MEDSF Child health https://www.medsf.org/rss/child-health en Burundi: Children receive triple protection against malaria in Cibitoke https://www.medsf.org/burundi-children-receive-triple-protection-against-malaria-cibitoke MSF's innovative triple protection approach to malaria prevention in Cibitoke, Burundi, yields promising results. Thu, 02 Oct 2025 09:36:22 +0000 847f529e-87a1-4f02-864c-4c291ded447f Funding gaps undermine healthcare for women and children in Somalia https://www.medsf.org/funding-gaps-undermine-healthcare-women-and-children-somalia In Somalia's Bay region, MEDSF teams work at Bay Regional hospital to deliver maternal and paediatric care to people from underserved communities. Mon, 11 Aug 2025 11:59:20 +0000 a46d6c2f-643f-47bb-8a57-a27c5776f5b1 Premature babies fight for their lives in north Gaza https://www.medsf.org/premature-babies-fight-their-lives-north-gaza Dr Joanne Perry shares her experience of working in a NICU in Gaza. Wed, 23 Jul 2025 11:49:25 +0000 2cebb61a-83d4-4af5-8b57-939ff1c30094 Pressure grows on hospitals in Afghanistan as the numbers of paediatric patients rise https://www.medsf.org/pressure-grows-hospitals-afghanistan-numbers-paediatric-patients-rise Our teams in Afghanistan are witnessing an increasing pressure on paediatric services and patients suffering from life-threatening conditions. Fri, 04 Jul 2025 06:49:22 +0000 d52d2524-3ab1-4281-b5d8-d003d17c5e23 Lives of children and newborns put at risk by living conditions in Gaza https://www.medsf.org/lives-children-and-newborns-put-risk-living-conditions-gaza At Nasser hospital in South Gaza, we consulted more than 10,000 children for upper respiratory tract infections in five months. Fri, 22 Nov 2024 09:51:56 +0000 bfe7feb0-e32e-44f5-bef2-ac1f5555f483 Sudan: Pregnant women and children dying in shocking numbers in South Darfur https://www.medsf.org/sudan-pregnant-women-and-children-dying-shocking-numbers-south-darfur A newly released MEDSF report details the shocking number of maternal and newborn deaths our teams are seeing in South Darfur, Sudan. Wed, 25 Sep 2024 06:00:00 +0000 3f71d850-59d8-4dee-b329-b08001e97819 Barriers to care have deadly consequences for women and children in Baidoa https://www.medsf.org/barriers-care-have-deadly-consequences-women-and-children-baidoa People in the Bay region of Somalia's South West state face significant challenges in accessing healthcare. Women and children often bear the brunt, with delays in accessing care causing unnecessary deaths. Thu, 08 Aug 2024 11:00:19 +0000 99336da2-9c40-44d1-8574-6e26e3379cbe Cooking classes help reduce child malnutrition in northern Nigeria https://www.medsf.org/cooking-classes-help-reduce-child-malnutrition-northern-nigeria MEDSF cooking classes in Kebbi, Nigeria, teach families recipes to help combat child malnutrition. Wed, 24 Jul 2024 08:37:07 +0000 4d0ae66a-cb25-4b45-924f-494f1c7133bc Living conditions are threatening the lives of pregnant women in Gaza https://www.medsf.org/living-conditions-are-threatening-lives-pregnant-women-gaza MEDSF is tackling critical medical challenges in southern Gaza, where living conditions and a lack of access to care are endangering the lives of pregnant women and newborns. Thu, 18 Jul 2024 09:18:01 +0000 6720a6f0-5dda-4ccd-95ea-018398cc4073 Yemen: The upsurge in measles cases shows no sign of abating https://www.medsf.org/yemen-upsurge-measles-cases-shows-no-sign-abating For six months, Taiz governorate in Yemen has been witnessing a surge in measles cases among children. Our clinical team leader in Taiz Houban mother and child hospital, Dr Ei Ei Khaing, describes the situation. Tue, 26 Mar 2024 08:35:05 +0000 199f2df6-c2fe-4adb-892d-c71b22e5c49b