The Latest Breaking News from Medecins Sans Frontieres

Somalia battles child hunger as MSF says effort hit by funding cuts

Health workers at a clinic in Baidoa, southwest Somalia, wrapped a color-coded malnutrition tape around a child's arm. The reading indicated severe malnutrition. Nearby, another child was weighed as mothers wait with sick children.The scenes reflected findings from a survey conducted by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) and Somalia's Ministry of…

Bangkok Post · Aug 12

WHO chief rallies Congo's Ebola response

Aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres says the latest Ebola outbreak is ​spreading ​at an unprecedented pace.

AAP · May 30

Prince of Wales honours aid workers at launch of global memorial

William addressed guests including staff from aid organisations such as Medecins Sans Frontieres and the Mines Advisory Group.

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2025

Migrant Tragedy: Mom-To-Be Dead And 22 Missing As Rubber Dinghy Sinks In Mediterranean

A pregnant woman has died and at least 22 more migrants are missing after their flimsy rubber dinghy sank in the Mediterranean Sea.

Zenger · Jun 30, 2022

Ukraine asks Medecins Sans Frontieres to help evacuate Azovstal fighters

Ukraine has appealed to Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) to help evacuate fighters holed up in the vast Azovstal steel works in Mariupol that is surrounded by Russian forces.

Reuters · May 6, 2022

Doctors Without Borders workers kidnapped in Yemen -sources

Gunmen in Yemen have kidnapped two foreign employees of Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) in eastern Hadramout governorate, a security source and two other local sources‮ ‬said.

Reuters · Mar 6, 2022

Five MSF aid workers kidnapped in northeastern Cameroon

Five staff members of the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres were kidnapped overnight in Cameroon's Far North, a region where militant group Boko Haram operates, the aid group said on Friday.

Reuters · Feb 25, 2022