The war in Sudan forced Fatna* to flee her home in El Fasher, while she was pregnant and carrying her two-year-old child.
She describes living through strikes, hunger, and intense fear.
#TalkAboutSudan #TalkAboutFatna
*Name changed to protect her identity.
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Six months since a fragile and ineffective ceasefire was implemented in Gaza, Israeli forces continue their violent attacks, and Israeli authorities continue to obstruct humanitarian aid:
“There was no time to process, only to move, to respond, to try to save lives.”
Safa Bleik was at a hospital in Beirut when Israeli forces launched strikes across Lebanon on 8 April. She shares what it was like in the emergency room:
Salih Mohammed Abdalla, a healthcare worker in Sudan, was at Bashair hospital in Khartoum when war broke out in April 2023. Speaking from Bashair hospital, now functioning once again, Salih reflects on what he and his colleagues experienced at the start of the war.
#TalkAboutSudan #TalkAboutSalih
Six months since a fragile and ineffective ceasefire was implemented in Gaza, Palestine, on 10 October 2025, Israeli forces continue their violent attacks and expand their military control of the Strip:
“For a few minutes, no one understood what was happening. Then the ambulances began arriving.”
Safa Bleik was at a hospital in Beirut when Israeli forces launched strikes across Lebanon yesterday. She shares what it was like in the emergency room:
🎉 68 nurses graduated from our MSF Academy for Healthcare programme in Yemen in December 2025!
Through this programme, we’re improving the care patients receive by strengthening the skills of local healthcare workers:
🚨 URGENT: Israeli forces struck multiple cities and towns across Lebanon shortly after 2pm today, less than 10 hours after the announcement of a regional ceasefire. Hundreds of people have been killed and injured.
🔊 Safa Bleik explains the situation in Lebanon's biggest public hospital, in Beirut.
In Lilawe, Tanzania, we're improving access to preventive care and reducing maternal mortality for pregnant women by bringing ultrasound closer to where they live.
In Gaza, MSF treats many patients with severe facial burns—85 per cent of 88 are children. They need 3D-printed pressure masks to prevent lifelong disfigurement.
Since 3 December 2025, we have not able to bring in new supplies and only two functioning scanners remain in the entire Strip.
Our teams in Gaza, Palestine, had to use nonsterile gauze during the full blockade from August–September 2025.
Now, our colleagues warn they're close to that point again, as Israeli entry restrictions on medical supplies place immense strain on our teams.
Seeking safety is not a crime.
After suffering sexual violence, people need timely care. And for our team in Mexico, a key aspect of timely care is "kits for survivors".
🎥 Dr Mercedes Alarcón shows us what each kit contains.
In Tine, a border city in Chad, we are collaborating with the Ministry of Health to treat people who have been injured in drone strikes that continue to hit civilian areas along the Chad–Sudan border.
We haven't been able to bring any new equipment into Gaza since the beginning of this year, as Israeli authorities block aid from entering. We're using equipment we have used for a long time, meaning it can malfunction and severely impact our patients' recovery.
As drone strikes continue to hit civilian areas along the Sudanese border with Chad, people need immediate protection and critical humanitarian support ⬇️
🎥 In Tyre, Lebanon, we've started supporting hospitals providing care to injured and displaced people. Since early March, the Israeli army has issued blanket evacuation orders across southern Lebanon, including for the city of Tyre.
We haven't been able to bring any supplies into Gaza, Palestine, since 1 January 2026, because Israeli authorities are blocking aid.
Read from our medical adviser in Gaza about how this is affecting operations in our hospitals and clinics:
In Darfur, Sudan, sexual violence follows women and girls wherever they go.
In our new report, we call on all parties to cease and prevent sexual violence and hold perpetrators accountable, and on the international community to scale up health and protection services. ⬇️
Drone strikes continue to hit civilian areas along the Sudanese border with Chad. In Tine, a border city in Chad, our teams are collaborating with the Ministry of Health to treat injured people:
Each year, 600 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in Point G hospital in Mali.
🎥 Dr Chantal Gamba Félicité, our medical coordinator, explains why women’s cancer remains a major health challenge in the country.
“We adults try to be strong, but the children die in front of our eyes.”
A humanitarian disaster is unfolding in Nyatim, South Sudan, where recently displaced people are living without basic essentials, such as adequate food and clean water.
📢 We've released a new report on sexual violence in Darfur, Sudan.
Based on testimonies and medical data from our programmes, the report highlights clear patterns of systematic abuse and shows that armed men are responsible for most assaults.
A humanitarian disaster is unfolding in Nyatim, South Sudan, where some 30,000 people have fled following recent violence in Lankien and Pieri. Humanitarian access is urgently needed to prevent more deaths and suffering ⬇️
🚨 Nowhere is safe for women and girls in Darfur, Sudan.
Whether near or far from the frontlines, they are being subjected to widespread and systematic sexual violence.
Read our latest report here:
Following an initial hearing at Israel's High Court on 23 March, we are reaffirming our decision to proceed with the petition we filed with 18 other leading humanitarian organisations, challenging Israel's ban on 37 NGOs from operating in Palestine.
Around 30,000 people are seeking safety in Nyatim, South Sudan, following recent violence in Lankien and Pieri. They are exposed to the elements and living without basic essentials.
People in the area urgently need access to humanitarian assistance:
Reaching healthcare has become more difficult for people in Somalia, as rising fuel prices are increasing transportation costs.
📢 The international community must ensure that resources are in place to keep humanitarian activities running.