Chad
How we use solar energy to provide medical care
We are deploying solar energy containers to power our healthcare activities in the most isolated areas, such as eastern Chad. Latest News - 27 Mar 2024
South Sudan
MSF Urges Measles Vaccination Campaign in South Sudan
Seven deaths among children under-five and 460 cases of measles, 81 cases of yellow fever, and six deaths have been recorded as of March 24. Press Release - 27 Mar 2024
South Africa
MSF calls for decentralisation of life-saving DR-TB services in rural setting
There has been slow progress towards the decentralisation of drug-resistant tuberculosis or DR-TB services in South Africa’s rural KZN. Press Release - 22 Mar 2024
United States of America
World TB Day: Reduce the price of tests to $5 for all diseases
MSF protests in Washington DC to demand a price drop to US$5 for all medical tests sold in low-middle-income countries ahead of World TB Day. Press Release - 20 Mar 2024
Five things to remember about Ebola
Ten years ago, Guinea declared an outbreak of Ebola. Dr Michel Van Herp, a renowned Ebola expert, answers 5 key questions about the disease. Latest News - 20 Mar 2024
Palestine
Israeli Forces conduct military operations at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza
Israeli Forces announced on 18 March that they were conducting a military operation inside and around Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. Press Release - 19 Mar 2024
Nigeria
Neglected humanitarian crisis escalates in northwest Nigeria
Over 600,000 people are displaced from their homes in northwest Nigeria as a result of violence, economic conditions, and climate change. Press Release - 14 Mar 2024
Mozambique
SABC News | ‘Not easy being LGTBQI+ community or a sex worker in Mozambique’
SABC News: Since 2014, MSF has been in Beira with a special focus on what they term “Key Population”, which includes, among others, people with advanced HIV, transgender people, sex workers as well as homosexual people. Latest News - 12 Mar 2024
Mozambique
SABC News | ‘More HIV, TB deaths could be prevented with better communication’
SABC News: Better communication between governments and health practitioners when it comes to issues of treating HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis, among others, could save more lives. Latest News - 12 Mar 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)