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News | Dec 11, 2023

COP28: Communities hit hardest by climate change are responding with solidarity. So should we.

MSF-USA executive director Avril Benoît on the commitments COP28 leaders must make to respond to the climate emergency.

News | Nov 28, 2023

COP28: Leaders must take action on health impacts of climate change

“The world’s most vulnerable people are paying with their health and their lives for a problem they did not create.”

Story | Oct 05, 2023

How climate change impacts health—and what we need to do about it

We need to respond to the climate crisis together, in solidarity with all, for the health of all.

News | Sep 05, 2023

South Africans prepare for cholera outbreaks amid climate change

As climate change increases the frequency and scale of cholera outbreaks, MSF is training health and disaster management workers to respond.

Story | Aug 07, 2023

Bringing the water system back to life in Tigray, Ethiopia

After two years of civil war, rehabilitating the damaged water infrastructure of Tigray became a priority for MSF teams.

Story | Aug 01, 2023

How communities in South Sudan prepare for rainy season floods

Seasonal forecasts and climate change projections point to difficult times ahead for flood-prone areas in South Sudan.

News | Mar 23, 2023

Cyclone Freddy: People still cut off from health care in Malawi

MSF continues to provide aid to those affected, including people living in displacement camps and remote areas

News | Mar 14, 2023

Malawi: MSF responds to medical needs following Cyclone Freddy

MSF is concerned about reemergence of cholera following storm as Malawi remains the most cholera-affected country in Africa

Story | Dec 13, 2022

Video: Why are there so many cholera outbreaks in 2022?

Story | Nov 08, 2022

Video: Climate change worsens crises in Cameroon