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Sana Bég
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Executive Director, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières @msf.ca
#Israel has revoked the registration of @msf.ca and other aid organizations from #Gaza. What’s at stake is people.
January 8, 2026 at 4:41 PM
#Israel has denied registration to international medical humanitarian aid organizations in #Gaza. This is not some administrative detail. It is a death sentence for civilians already being dehumanized in every possible way. @msf.ca
January 2, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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“Let’s not call it deregistration, let’s call it a death sentence  —  that is exactly what it would be for the Palestinian people,” says @sana.msf.ca, MSF Executive Director, as Israel moves to bar nearly 40 aid groups under new registration rules.

montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
Oxfam-Québec surprised to be among aid groups Israel bars from Gaza
Nearly 40 organizations supplying aid in Gaza are scheduled to be barred as of Thursday for not complying with new registration requirements.
montrealgazette.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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Did you watch our Executive Director Sana Bég's video reflecting on 2025 yesterday? Today, she shares what is giving her hope for 2026:
December 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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WATCH: MSF Executive Director @sana.msf.ca speaks to CTV about vital humanitarian activities in #Palestine at risk from Israeli registration rules.

MSF provides a vast amount of life-saving healthcare, yet even this is not enough to meet the overwhelming needs of people in #Gaza.
December 31, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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"If this feels heavy, it does for me too. It means we’re refusing to stop being human and refusing to be indifferent. These are just three of the stories that have stayed with me this year," shares Sana Bég.
December 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Canada lost its #measles elimination status today.
Here's something @jwnickerson.bsky.social and I wrote a while back in @theconversation.com for @msf.ca:
"Measles is a humanitarian issue, and its unwelcome reappearance in Canada is a reminder of its importance"
theconversation.com/measles-is-a...
Measles is a humanitarian issue, and its unwelcome reappearance in Canada is a reminder of its importance
Any upsurge in measles is of real concern, but in settings aggravated by poor living conditions and malnutrition, it can be disastrous. It can affect adults, but young children are at particular risk.
theconversation.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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It was thought provoking to sit down a couple of months ago to talk with @sana.msf.ca and @tammam.bsky.social about whether humanitarianisn has a marketing problem for the @newhumanitarian.bsky.social

Give it a listen!

www.thenewhumanitarian.org/podcasts/202...
Rethinking Humanitarianism | How to make people care? Emergency aid’s marketing problem
Do people not care about conflicts and crises, or are humanitarians missing the mark? On the podcast: Ideas to win the battle for public attention.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
November 4, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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I've been thinking about this topic for a long time and I'm really excited to have finally gotten to do an episode about it!

@tammam.bsky.social speaks with @sana.msf.ca and @pollypw.bsky.social about whether humanitarianism has a marketing problem.

🎧: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
How to make people care? Emergency aid's marketing problem | Rethinking Humanitarianism
Podcast Episode · The New Humanitarian · 10/30/2025 · 1h
podcasts.apple.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
⚠️The start of a #ceasefire (already violated) is not the end to accountability or outrage. Here's what I find absolutely abhorrent as I sift through our @msf.ca data: Over 2 million Palestinians being forced into 13% of #Gaza- a patch of land so small that the scale of suffering is catastrophic.
October 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Human rights should never be conditional.

In #Gaza, 2 yrs of systematic dehumanization through a brazen genocide has denied civilians the even the most basic necessities.

This week, our @msf.ca teams resumed medical + water activities in Gaza City. Here's what we've done:
October 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
#GAZA: We've been living now through years of brazen undermining of agreed upon global norms and conventions such as international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions. Should it come as any surprise that the definition of a ceasefire has become meaningless as well?
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Just in from #Gaza: Morten Rostrup, emergency doctor, working inside Al-Aqsa Hospital, describes receiving dozens of wounded after the Israeli airstrikes across the #GazaStrip yesterday

It killed more than 45 people and injured over 150, according to the Ministry of Health.
October 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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#Gaza: Doctors without Borders is deeply disappointed that Dr Mohammed Obeid, a respected orthopaedic surgeon, and long-time MSF colleague, remains detained and was not released as part of the recent #ceasefire agreement. We call for his immediate and unconditional release.
October 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
📣 Humanitarian aid is a moral duty, not a political weapon. Although some aid has entered #Gaza, #Israel still restricts access, delays shipments +bans critical items. This blocks @msf.ca from operating with the urgency needed. Aid needs to flow freely, safely, at scale, NOW across #Gaza.
More⬇️
#Gaza: Doctors Without Borders Executive Director updates CTV News
YouTube video by Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières
www.youtube.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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“There's been a responsibility for world leaders including Canada to uphold International Humanitarian Law and that doesn't simply go away at the flip of a switch or the announcement of a peace agreement,” says @sana.msf.ca, Executive Director of MSF.
October 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
💔 (1/4) We've lost a juggernaut in @msf.ca. Abed El Hamid Qaradaya was a powerhouse with deep expertise in physiotherapy & occupational therapy.
October 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
💔 This is Omar Hayek. He was a kind man, the sole provider for his family, & one who brought the highest level of professionalism to his work as an occupational therapist for @msf.ca.

This morning, Omar became our 14th colleague killed in an #Israeli attack.
October 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This is a call to conscience.

Join me and @msf.ca in demanding #Canada & world leaders don’t turn the page on #Gaza’s genocide. It’s time for action, not excuses.

👉 lnkd.in/g9Jp4MjJ
September 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Now more than ever, we must all stand up for humanity. Join @msf.ca in demanding #Canada takes decisive action on #Gaza.

👉 lnkd.in/g9Jp4MjJ
September 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
🚨 MSF FORCED TO SUSPEND ACTIVITIES IN GAZA CITY 🚨

Our clinics are now encircled by Israeli forces.

There are continued airstrikes & tanks advancing closer & closer to our healthcare facilities.

This is an intolerable level of risk for our @msf.ca staff.

I am outraged, and you should be, too.
Palestine: MSF forced to suspend activities amid intensified Israeli offensive in Gaza City | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
The relentless Israeli offensive in Gaza City has forced Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to suspend essential medical activities in the area due to the rapidly deteriorating sec...
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca
September 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
🍁 I welcome Canada's decision to sign the Declaration for the Protection of Humanitarian Personnel. It reaffirms commitments to IHL & sends a strong message against attacks on humanitarian workers, medical facilities, and civilians. (1/3)
September 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🍁 I stood alongside inspired & mobilized Canadians on Parliament Hill for #Gaza. We held pictures that were reminders of the human cost of #Israel’s campaign of genocide.

🩺@msf.ca doctors can treat the wounded, but we cannot stop genocide. That responsibility lies with world leaders.
September 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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My colleague Hussein was a dedicated nurse and father. Yesterday, he died of injuries from an Israeli airstrike in Gaza.

Our thoughts are with Hussein’s wife and young children.

His killing isn't a tragic accident, it's unacceptable proof that no one is safe from genocide.
September 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
📣Recognition is not enough. Of genocide, of statehood. Palestinians need justice. The recent UN report is an important, brutal indictment. But the time for talk is over.

We need action from world leaders, including Canada. Sign the @msf.ca petition & demand accountability. ✊

lnkd.in/g9Jp4MjJ
September 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
"Our shared humanity matters."

@msf.ca's new International President, Dr.Javid Abdelmoneim, will be sharing his thoughts about our work as he takes on an important role in this critical time of humanitarian crises.

Follow @intlpresident.msf.org here and ⬇️.
September 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM