Category: Current Crisis
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The Resurgence of Measles: A Preventable Crisis
Measles, a deadly disease that was once thought to be on the brink of extinction, has been resurging worldwide. Despite being preventable through vaccination, the recent outbreak highlights the global healthcare inequities that persist when it comes to access and medical delivery, as well as a paradigm shift in global…
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Managing the Human River: MSF’s Mission in Central America’s Migration Paths
“We were robbed, they put a gun to my chest and put their hands in my private parts, they did it to my mother too. They beat my step father and wanted to kill him, as he had no money.” – Marien Hiel, a Venezuelan teenager followed by the BBC1…
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The Role of MSF in Addressing Neglected Tropical Diseases
Not all diseases are recognized equally. It is an unfortunate fact of life that parts of the world with sufficient pharmaceutical infrastructure tend to overlook diseases that do not impact them directly. Conditions like noma, sleeping sickness, and snakebite envenoming are not issues that some of the wealthier regions of…
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Antimicrobial Resistance as a Global and Humanitarian Crisis
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) represents a profound challenge to global public health as a whole; however, its impacts are notably severe in humanitarian and low-resource settings. These environments, characterized by conflict, displacement, fragile healthcare systems, and environmental degradation, foster conditions where AMR thrives.1 Despite progress at the global policy level, the…
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MSF’s Humanitarian Efforts Amid the Sudan Conflict
Since April 2023, Sudan has been engulfed in a deepening crisis fueled by intense clashes between the Sudanese military and Sudan’s Rapid Support Force. The war’s impact has been absolutely devastating, with at least 26,000 thousand Sudanese dead and over 14 million people displaced from their homes, making it the…
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The Rohingya Refugee Crisis: A Struggle for Rights and Recognition
Imagine living in one place for your entire life, yet being told you don’t belong. For the Rohingya people, this is a stark reality—stripped of citizenship, denied basic rights, and left in a constant struggle for survival in their own homeland. The Rohingya are a stateless ethnic group that have…
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MSF’s Lifesaving Response in Gaza: Navigating Medical Crises Amid Ongoing Conflict
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been at the forefront of efforts to provide critical medical aid in Gaza, where healthcare services are severely strained by decades of repression and ongoing crises. Recent escalations in violence have worsened the already dire conditions by damaging crucial infrastructure, overloading medical facilities, and depleting…
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The Surge of Cholera in Zambia – A Call for Global Humanitarian Aid
Written By: Kabir Khatana and Roshan Puri Cholera, an intestinal infection caused by the Vibrio Cholerae bacterium, has been recognized since as early as 1817.1 The infection persists due to inadequate food and poor water quality, and it spreads through fecal contamination, posing a significant threat to countries lacking proper…
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Sudan’s Ongoing Crisis: The Ban on Surgical Supplies in Khartoum
Written By: Mohammed Al-Rawi Sudan is currently facing a severe national crisis, driven by political strife and power struggles. Following a military coup in 2021 and a significant conflict between the Sudanese military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in 2023, the country is now grappling with a dire new…
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The Yemen Crisis: MSF’s Fight Against Malnutrition
Written By: Sydney Tomlinson Yemen, located at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, is undergoing one of the largest humanitarian crises in modern history.1 The crisis, which began in 2011, is deeply rooted in a web of political, economic, and social factors that have escalated into an all-out armed…
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