International humanitarian medical organization operating in humanitarian crises; active in DR Congo Ebola outbreak response and Kenya Ebola preparedness training.
… "There are significant uncertainties to the true number of infected persons and geographic spread," the WHO noted.Medical aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said it was preparing a "large-scale response", calling the rapid spread of the outbreak "extremely concerning". …
… The global health body warned the true scale of the number of cases and spread was not clear but stopped short of declaring a pandemic emergency, the highest alert level introduced in 2024.Medical aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said it was preparing a "large-scale respon …
… "We've never seen so many gunshot victims in such a short period of time," said Sarah Chateau, head of operations for Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Haiti. …
Audio By VocalizeA Sudanese rape survivor holds her child conceived following the ordeal she suffered in the Sudanese capital during the civil war, at an apartment in Khartoum on April 25, 2026. [AFP] Medical charity Doctors Without Borders decried Wednesday the collective "polit …
… Medical charity Doctors Without Borders last month said at least 3,396 survivors of sexual violence -- nearly all of them women and girls -- sought treatment at facilities it supports in North and South Darfur between January 2024 and November 2025. …
… "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). …
Fighting has erupted again in Ethiopia's Tigray region less than four years after a 2022 peace agreement, with federal forces and Tigrayan military locked in conflict that has expanded into Afar and Amhara. The renewed violence stems from failure to fully implement the 2022 Pretoria deal, including persistent occupation of Western Tigray by Amhara forces and unresolved accountability issues.
Fighting has erupted again in Ethiopia's Tigray region less than four years after a 2022 peace agreement, with federal forces and Tigrayan military locked in conflict that has expanded into Afar and Amhara. The renewed violence stems from failure to fully implement the 2022 Pretoria deal, including persistent occupation of Western Tigray by Amhara forces and unresolved accountability issues.
Ethiopia and Eritrea broke diplomatic ties on Thursday, each accusing the other of stoking internal conflicts as fighting resumed in northern Ethiopia. Ethiopia expelled 10 Eritrean diplomats and said it would shut its embassy in Asmara, citing a threat to national security, while Eritrea reciprocated by severing all diplomatic ties.
An explosion was reported overnight at the headquarters of the Ethiopian National Defence Force in Addis Ababa, according to diplomatic and security sources. The blast occurred between midnight and 1:00am local time in the Tor Hayloch area, amid heavy fighting that broke out on September 23 between Ethiopian forces and the Tigray People's Liberation Front.
Ethiopia and Eritrea broke diplomatic ties on Thursday as fighting resumed in northern Ethiopia between Ethiopian forces and the TPLF, with Ethiopia accusing Eritrea of supporting the rebel group. Ethiopia said it was expelling 10 Eritrean diplomats and shutting its embassy in Asmara, and Eritrea responded by severing all diplomatic ties with Ethiopia.
UNHCR warned Tuesday that nearly 8.3 million refugees and forcibly displaced people risk losing vital assistance as the agency faces severe funding cuts. The agency's available funding fell from $5.2 billion in 2024 to $3.9 billion in 2025, and by end of July 2025 it had received only 32 percent of the $8.5 billion it needs this year.
The Democratic Republic of Congo's worst Ebola outbreak in history, declared in mid-May, is spreading to new parts of the country rather than winding down, according to Doctors Without Borders. As of the report date, the virus has killed more than 3,600 people out of 7,200 recorded infections.
The WHO chief said on Sunday that a humanitarian warehouse in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro holding medical supplies for frontline health facilities was struck and destroyed, with no casualties reported. The WHO has recorded 3,148 attacks on healthcare in Ukraine since the February 2022 Russian invasion, resulting in 240 deaths and 1,055 injuries.
Global international financing for HIV in developing countries fell by 18 percent in 2025, the largest decline in decades, according to UNAIDS. The United States and European nations including France, Germany and the UK have dramatically slashed foreign aid contributions.
The World Health Organization reports that the Ebola outbreak declared in May has killed more than 1,000 people across the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, with 2,473 confirmed cases in DRC (including 999 deaths) and 20 cases in Uganda (including two deaths). The outbreak, concentrated in DRC's mineral-rich Ituri province, faces control challenges due to poverty, violence, and unsafe burial practices that accelerate transmission.
Mombasa County Government, with support from Doctors Without Borders, has established an Ebola training centre at Port Reitz Sub-County Hospital to strengthen healthcare worker preparedness for outbreak response. The centre could be repurposed as an isolation facility if needed, and offers training on clinical case management, biosafety, infection prevention, and use of Personal Protective Equipment.
A cholera outbreak in jihadist-controlled northeast Nigeria has killed dozens as insecurity and lack of health infrastructure hinder the response, with communities in the Lake Chad region hit by a wave of cases that residents said was spiralling out of control. More than 70 died from an earlier surge in Maiduguri, and a new rural outbreak has spiked over the past two weeks in communities on Lake Chad shores.
The Red Cross warned Tuesday that the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo, which has confirmed 808 cases and 192 deaths since May 15, has not yet peaked and could take a year to contain. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies joined warnings over dangerous gaps in the response.
Doctors Without Borders investigated 59 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse against its staff by Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad made in late 2024, corroborating some allegations and dismissing 18 workers for serious misconduct.
Kenya has recorded no confirmed Ebola cases despite heightened surveillance, according to the Public Health Principal Secretary. The government has tested about 90 samples, all negative, and intensified screening at major entry points including JKIA and six gazetted border crossings.
Israel launched a deadly strike on the port city of Tyre in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least eight people according to the Lebanese health ministry, after issuing an evacuation order for the entire city—one of the deadliest Israeli bombing raids on Tyre since the Israel-Hezbollah conflict began on March 2.
The World Health Organization counted 452 confirmed cases including 82 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo and 19 confirmed cases including two deaths in Uganda, marking an increase of 100 cases and 20 deaths from the previous day. The CDC warned that without strong public health interventions, the outbreak could rival the scale of the 2014 West Africa epidemic.
Health experts warn that despite government assurances of preparedness, Kenya's isolation and treatment systems remain inadequate, with gaps in training, laboratory capacity, and infection control infrastructure.
An opinion piece reflecting on American misconceptions about Africa, prompted by debate over a US-backed Ebola Quarantine facility planned for Nanyuki. The author recalls a 1995 study tour when Americans confused Kenya's location with the Congo Ebola outbreak, and notes that some Americans hold stereotyped views of African countries and peoples.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.