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Stories From the Field
Our medical teams often witness violence, atrocities, and neglect in the course of their work, much of which occurs in places that rarely receive international attention. The stories below represent our effort to bear witness to these crises on behalf of our patients. Field News: April 4, 2013In CAR, Situation Stabilizing but Tense
Ten days after the opposition group Seleka took over the city of Bangui, life in the capital is gradually returning to normal. MSF is providing care to victims of violence. Read more » Field News: April 4, 2013MSF Again Condemns Abduction of its Two Colleagues in Dadaab, Calls for Their Release
In October 2011, Montserrat Serra and Blanca Thiebaut were abducted from the Ifo 2 refugee camp in Dadaab, Kenya. Read more » Press Release: April 3, 2013Mali: All Parties Must Respect Access to Health Care
As deadly clashes continue, MSF calls on all parties to the conflict in Mali to respect access to health care. Read more » Press Release: April 1, 2013Indian Supreme Court Decision on Novartis Case a Victory for Access to Medicines in Developing Countries
This important decision safeguards access to affordable medicines and prevents abusive patenting of drugs. Read more » Voice from the Field: March 28, 2013Voice from the Field: Insecurity and Shortages Still Plague CAR
MSF coordinator Sylvain Groulx discusses the situation in Bangui almost one week since the Seleka opposition group took control of the city. Read more » Field News: March 28, 2013CAR: "Our Priority is to Treat the Wounded"
MSF is treating the wounded and providing medical supplies in Bangui after several days of violence. Read more » Field News: March 25, 2013Treating the Wounded After Fighting in Sudan's North Darfur State
MSF helped provide urgent medical care at El Seraif hospital to 121 wounded people, including two children, following recent violence in Jebel Amir, North Darfur state. Read more » Voice from the Field: March 25, 2013Voice from the Field: Darfur: "After a Decade of Fighting There Are Still Medical Needs"
MSF coordinator Fernando Medina discusses the situation in North Darfur, where tribal clashes have forced nearly 100,000 people to flee their homes. Read more » Press Release: March 25, 2013Central African Republic: All Parties Must Allow Access to Health Care
All parties to the conflict in CAR must respect health facilities and guarantee the population's access to health care. Read more » Press Release: March 24, 2013Bahrain: Medical Ethics Conference Canceled
MSF has been forced to cancel a conference on medical ethics due to take place in Bahrain in April because of a lack of assurances from authorities. Read more » Voice from the Field: March 20, 2013Voice from the Field: Syria: "Nobody Here Was Prepared for This"
MSF project manager Loïc Jaeger describes the situation in Syria, where he spent two months working in an MSF hospital. Read more » Press Release: March 19, 2013Historic Opportunity to Tackle Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis at Risk
Two new drugs effective against multidrug-resistant tuberculosis must be introduced to improve treatment regimens in countries with a high burden of the devastating disease. Read more » Press Release: March 14, 2013Morocco: Sharp Increase in Violence Against Migrants
Migrants from sub-Saharan Africa are suffering a sharp increase in violence at the hands of security forces in Morocco and at border areas, resulting in serious health problems. Read more » Field News: March 12, 2013Fear and Need Still Pervasive in Northern Mali
Despite appearances of relative calm in Mali, the emergency is not over in the country’s northern reaches. Read more » Field News: March 11, 2013Tajikistan: MSF Treats Its Youngest-Ever Patient for Multidrug-Resistant TB
Diagnosed using two new rapid detection methods, the nine-month-old child is being treated with new child-friendly drug formulations. Read more » Field News: March 8, 2013Ukraine: Curbing the MDR-TB Epidemic in Prisons
Ukrainian prisons are a hotbed for the disease, with prevalence rates more than ten times higher than in the rest of society. Read more » Field News: March 7, 2013Thousands Flee as Violence Continues in Kitchanga, North Kivu
Arson and fighting that began last week is still ongoing in the town of Kitchanga in eastern DRC’s North Kivu Province. Read more » Press Release: March 6, 2013Syria: Humanitarian Assistance DeadlockedTwo years of war has resulted in a humanitarian catastrophe in Syria, where the needs far outstrip the aid that's being provided. Read more » Press Release: March 5, 2013MSF Research Points to Ways to Expand Viral Load Testing for HIV in Developing Countries
At the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections MSF will present data on strategies to reduce the costs and complexity of rolling out routine viral load monitoring in developing countries. Read more » Briefing Documents: March 4, 2013Trading Away Health: The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)
Unless damaging provisions are removed before negotiations are finalized, the TPP agreement is on track to become the most harmful trade pact ever for access to medicines in developing countries. Read more » Press Release: March 4, 2013As Clock Ticks Toward Trans-Pacific Trade Pact Deadline, U.S. Must End Stall Tactics on Access to Medicines
As talks for the TPP Agreement resume this week, MSF calls on the U.S. government to end its stall tactics and revise its proposals for what otherwise promises to be the most harmful trade deal ever for access to medicines in developing countries. Read more » Press Release: March 1, 2013DRC: North Kivu Fighting Damages Health Structures and Displaces Thousands
MSF is mobilizing medical resources to the town of Kitchanga, where fighting has caused widespread casualties and damage to health facilities. Read more » Press Release: February 27, 2013Humanitarian Aid Must Not Be Co-Opted Into Somalia Stabilization Program
Efforts underway at the UN to integrate humanitarian assistance into the international military campaign against opponents of Somalia’s government will further threaten the safe delivery of independent and impartial aid to Somalis. Read more » Field News: February 27, 2013Measles Continues to Stalk the Democratic Republic of Congo
A measles epidemic is still afflicting tens of thousands of children in northern DRC's Equateur and Orientale provinces. Read more » Field Blogs: February 25, 2013MSF Blogs: The Clinic Under the Tree
MSF Doctor Raghu Venugopal describes his experience providing care in Chad's countryside. Read more » Field News: February 25, 2013MSF Expands Emergency Response for Mozambique Flood Victims
Recent floods devastated the city of Chokwe in Mozambique’s Gaza Province, leaving people in urgent need of medical care. Read more » Field News: February 25, 2013Preventing Cholera in South Sudan's Remote Refugee Camps
MSF teams have initiated an innovative preventive cholera vaccination campaign in and around the refugee camps in Maban County. Read more » Field Blogs: February 21, 2013MSF Blogs: Different Kinds of Happy
MSF nurse Emma Pedley describes the trials—and triumphs—of a difficult day in the MSF hospital in Nasir, South Sudan. Read more » Voice from the Field: February 20, 2013Voice from the Field: Letter from Shamwana, Democratic Republic of Congo
MSF Dr. Susanna Ericsson describes the experience of a patient in Shamwana, where ongoing fighting between government forces and militias has forced thousands of people to flee into the bush. Read more » Press Release: February 20, 2013DRC: Lives at Risk as Fighting Continues in Katanga Province
Fighting in Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of Congo has forced thousands of people to flee their homes and perilously reduced access to lifesaving medical services. Read more » Press Release: February 15, 2013Burundi: Lack of Surgical Care Puts Women at Risk
The only medical facility in Burundi providing free, comprehensive treatment for obstetric fistula may close due to a lack of trained medical staff Read more » Field News: February 14, 2013MSF Treating Wounded Civilians in South Sudan's Jonglei State
MSF is treating 13 patients in two health facilities in Upper Nile State following an attack in Jonglei State's Akobo County on February 8. Read more » Field News: February 13, 2013Desperate Conditions in Camps Causing Disease Among Malian Refugees
Conflict in northern Mali is still forcing large numbers of people to flee their homeland, but the conditions in the camps where they are settling are themselves leading to disease and suffering. Read more » Field News: February 12, 2013Mali: "We Will Not Abandon Our Patients Now"
MSF's Dr. Jose Bafoa explains how MSF is still trying to deliver care to as many people as possible in conflict-torn areas of Mali, particularly those who need malaria treatment. Read more » Press Release: February 7, 2013Myanmar: Violence and Intimidation Leave Tens of Thousands Without Medical Care
Eight months after deadly communal clashes broke out in Myanmar's Rakhine state, tens of thousands of people are still unable to access urgently needed medical care. Read more » Press Release: February 6, 2013Lebanon: Aid Lags Far Behind as Syrian Refugees Increase
A new MSF survey shows half of refugees not receiving required medical care; immediate steps must be taken to improve shelter and provide aid to new arrivals. Read more » Field News: February 6, 2013The Ongoing Humanitarian Emergency in Myanmar's Rakhine StateEight months since deadly communal clashes first broke out in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, tens of thousands of people are still unable to access urgently needed medical care. Read more » Voice from the Field: February 5, 2013Voice from the Field: MSF Launches Emergency Response to Mozambique Floods
Medical Coordinator Lucas Molfino describes the situation in Chokwe, where a week of heavy rain has caused severe flooding. Read more » Alert Article: February 4, 2013What Are Some New Tropical Disease Initiatives?
MSF is working to treat and prevent tropical diseases, says Estrella Lasry, MSF Tropical Medicine Advisor. Read more » Field News: February 2, 2013MSF Continues Reponding To Needs In Mali
Three weeks after military operations began in northern Mali, MSF continues to provide lifesaving treatment in the areas of Mopti, Gao, Ansango, Konna, Douentza, and Timbuktu. Read more » Press Release: February 2, 2013Pakistan: MSF Treats Survivors of Hangu Explosion
MSF treated 55 wounded patients in Hangu following the February 1 bombing in the town's market. Read more » Voice from the Field: February 1, 2013Voice from the Field: Syria: "Patients Often Arrive In Waves"
MSF Field Coordinator Katrin Kisswani describes the situation in Syria's Jabal Al-Akrad region, where the health system has collapsed after nearly two years of conflict. Read more » Field News: February 1, 2013MSF Responds To Hepatitis E Outbreak In South Sudan Refugee Camps
With a hepatitis E epidemic escalating across refugee camps in South Sudan’s Maban County, MSF has treated 3,991 patients and recorded 88 deaths, including 15 pregnant women. Read more » Alert Article: January 31, 2013How Does MSF Disburse Money to Different MSF Projects?
MSF-USA’s Grants Officer Mary Vonckx explains how MSF-USA funds projects around the world. Read more » Alert Article: January 31, 2013Why Do You Send So Much Mail?
MSF’s direct mail program is designed to provide reports to our donors about the medical work we carry out in the field and to raise money for that important work. Read more » Alert Article: January 31, 2013A Conversation with MSF-USA Director of Development Jennifer Tierney
Jennifer Tierney discusses MSF-USA funding raising priorities for the coming year. Read more » Alert Article: January 31, 2013How Does MSF Close Projects?
Recent examples from DRC and Liberia. Read more » Alert Article: January 31, 2013How Does MSF Share its Medical Findings?
Patricia Kahn is an MSF Medical Editor based in New York. Read more » Alert Article: January 31, 2013How Does MSF Advocate for its Work and Patients?
Notes from the Advocacy team at MSF-USA. Read more » Alert Article: January 31, 2013How Does it Feel to Lose a Patient?
Dr. Lucy Doyle has worked with MSF in DRC and the Dadaab refugee camps in Kenya. Read more » Alert Article: January 31, 2013How Does MSF Respond to an Emergency, Logistically Speaking?
A report from the logistics team at MSF-USA. Read more » Alert Article: January 31, 2013What Does a Head of Mission Do?
A former MSF Head of Mission in South Sudan in 2012, Kassia Echavarri-Queen talks about head of mission responsibilities. Read more » Alert Article: January 31, 2013How Does MSF Manage Security in the Field?
Johanne Sekkenes is MSF Head of Mission in Mali, which has been gripped by conflict for the past year, and where the risk of attack or kidnapping remains high in certain areas. Read more » Alert Article: January 31, 2013How Important Are National Staff?
National staff support every MSF project, says Kate Mort, an MSF-USA Field Human Resources Officer. Read more » Alert Article: January 31, 2013How Does MSF Find People to Work With It?
Nick Lawson, MSF-USA’s Director of Field Human Resources, talks about recruting experienced and qualified professionals to the association. Read more » Alert Article: January 31, 2013How and Where Does MSF-USA Run Country Programs?
MSF programs are run by "desks" in different headquarters offices around the world. Gwenola Francois, MSF-USA deputy program manager, talks about MSF-USA’s portfolio and the priorities for the year ahead. Read more » Alert Article: January 31, 2013A Conversation with Sophie Delaunay, Executive Director, MSF-USA
MSF is governed by an Association made up of individuals who express their solidarity through the delivery of medical care in the field. Read more » Alert Article: January 31, 2013Humanitarian Space
In this issue, MSF staff answer fundamental questions about our operations - from how we recruit staff, respond to emergencies and deliver supplies, to how we close projects and share our medical findings with the global health community. Read more » Field News: January 31, 201365,000 Children Vaccinated Against Measles in DRC's South Kivu
In the past month, MSF teams in the Bunyakiri reagion of Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu Province have vaccinated more than 65,000 children aged 6 months to 15 years against measles. Read more » Field News: January 30, 2013MSF Responds To Increase In Measles in Southwestern Pakistan
Cases of measles are on the increase in the eastern region of Pakistan’s Balochistan Province. Read more » Field News: January 30, 2013A Community Comes Together to Fight Malaria in Guinea
A network of volunteer community health agents set up by MSF is helping tackle malaria in remote areas of Guinea. Read more » Press Release: January 29, 2013Syria: Donors Must Address Aid Imbalance
International donors must support cross-border humanitarian operations in opposition-held areas in Syria. Read more » Press Release: January 28, 2013MSF Treats Victims of Kunduz Bomb Blast
Following a bomb blast in the center of the northern Afghan city of Kunduz MSF received 22 patients at its surgical hospital there. Read more » Press Release: January 26, 2013Syria: All Parties To The Conflict Must Respect Medical Facilities
Amid growing insecurity in Syria's Aleppo region, all parties to the conflict must respect patients, medical staff, and health facilities, MSF said today. Read more » Press Release: January 25, 2013DRC: Thousands of Displaced Civilians at Risk in Katanga Province
As tensions increase between government forces and Mai-Mai militias in Katanga province, all parties must avoid harming thousands of civilians who have fled into the surrounding bush. Read more » Press Release: January 24, 2013"Decade of Vaccines" Blueprint Ignores High Prices, Lacks Ambition on Better-Adapted Vaccines to Help Reach More Children
Governments meeting at the World Health Organization’s Executive Board this week must seize the opportunity to improve serious shortcomings in the document that will drive the global community’s vaccines response for the next decade Read more » Field News: January 24, 2013Providing Aid and Working to Gain Access to the Most Vulnerable in War-Torn Mali
MSF field coordinator Ibrahim Ahmed describes the challenges faced by MSF teams in conflict-wracked Mali and provides an update on the situation in the towns of Douentza and Mopti. Read more » Field News: January 24, 2013After Two Weeks of Fighting, MSF Continues to Work in Nothern Mali
Two weeks after military operations began in northern Mali, MSF continues to work in the regions of Mopti, Gao, and Timbuktu, and has gained access to Konna. Read more » Press Release: January 17, 2013MSF Treats 44 Wounded in Bomb and Rocket Attacks in Northwestern Syria
After aerial bombs and a rocket struck localities in the west of Syria’s Idlib governorate, 44 wounded patients received emergency treatment in a field hospital operated by MSF. Read more » Press Release: January 17, 2013Mali: MSF Calls for Access to Konna
As bombings and combat continue in multiple locations in Mali, MSF calls on all parties to the conflict to authorize humanitarian organizations to enter the area of Konna and to allow aid to be provided in all areas affected by fighting. Read more » Press Release: January 17, 2013DRC: High Levels of Sexual Violence in Goma Camps
People displaced by armed conflict around Goma are now suffering high levels of sexual violence in and around the camps where they have taken shelter. Read more » Press Release: January 14, 2013Syria: Airstrike on Market Kills and Injures Scores
At least 20 people were killed and 99 injured when warplanes bombed a market in the northern Syrian city of Azaz on January 13. Read more » Field News: January 14, 2013MSF Expands Emergency Services in CAR While Waiting For Peace Deal To Take Hold
As the government of CAR attempts to implement a peace deal with rebel groups, MSF is expanding its emergency response for people affected by the conflict. Read more » Press Release: January 13, 2013MSF Calls for Respect of Civilians in Northern Mali
All parties to the conflict in Mali must avoid harming civilians and health structures, MSF announced today. Read more » Field News: January 11, 2013Aiding the Victims of Typhoon Bopha in the Philippines
MSF has dispatched two teams to run mobile clinics after Typhoon Bopha devastated coastal parts of Mindanao Island in early December. Read more » Press Release: January 10, 2013In Syria's Idlib Province, Little Medical Care For Civilians Living Under Intense Bombing
In the north of Syria's Idlib Province, civilians are terrorized by a strategy of intense and indiscriminate bombing and the wounded face few options for emergency medical care. Read more » Field News: January 9, 2013Alarming Malnutrition and Mortality Among Malian Refugees in Mauritania
One year after the start of the political crisis in Mali, insecurity has displaced hundreds of thousands of people. Read more » Field News: January 9, 2013MSF Completes Dialysis Unit Support Project in Kirkuk, IraqA dialysis unit support project located in the Kirkuk general hospital implemented by the international medical humanitarian organization MSF is complete. Read more » Field News: January 9, 2013Syria: "A War Against Health Workers and Services"
An interview from Le Monde in which MSF operations advisor Fabrice Weissman, recently returned from a mission in Syria, details the enormous scope of the medica needs on the ground. Read more » Field News: January 8, 2013Health Care Lags In Haiti's Post-Earthquake Rebuilding Efforts
Three years after the January 2010 earthquake that battered Haiti, the rebuilding effort continues in fits and starts, especially when it comes to health care. Read more » Field News: January 7, 2013Fear and Hope in South Sudan as Refugees Start to Cross Border Again
MSF has been assisting refugees in South Sudan since November 2011, running field hospitals and providing supplies of clean drinking water and oral rehydration fluids. Read more » Press Release: January 2, 2013Afghanistan: MSF Reopens Khost Maternity Hospital
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