Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is a Nobel Prize-winning medical organization.

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) translates to Doctors Without Borders. We provide medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare. Our teams are made up of tens of thousands of health professionals, logistic and administrative staff - bound together by our charter. Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of impartiality, inde

pendence and neutrality. We are a non-profit, self-governed, member-based organization. MSF was founded in 1971 in Paris by a group of journalists and doctors. Today, we are a worldwide movement of more than 67,000 people. Working principles

Impartiality: We offer assistance to people based on need. It doesn’t matter which country they are from, which religion they belong to, or what their political affiliations are. Independence: Our decision to offer assistance is based on our evaluation of medical needs, independent of political, economic or religious interests. Our independence is rooted in our funding; over 90 percent comes from individual private donors giving small amounts. Neutrality: We do not take sides in armed conflicts nor support the agendas of warring parties.

06/19/2026

: “This is the largest outbreak that [Democratic Republic of] Congo has seen for many years. It's not the end. There is still hope,” declares Kate White, Emergency Medical Coordinator.

Despite recent efforts to scale up our response, there is still difficulty with testing and treating people early enough to stop the growing death toll.

Doctors Without Borders calls on all stakeholders and authorities involved in the response to urgently facilitate the movement of health workers and supplies so the response can match the scale of the outbreak.

Watch her explain the gaps she’s witnessing:

06/19/2026

: « Il s’agit de la plus grande épidémie que la République démocratique du Congo ait connue depuis de nombreuses années. Ce n’est pas la fin. Il y a encore de l’espoir », déclare Kate White, coordinatrice médicale des urgences de Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).

Malgré les efforts récents visant à intensifier notre réponse, il reste difficile de dépister et de traiter les personnes suffisamment tôt pour endiguer la hausse du nombre de décès.

MSF appelle les autorités et toutes les parties prenantes à faciliter de toute urgence la circulation du personnel de la santé et des fournitures médicales. La réponse doit être à la hauteur de l’ampleur de l’épidémie.

Écoutez-la expliquer les lacunes dont elle est témoin :

Doctors Without Borders has been forced to suspend medical activities at the Isaïe Jeanty maternity hospital in due to...
06/19/2026

Doctors Without Borders has been forced to suspend medical activities at the Isaïe Jeanty maternity hospital in due to escalating violence from armed groups.

“The hospital is riddled with bullet holes, our teams are exhausted and it has become extremely difficult for ambulances to refer patients and find facilities able to receive them,” shares Nicholas Tessier, our Country Director.

In Cité Soleil , access to sexual and reproductive healthcare is now almost non-existent. Thousands of people, particularly women, are unable to seek safe medical care.

Medical care must never be caught in the crossfire. All armed groups must respect civilians and health facilities.

Read our response: https://www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/haiti-msf-forced-to-suspend-operations-at-the-isaie-jeanty-maternity-hospital-amid-violence/

De l’adversité à l’espoir. Joignez-vous à nous pour lire le témoignage poignant d’Ismail, l’un de nos collègues. « En 2...
06/19/2026

De l’adversité à l’espoir. Joignez-vous à nous pour lire le témoignage poignant d’Ismail, l’un de nos collègues.

« En 2015, j’étudiais l’ingénierie à l’université lorsqu’un membre de ma famille très cher est décédé. J’ai interrompu mes études, mais en Érythrée, si vous n’êtes ni étudiant ni fonctionnaire, vous êtes contraint de vous enrôler dans l’armée sans aucune possibilité d’y échapper.

Je n’avais d’autre choix que de fuir.

Demander l’asile au Soudan n’était pas une bonne idée. Environ deux millions de personnes réfugiées d’Érythrée vivent là-bas, pour beaucoup, dans les conditions difficiles des camps de personnes réfugiées. Ma seule option était de me diriger vers la Libye. »

Dans le dernier numéro de Dépêches, Ismail raconte son périple à travers la Libye, sa traversée de la mer Méditerranée et comment il a fini par travailler avec nous. Lisez son histoire : https://dispatches.doctorswithoutborders.ca/?lang=fr

From hardship to hope. Join us for the powerful testimony from Ismail, one of our colleagues: "In 2015, I was studying ...
06/19/2026

From hardship to hope. Join us for the powerful testimony from Ismail, one of our colleagues:

"In 2015, I was studying engineering at university when a beloved family member died. I took a break from my studies, but in Eritrea, if you are not a student or government worker, you will be forced into the military with no option to leave.

I had no choice but to go.

Seeking asylum in neighbouring Sudan was not a good option – there are around two million Eritrean refugees there, many of them living in difficult conditions in refugee camps. My only option was to travel on to Libya."

In the latest issue of Dispatches, Ismail shares his journey through Libya, across the Mediterranean Sea and how he ended up working with us. Read his full story: https://dispatches.doctorswithoutborders.ca/

06/18/2026

Un mois après la déclaration d’épidémie de maladie en République démocratique du Congo ( ), la maladie progresse plus rapidement que la réponse.

Et ce n’est pas la seule urgence sanitaire à laquelle les communautés sont confrontées : la malnutrition, le paludisme, la rougeole et le manque d’accès aux soins étaient déjà très répandus avant l’épidémie.

La propagation de la maladie exerce une pression considérable sur un système de santé déjà fragilisé. Nos équipes mettent en place de centres de traitement, renforcent la surveillance épidémiologique et sensibilisent les communautés.

Maria Mashako, médecin et coordonnatrice médicale de MSF en RDC, fait le point sur la situation :

Guérir à travers l’art et le dessin? Au , les enfants grandissent sous une pression immense. Plusieurs ont du mal à exp...
06/17/2026

Guérir à travers l’art et le dessin? Au , les enfants grandissent sous une pression immense. Plusieurs ont du mal à exprimer leur peur, leur chagrin et leur nostalgie.

Dans ce contexte, nos équipes de santé mentale leur apportent un soutien psychosocial à travers des séances de dessin et d’art.

Qu’avons-nous constaté?

Jusqu’à présent, les parents nous disent que leurs enfants dorment mieux, qu’ils s’expriment plus ouvertement et qu’ils ont moins de crises de comportement.

Ici, les dessins sont plus que de simples images. Ils sont la preuve que, même après avoir subi une perte, les enfants continuent d’espérer. https://dispatches.doctorswithoutborders.ca/?lang=fr

Can a child with a crayon heal a community? In , children are growing with immense pressure and experiencing anxiety, a...
06/17/2026

Can a child with a crayon heal a community? In , children are growing with immense pressure and experiencing anxiety, among other mental health issues.

One of the ways our teams are working with them is through art-based psychosocial support.

What have we seen?

So far, parents have told us their children are sleeping better, speaking more openly and having less outbursts.

Here, these drawings are more than images on papers. They’re reminders of the resilience children have and their hope: https://dispatches.doctorswithoutborders.ca/

06/16/2026

One month into the disease outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo ( ), the situation remains critical as infections and deaths continue to rise.

But Ebola is not the only health emergency people are facing. Malnutrition, malaria, measles and lack of access to care were already widespread before the outbreak.

As the disease spreads, it is placing immense pressure on an already fragile health system. Our teams are supporting the response by setting up treatment centres, strengthening surveillance and informing communities.

Dr. Maria Mashako, our Medical Coordinator in DRC, reports:

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