Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF)

30/09/2026

Repeated attacks, harassment, displacement, movement limits, and worsening living conditions are affecting people's physical and mental health in Hebron.

As Israeli settlers and armed forces continue to attack parts of the West Bank of Palestine, Palestinians face major barriers to basic healthcare. As fear of violence from settlers often prevents them from leaving their homes, they also face movement restrictions like checkpoints and transport fees that make seeking healthcare nearly impossible.

MSF has expanded mobile clinic work in Hebron to meet urgent medical and mental health needs, running eight mobile clinics in Hebron in coordination with the Hebron Directorate of Health. Here, MSF teams offer a wide range of services from treatment for chronic diseases to mental health support for those affected by intentional violence.

Learn more about MSF's work in Hebron and across the West Bank – https://www.msf.ie/article/hebron-palestine-reaching-people-need-amid-rising-violence-west-bank

28/09/2026

Displaced people in Plaine Savo face severe danger, crowding, hunger, poor sanitation and limited healthcare after fleeing violence in Ituri Province.

MSF teams on the ground captured and documented the conditions experienced by the 76,000 people now living in the Plaine Savo Camp in Ituri Province, DRC.

MSF is providing medical care, water and sanitation support, and Ebola treatment capacity, but needs remain urgent as the outbreak threatens to spread in the camp.

The aid response must urgently scale up to protect people's lives, dignity, and safety.

📷 Isaac, 12, sits in one of the ward of Fataki General Reference Hospital, following his transfer in an MSF ambulance from Plaine Savo IDP camp. Isaac was shot in the left thigh and left arm in the immediate vicinity of the camp. ©Alexis Huguet/MSF

📷A hospital staff member conducts temperature screening and ensures that everyone entering Fataki General Reference Hospital washes their hands as part of Ebola infection prevention and control (IPC) measures. ©Alexis Huguet/MSF

📷 Floribert, 45, rests in a surgical ward at Fataki General Reference Hospital after being shot in the right arm in the immediate vicinity of Plaine Savo IDP Camp, where he sought refuge after being displaced. Floribert sustained multiple fractures to his right arm and was referred by MSF ambulance to Fataki General Reference Hospital. ©Alexis Huguet/MSF

📷 Women walk through Plaine Savo IDP camp, carrying firewood and water. The site is home to approximately 76,000 displaced people, near Fataki. People live there in horrendous conditions, in overcrowded makeshift shelters, with extremely limited access to food, water, or sanitation infrastructure. ©Alexis Huguet/MSF

📷 A view from Plaine Savo camp, home to approximately 76,000 displaced people near Fataki. People live there in horrendous conditions, in overcrowded makeshift shelters, with extremely limited access to food, water, or sanitation infrastructure. ©Alexis Huguet/MSF

📷 A view of one of the water points set up by MSF in Plaine Savo camp, home for approximately 76,000 displaced people. ©Alexis Huguet/MSF

24/09/2026

"We all felt scared when we heard the sound of explosions."

Yesterday, Israeli forces targeted an area extremely close to MSF's clinic in Khan Younis with an airstrike. Our teams treated 10 people in the emergency department before referring them to Nasser hospital for further treatment.

In this short testimony, MSF nursing team supervisor Fadi Husam, who was working in the healthcare centre at the time of the strike, recounts this terrifying moment and the medical team's response.

Despite the so-called 'ceasefire' in Gaza, attacks by Israeli forces continue across the Strip.

23/09/2026

🎙 The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing the largest and deadliest Ebola disease outbreak in its history. MSF is running a massive emergency response in the affected areas of the country, drawing on years of experience working in Ebola outbreaks.
Project Coordinator Jacob Burns has just returned from the North Kivu province of the DRC, which has been badly affected. Listen to Jacob talking to Newstalk "Claire Byrne Show" this morning about the urgent situation on the ground and MSF’s medical humanitarian response to this crisis.

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Ebola is ravaging parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is the most severe outbreak of th...

18/09/2026

🎙️“It’s not just about the wounded: there are pregnant women and children who need urgent care”

In a voice message shared on 16 September, Sara explains how Mocha General Hospital has become a lifeline in a city where access to medical care has become increasingly difficult.

In western Yemen, Mocha General Hospital is one of the few health facilities still providing essential medical care to women and children following the recent escalation in the conflict. Sara Ahmed, Health Promotion Supervisor for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Mocha, describes the growing needs and the immense challenges faced by patients and medical teams.

In addition to Mocha, MSF teams are responding to the direct impact of the current situation in other parts of the country. They are supporting hospitals in Aden, Hodeidah, Taiz, Al-Bayda and Al-Jawf by strengthening their triage capacity and providing them with essential medicines, medical supplies and trauma kits.

To find out more about our response to this crisis and to support our teams around the world, go to https://www.msf.ie/article/its-not-just-about-wounded-there-are-pregnant-women-and-children-who-need-urgent-care

17/09/2026

📰 September Frontline newsletter is out!

This month, we bring you stories told directly from the frontlines of crises in the West Bank, DR Congo, the Mediterranean, Sudan, Lebanon and Yemen. Inspiring stories, urgent appeals and behind-the-scenes updates, we’ll take you closer to the heart of the
crises we respond to and show you how your support makes a difference.

We’ll also send you updates and disaster appeals as soon as we can. When a humanitarian crisis unfolds, you’ll be among the first to know.

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15/09/2026

"For a moment, everything stopped."

On 13 September, a vehicle was targeted by an Israeli airstrike less than 2 metres from an MSF bus carrying 10 humanitarian staff in Gaza City.

The bus was clearly labelled with a large MSF sticker visible on the roof. The force of the explosion shattered a window, and the glass injured a passenger.

Nowhere is safe in Gaza. Civilians, healthcare workers and humanitarian staff must be protected. Clearly marked medical and humanitarian vehicles must be spared from attacks.

To find out more about our response to this crisis and to support our teams around the world, go to msf.ie.

11/09/2026

Over 100 days into the largest and deadliest Ebola outbreak in DR Congo and the crisis continues to outpace the response on the ground.

MSF is running nine Ebola treatment centres and more than 480 beds, making up a third of all beds for this outbreak. But beds alone won't stop this outbreak. An urgent scale up of this response across the board is required.

Early detection. Contact tracing. Isolation. Community engagement. And addressing the overlapping issues facing the communities affected. Each of these requires sustained resources and global support to get this deadly outbreak under control.

A greater response is needed to break the chain of transmission. The world can't turn its back on DR Congo.

To find out more about our response to this crisis and to support our teams around the world, go to msf.ie.

09/09/2026

"I had to carry my daughter in my arms and leave"

Over the weekend, Israeli strikes intensified across southern Lebanon, killing 27 people and injuring over 69. This escalation has also driven further displacement, adding to the over 375,000 already displaced, with residents forced to leave areas affected by Israeli strikes and so-called evacuation orders.

Jamila Badran, a midwife with MSF's mobile clinic in Nabatiyeh, who is currently pregnant, was displaced along with her husband (also an MSF nurse) and their young child overnight. In this audio note, she shares testimony of the night’s events, and the toll it took on her family.

Jamila’s experience unfortunately reflects what she witnesses daily as a midwife with MSF’s mobile clinics in southern Lebanon, as escalating violence leaves thousands of families in a constant state of fear and uncertainty.

This cannot become normal. Civilians and the infrastructure they depend on must be protected.

To learn more about our work and to support our teams on the ground, go to msf.ie.

01/09/2026

On Sunday, an MSF emergency response team visited Bidur, one of the areas of Nepal affected by the devastating flashflood last week. The team conducted an initial visit to engage directly with local authorities and frontline responders.

As experts in emergency response, we know how urgent the situation is for communities affected by this kind of disaster. We stand ready to provide urgent humanitarian and medical assistance and are engaging at all levels to determine how our resources and emergency experience can best support the people caught up in this crisis.