Nef

Head of Public Engagement, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

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Yvonne Eckert

Medienverantwortliche, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

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Djann Jutzeler

Communications Officer, Médecins Sans Frontières

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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is a worldwide movement of current and former field staff, grouped into national and regional associations. Collectively, they make sure that MSF stays true to its mission and principles. MSF associations Currently, there are 24 associations. All are independent legal entities, and each elects its own board of directors and president. Most associations have an executive office that raises funds and recruits staff for MSF’s operations.

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