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Doctors Without Borders

Doctors Without Borders — humanitarian organization providing medical care and documenting crises, appears in coverage of Sudan civil war and sexual violence.

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  1. April 2026

  2. Citizen Digital

    … "During the Ebola outbreaks, samples from African patients led to treatments developed without such obligations," said Olena Zarytska of the medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF). …

    Final talks begin on missing piece for pandemic treaty
Politics

Opposition leaders demand U.S. respect Kenya court order on Ebola facility

The News

United Opposition leaders are demanding that the U.S. government comply with court orders halting the establishment of an Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya, and insist that Kenyans must be consulted through a public participation exercise in Laikipia.

Why it matters

Opposition leaders are demanding U.S. compliance with Kenyan court orders halting the controversial Ebola facility, raising sovereignty and public consultation issues.

31 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Sunday 31 May

  1. Opposition leaders demand U.S. respect Kenya court order on Ebola facility

    United Opposition leaders are demanding that the U.S. government comply with court orders halting the establishment of an Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya, and insist that Kenyans must be consulted through a public participation exercise in Laikipia.

    31 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →

  2. WHO chief visits DR Congo Ebola outbreak epicentre

    UN health chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited Bunia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday to discuss the severe Ebola outbreak with the community. The outbreak has spread to three eastern DRC provinces and neighbouring Uganda, with at least 1,077 suspected cases in the DRC since May 15.

    31 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Monday 25 May

  1. DRC Ebola outbreak spreads amid denial and government mistrust

    An Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province has killed 88 of 322 suspected cases in Mongbwalu and spread to neighboring provinces and Uganda, but residents are divided between criticism of the government response and denial of the disease's existence.

    25 May 2026 · The Standard →

Tuesday 19 May

  1. WHO examines vaccine and treatment options for DRC Ebola outbreak

    The WHO is evaluating candidate vaccines and treatments for an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which the organization has declared an international health emergency. The outbreak, suspected to have killed 131 people and infected more than 500, involves the Bundibugyo strain, for which no vaccine or treatment currently exists.

    19 May 2026 · The Standard →

Sunday 17 May

  1. WHO declares international emergency over Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

    An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 80, with 88 deaths and 336 suspected cases reported. The World Health Organization declared it a "public health emergency of international concern" on Sunday, noting there is no vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain responsible.

    17 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →

  2. WHO declares international emergency over DR Congo Ebola outbreak

    The World Health Organization declared an international health emergency over an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has killed more than 80, with 88 deaths and 336 suspected cases reported so far. Fears of wider spread increased after a case was confirmed in the eastern city of Goma.

    17 May 2026 · The Standard →

  3. WHO declares international health emergency over Ebola outbreak

    An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 80 people, with 336 suspected cases reported. The World Health Organisation declared it a "public health emergency of international concern" on Sunday, noting the Bundibugyo strain has no vaccine and a lethality rate that can reach 50 percent.

    17 May 2026 · The Standard →

Friday 15 May

  1. Haiti gang violence displaces over 5,000 since May 10

    Armed gangs swept through neighbourhoods north of Haiti's capital, forcing more than 5,000 people to leave their homes since Sunday, according to the International Organization for Migration. Homes were looted and set on fire, shops and schools were vandalised, and medical workers reported an unprecedented spike in gunshot victims.

    15 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Wednesday 13 May

  1. MSF accuses political failure in Sudan war, aid funding crisis

    Doctors Without Borders says there is no political will to end Sudan's three-year civil war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, which has killed tens of thousands, displaced millions, and created what the UN describes as one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. The charity condemned the lack of protection for civilians facing extreme violence, sexual abuse, food insecurity, and disease, while humanitarian funding cuts and logistical challenges worsen the crisis.

    13 May 2026 · The Standard →

Wednesday 29 April

  1. Sudan sexual violence crisis creates severe mental health emergency

    The widespread use of rape and sexual violence as a weapon of war in Sudan has triggered a massive mental health crisis, according to UN agencies and aid groups. Between January 2024 and November 2025, Doctors Without Borders reported that at least 3,396 survivors of sexual violence—nearly all women and girls—sought treatment at its facilities in North and South Darfur, with officials warning this represents only the "tip of the iceberg" due to barriers including lack of security, insufficient trained healthcare workers, and severe stigma.

    29 April 2026 · The Standard →

Monday 27 April

  1. WHO negotiations enter final week on pandemic treaty details

    Wealthy and developing countries are in sharp disagreement at the World Health Organization over how a pandemic treaty adopted last year will work in practice, specifically on a Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing system for vaccines, tests and treatments. Developing nations fear sharing viruses without guarantees of equitable vaccine access in a future crisis.

    27 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →

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