https://www.medsf.org/rss/topics en https://www.medsf.org/conflict-sudan Find out the latest information on MEDSF's response to the conflict in Sudan. Mon, 22 Sep 2025 12:24:04 +0000 5d8e4c2d-25da-4ec1-8c7e-d537bff60841 https://www.medsf.org/tactic-tuberculosis-children Tuberculosis affects over 1 million children per year; 200,000 of them die. The TACTiC project – Test, Avoid, Cure Tuberculosis in Children - is a multifaceted project led by Médecins Sans Frontières (MEDSF) to reduce deaths from TB in children through treatment and preventive treatment. Fri, 19 Sep 2025 14:09:06 +0000 bc57dc3b-c6f2-4471-ac24-e11f5d83e903 https://www.medsf.org/water-and-sanitation Clean water and sanitation services are necessities for good health. Fri, 19 Sep 2025 08:37:46 +0000 8e289288-ffe1-402e-a5c7-4efa59df735d https://www.medsf.org/gaza-israel-war Learn how MEDSF teams are responding to the genocide in Gaza, Palestine. Thu, 04 Sep 2025 13:44:07 +0000 7f2ca83e-7302-44dc-871a-cc0c5d68498f https://www.medsf.org/central-american-migration An estimated 500,000 people a year flee violence and poverty in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, heading north through Mexico to find safety. The levels of violence in the region are comparable to that of war zones MEDSF has worked in for decades.   Wed, 16 Apr 2025 12:39:27 +0000 3482d71f-e793-49bc-83fa-d50b6a059ce5 https://www.medsf.org/attacks-medical-care Attacks against medical facilities and health workers, whether deliberate or indiscriminate, are part of generalised violence and atrocities committed against civilians in armed conflict. They deprive populations of health services, often when they need them the most. Tue, 18 Mar 2025 09:36:47 +0000 14937af2-6b90-47ea-9d7c-38d2ad5a4de1 https://www.medsf.org/epidemics-and-pandemics Millions of people still die each year from infectious diseases that are preventable or can be treated. Wed, 26 Feb 2025 07:01:50 +0000 a42d34bc-0a64-49a8-9736-9a797acd37a5 https://www.medsf.org/war-and-conflict More than one third of our humanitarian and medical assistance is for people affected by armed conflict. Thu, 20 Feb 2025 06:58:30 +0000 1d7a285f-3295-482c-9755-1259f8c79f8f https://www.medsf.org/sleeping-sickness Sleeping sickness, or human African trypanosomiasis, is a neglected tropical disease. It is a potentially fatal parasitic infection which attacks the body’s central nervous system, causing severe neurological conditions. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 08:54:15 +0000 3883ab3d-c568-4c00-879f-890e26179e05 https://www.medsf.org/climate-emergency The health impacts of a changing climate are already a burden for many people in the world, including those MEDSF teams assist. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 14:49:02 +0000 a9b796bf-f974-4a54-8bfb-3dfec87d7128