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MSF calls for the immediate release of our detained colleague in Gaza

Palestine, Oct. 20 -- Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is deeply disappointed that Dr. Mohammed Obeid, a respected orthopedic surgeon and long-time MSF colleague, remains detaine... Read More


What will become of the thousands of rape survivors in DR Congo?

New York, Oct. 16 -- It is an alarming figure: In Salamabila, in the province of Maniema in central-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), at least seven people on average are raped every day, ac... Read More


No shame in asking for help: Men's mental health in the Middle East and North Africa

Lebanon, Oct. 15 -- The Middle East and North Africa region faces some of the world's longest and most complex crises. From Palestine to Sudan, Syria, Yemen, and Lebanon, people have endured wars, occ... Read More


Haiti: MSF supports the reopening of a major maternity hospital

Haiti, Oct. 14 -- In Haiti, maternal and infant mortality rates remain among the highest in the Caribbean and Latin America, and access to health care has become severely limited amid a broader crisis... Read More


Ceasefire in Gaza: Humanitarian aid must reach Palestinians immediately

Palestine, Oct. 10 -- The announcement of the first phase of the ceasefire in Gaza brings a welcome moment of relief for exhausted, starved, and grieving Palestinians and a great relief to the familie... Read More


Destruction and displacement in the West Bank

Palestine, Oct. 10 -- In Khallet Athaba, a village with a population of about 100 people in Masafer Yatta in Hebron governorate, Palestinian families are enduring daily harassment, intimidation, and v... Read More


How malnutrition affects mental health

Nigeria, Oct. 9 -- Every year, millions of children around the world suffer from malnutrition. But what is often less visible, yet just as devastating, are the psychological wounds that malnutrition i... Read More


Life after conflict in Tigray: Why mental health care can't wait

Ethiopia, Oct. 8 -- Three years after the cessation of hostilities in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, communities continue to face the devastating consequences of violence, displacement, and the collap... Read More


Breaking the silence: Mental health in Kashmir

Mental health, Oct. 7 -- One morning, in a village in the green mountains of Kashmir, a Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) team pulls up as children play cricket outside, some paus... Read More


Not just fun: How play therapy supports children's mental health in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone, Oct. 7 -- In Kenema, Sierra Leone, play therapy is used at the Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) Mother and Child Hospital to support children's mental well-being, a... Read More