7-2 | Violence in hospitals and the destruction of medical facilities are denying medical services to many of South Sudan's most vulnerable people, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said in a report, South Sudan Conflict: Violence Against Healthcare. Since armed conflict erupted in South Sudan in December, at least 58 people have been killed on hospital grounds, and hospitals were ransacked or burnt on at least six occasions, MSF said.
6-18 | All parties to the conflict in Iraq must spare civilians and health structures Following severe damage of its clinic in Tikrit as a result of the shellingof the city on 13 June, preventing the provision of medical care to approximately 40,000 people displaced by the recent surge in conflict in Iraq, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is calling on all warring factions to immediately respect medical staff and facilities, and to spare the lives of civilians. “Direct or indire
6-4 | Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has just evacuated a number of staff members from the city of Ndélé in the North of Central African Republic (CAR) following fresh attacks on its staff and facilities. Around 1:30 in the morning on 2 June, four armed men entered the MSF house in Ndélé as part of a violent armed robbery. "We're appalled by the aggression that our teams are being subjected to. We remain determined to bring medical aid to the people of CAR, but under minimum conditions that must be respected by the parties to the conflict.
5-30 | María SIMÓN has borne witness to the degradation of the conflict hitting the Central African Republic for over one year. She has been operations coordinator for Médecins Sans Frontières in Kabo (in the north of the country) for the past seven months and she admits it has not been easy. It has been tougher than her previous job in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
5-14 | MSF releases report on shocking humanitarian situation in eastern DR Congo Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) is in the grip of an emergency.