Press releasesLibya: Detainees Tortured And Denied Medical Care
Libya / 27.01.12
Médecins Sans Frontières Suspends Work in Detention Centres in Misrata
Latest attacks in Jonglei, South Sudan, perpetuate a pattern of extreme violence
South Sudan / 25.01.12
Juba, 24th January 2012 – In the State of Jonglei in South Sudan, civilians continue to bear the brunt of inter-communal fighting. Wounded patients are still arriving at the Médecins Sans Frontières hospital in Pibor, three weeks...
Médecins Sans Frontières closes two large medical centres in Mogadishu after killings
Somalia / 20.01.12
Other projects in Somalia continue, but Médecins Sans Frontières medical assistance in Somali capital reduced by half.
Médecins Sans Frontières condemns attacks on aid workers and calls for release of abducted colleagues
Somalia / 09.01.12
7 January 2012 - Two Médecins Sans Frontières colleagues, Phillipe Havet and Andrias Karel Keiluhuo, were killed last week by a gunman while implementing emergency assistance projects in Mogadishu. Three months ago, two Médecins...
Pakistan: In 2011, Médecins Sans Frontières provided medical care to over 20,000 patients in Hangu
Pakistan / 06.01.12
In 2012, Médecins Sans Frontières wishes to continue its free, emergency medical support in Hangu THQ Hospital.
South Sudan: Thousands of civilians fleeing for their lives with no aid as Médecins Sans Frontières medical facilities are looted and damaged in conflict
South Sudan / 03.01.12
Juba / Brussels, 2nd January 2012 -- Renewed inter-communal violence in Jonglei State, South Sudan, has forced thousands of families to flee into the bush. Two Médecins Sans Frontières medical facilities have been targeted and...
Médecins Sans Frontières Deeply Shocked and Saddened by the Killing of Two Staff Members in a Serious Incident in Mogadishu, Somalia
Somalia / 30.12.11
Mogadishu/ Nairobi/ Brussels, December 29, 2011- It is with great sadness that Médecins Sans Frontières confirms that two Médecins Sans Frontières staff members were killed this morning as a result of a shooting in the...
Médecins Sans Frontières holds its first International General Assembly, marks fortieth anniversary
21.12.11
Paris/Geneva, 20 December 2011. Médecins Sans Frontières concluded its first ever International General Assembly in Paris over the weekend. Members of Médecins Sans Frontières gathered from all over the world to discuss the...
First-ever treatment guidelines released for major cause of death of people living with HIV
08.12.11
Médecins Sans Frontières study shows cryptococcal meningitis as leading cause of death, but access to best treatment is a major challenge.
At African AIDS Conference, Médecins Sans Frontières Calls For Increased Funding for HIV Treatment
05.12.11
NAIROBI/ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 3, 2011 – As Africa’s AIDS Conference convenes in Addis Ababa tomorrow, efforts to combat HIV in sub-Sahara Africa are under serious threat because of a massive funding crisis at the Global Fund to Fight...