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Doctors Without Borders is a medical humanitarian organization that provides medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters or exclusion from healthcare.

Independent. Neutral. Impartial.

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#Sudan: We call on the RSF to protect health facilities and staff, following the death of a Ministry of Health colleague during a shooting at Zalingei hospital.

For the second time this year, we have withdrawn staff to ensure their safety.

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Sudan: MSF calls for protection of health facilities and staff after health worker killed | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
MSF calls for protection of health workers and facilities after a colleague was killed at Zalingei Hospital in Central Darfur, disrupting care.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
On Nov. 22, Israeli strikes killed more than 20 people and injured over 80 in #Gaza, according to the Ministry of Health. Since Oct. 11, over 339 Palestinians have been killed and more than 870 been injured.

Despite the ceasefire, we are still treating injured people in Gaza.
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
In #SouthSudan’s remote villages, children with #diabetes face deadly obstacles to insulin, from cost to limited care.

Aher and Ajou have type 1 diabetes. Without insulin, their bodies can shut down and cause a life-threatening emergency.

Here are their stories:
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Behind the scenes in Jamaica: In these photos, our teams are filling a 200-litre water tank, unloading cargo and preparing mobile clinics and health promotion activities as we scale up our response to #HurricaneMelissa.
November 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Mohammad, an MSF nurse in #Gaza, spent months fleeing airstrikes and starvation with his children. His 5-year-old son Omar was seriously injured and later medically evacuated to MSF’s surgical hospital in #Jordan.

He’s now recovering.

Read their story: ow.ly/Usos50Xun5Y
November 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"Canada has chosen not to lead, but to follow in the footsteps of other countries whose cuts to global health have already had deadly consequences. Such cuts will fuel the reversal of progress against HIV, TB & malaria,” says @healthlawadamh.bsky.social

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Canada cuts back spending on fighting infectious diseases at G20 in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG - Prime Minister Mark Carney has made Canada's first-ever cut to funding for a major program for fighting infectious diseases in the world's poorest countries — a move that
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November 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Doctors Without Borders is deeply disappointed to see #Canada’s cuts to aid reflected in its reduced pledge to the #GlobalFund.

Such cuts will fuel the reversal of progress in the fight against HIV, TB and malaria.
November 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
#Sudan: Families fleeing #ElFasher are arriving in #Tawila exhausted, with many children facing severe malnutrition and dehydration. Displacement is rising and medical needs are overwhelming.

Josephine Goodyer, MSF Pediatrician who worked in Tawila from July to August, updates:
November 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
MSF denounces yet more bloodshed in #Gaza.

Our teams continue to treat critically wounded Palestinians caused by Israeli airstrikes and quadcopters on Nov. 19, which have left dozens dead and scores more injured.

Read the full update: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/msf-teams-tr...
November 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Global leaders must fully meet the funding target to replenish the #GlobalFund this week. The failure to prevent catastrophic cuts and soaring costs for patients threatens decades of progress against HIV, TB and malaria.

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Leaders’ failure to fully replenish Global Fund threatens decades of progress against HIV, TB, and malaria | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
MSF urges world leaders to fully fund the Global Fund’s $25 billion target to prevent deadly setbacks in the fight against HIV, TB and malaria ahead of the 2025 summit.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
#Sudan’s people face devastation: families uprooted, hospitals overwhelmed, communities torn apart. Yet the world looks away.

Jean‑Nicolas Armstrong‑Dangelser, MSF Senior Operations Advisor, reflects on the crisis and the need for accountability: ow.ly/fmfF50XtKK5
November 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
On Monday, #Canada passed a federal budget that explicitly targets global health while cutting billions in international assistance.

On Friday, it has a chance to show it will still stand up for humanity with its pledge to the #GlobalFund.

Will it? https://ow.ly/umKk50XuHKp
Replenishing the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is an opportunity for Canada to stand up for humanity | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
MSF warns global health funding cuts risk reversing progress against HIV, TB and malaria. Critical action is needed to sustain critical programs worldwide.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
It’s official: #Budget2025 has passed.

Canadian humanitarians who have worked in crisis zones with MSF called us to react to Canada's $2.7B cuts to international assistance over four years: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/msf-statemen... #cdnpoli
November 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
We’re thankful that award-winning author John Green continues to shine a light on #uberculosis the world’s most infectious disease.

In the #Philippines John witnessed how our approach to tackle this deadly infection considers “every part of the tuberculosis care pipeline” ⬇️
November 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
We are back in the Central Mediterranean with our new search and rescue vessel Oyvon, after almost one year of being forced to terminate operations with our last rescue vessel, the Geo Barents. 🚢

Riccardo Gatti, Team Leader, and Julie Melichar, Project Coordinator update:
November 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
#Haiti: MSF is responding to a resurgence of cholera in Pétion-Ville. We’ve opened a 24/7 treatment centre and are working with communities to prevent the spread through water treatment and hygiene awareness.

See how we’re responding ➡️ ow.ly/WJL150Xt4b4
November 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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With the Eight #GlobalFund Replenishment Summit approaching fast, re-upping this comment from @msf.ca:
"Replenishing the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is an opportunity for Canada to stand up for humanity"
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Replenishing the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is an opportunity for Canada to stand up for humanity | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
MSF warns global health funding cuts risk reversing progress against HIV, TB and malaria. Critical action is needed to sustain critical programs worldwide.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Join @ottawahealthlaw.ca and @msf.ca 18 Nov 11:30 am–1:00 pm for "Noma – The Worst Violations of the Rights of the Child: Documentary Screening and Talk with Advocates". All welcome! www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/noma
Noma – The Worst Violations of the Rights of the Child
Event
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November 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
#Afghanistan: New rules in #Herat force women to wear a burqa in public health facilities, limiting access to healthcare.

Our teams report a 28 per cent drop in urgent admissions at the MSF-supported pediatric unit in Herat regional hospital.

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Afghanistan: New local requirement to wear a burqa limits access to care for women in Herat | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Women in Herat now face dress-code restrictions at hospitals, preventing access to healthcare. MSF reports a sharp decline in admissions at Herat regional hospital, where we support pediatric services, and warns of rising risks.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
#Afghanistan: New rules in #Herat force women to wear a burqa in public health facilities, limiting access to healthcare.

Our teams report a 28 per cent drop in urgent admissions at the MSF-supported pediatric unit in Herat regional hospital.

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Afghanistan: New local requirement to wear a burqa limits access to care for women in Herat | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Women in Herat now face dress-code restrictions at hospitals, preventing access to healthcare. MSF reports a sharp decline in admissions at Herat regional hospital, where we support pediatric services...
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November 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
On #WorldDiabetesDay, we’re highlighting the reality for people living with #diabetes in Cox’s Bazar refugee camps, in #Bangladesh.

Our teams support patients by providing self-monitoring tools, insulin pens and clay pots for safe insulin storage without electricity.
November 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
What’s it like to live in #Gaza right now?

Nour Alsaqqa, MSF Communications Officer, shows us the current living conditions where families are sheltering in makeshift tents with little access to necessities.

This is the reality for hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza today.
November 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
#Palestine: On Nov. 9, Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers of Umm al Kheir, #WestBank, including two who were hospitalized. An MSF team provided psychological first aid to the community following the attack.
November 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
#Philippines: 400,000 people have been displaced, 162 have died and hundreds more were injured or are missing after #TyphoonKalmaegi swept across the country.

In Cebu, our teams support health facilities affected by flooding, by restoring services and providing supplies.
November 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Aanjalie Roane, MSF Director of Communications, writes in the @thestar.com on how Canada’s #Budget2025 frames a $2.7 billion cut to international assistance as “savings.”

For people in crisis, those cuts mean fewer doctors, fewer medicines, less hope.

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Canada: If you’re going to cut foreign aid, at least be honest about it
It is a moral failure dressed up as fiscal responsibility. If we take away the abstract language and political doublespeak, Canadians may find the human cost of these cuts too
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November 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM