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How US policies are reshaping global health and humanitarian aid, one year later

News Jan 20, 2026

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States are failing to protect civilians and medical care during war

Damage to a hospital in the town of Vysokopilla in Kherson, Ukraine.

News Jan 22, 2026

Port-au-Prince: Over 100 patients admitted in just two weeks as violence escalates

Surgeons treat a patient with a gunshot wound at MSF's Tabarre Hospital in Haiti.

story Jan 22, 2026

The shared challenges of giving birth

A woman cradles her newborn in Central African Republic.

News Jan 05, 2026

Doctors Without Borders USA welcomes new CEO Tirana Hassan

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Story | Nov 14, 2025

Fistula: Compassionate care gives Somali mothers a new chance at life

Specialized care is out of reach for many women in Somalia, where limited access to maternal and emergency obstetric care raises the risk of obstetric fistula.

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Patients smile while lying on a bed in Somalia

Story | Aug 06, 2025

A haven of recovery and support for fistula patients in Nigeria

Women suffering from fistula, a debilitating complication of childbirth, are finding care, support, and community at Jahun General Hospital in Nigeria.

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Vesico-vaginal fistula ward in Jahun Hospital, Nigeria

Story | May 09, 2024

Six challenges mothers face around the world

Here are some of the ways mothers are delivering and raising children in different parts of the world.

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Mother in a blue hijab watches her child eat therapeutic peanut paste in Adré, Chad.

Story | Mar 11, 2024

Preventing maternal deaths in Jigawa state, Nigeria

Several factors contribute to the high maternal mortality rates in northern Nigeria, including access, affordability, and the lack of agency that some women experience.

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A Nigerian woman holds her newborn baby at Jahun Hospital.

Story | Sep 11, 2015

Helping Women Through Fistula Repair in Nigeria

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Story | May 20, 2015

Fistula: A Problem of Women Not Getting the Right Care

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Media Coverage | Mar 04, 2015

HuffPost Live: Doctors Without Borders' Women's Health Project

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News | Feb 27, 2015

MSF launches global women's health multimedia feature

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News | Jun 10, 2014

Preventing and treating obstetric fistulas in Nigeria

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News | May 23, 2013

Working to Treat and Prevent Fistula in Burundi

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