Palestine, July 24 -- Israeli authorities' deliberate use of starvation as a weapon in Gaza has reached unprecedented levels, with patients and health care workers themselves now fighting to survive, ... Read More
New York, July 23 -- As the Israeli government's siege starves the people of Gaza, aid workers are now joining the same food lines, risking being shot just to feed their families. With supplies now to... Read More
New York, July 22 -- On July 20, displacement orders were issued by Israeli forces in parts of Deir Al-Balah, an area that was considered the last remotely safe area in Gaza, and contains one of the f... Read More
Yemen, July 21 -- Measles is surging in Yemen's Dhamar governorate, where many people do not have access to vaccination against this deadly, yet preventable disease. Doctors Without Borders/ Medecins ... Read More
Palestine, July 21 -- I was working as an emergency doctor for Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in the emergency department of Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, in Gaza, Palesti... Read More
Santa Barbara, July 18 -- Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 575 shipments of requested medical aid to 47 U.S. states and territories and 15 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 8... Read More
Nigeria, July 18 -- Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) teams in Nigeria have recorded a surge in malnutrition cases in the country's north, raising major concerns over potentially ... Read More
New York, July 18 -- The US Congress' decision to claw back around $8 billion of funding previously approved for foreign assistance will exacerbate an already dire situation for people caught in confl... Read More
Congo, July 17 -- Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is experiencing an increasing number of epidemics this year, with measles and cholera-two deadly and highly contagious diseases-of particular conce... Read More
Palestine, July 17 -- The decimation of Gaza's health system by Israeli forces over the last 22 months of all-out war has left Palestinians with scarce options to access care as needs continue to skyr... Read More