MEDSF United States of America https://www.medsf.org/rss/united-states-america en Unwelcome: Devastating impacts of new migration policies in the Americas https://www.medsf.org/unwelcome-devastating-impacts-new-migration-policies-americas MSF's latest report is on the devastating impacts that new migration policies in the Americas are having on people seeking safety across the region. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 18:03:42 +0000 07e6a3e3-6cf9-4d58-89a4-67cb9ac94bad Dehumanising migration policies leave people abandoned in the Americas https://www.medsf.org/dehumanising-migration-policies-leave-people-abandoned-americas MEDSF calls on governments in the region to shift away from harsh deterrence tactics and towards humane migration policies. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 18:02:00 +0000 aa81c82d-16d3-4c64-8ff3-fd03bcd0ad93 US plan to destroy contraceptives is unconscionable https://www.medsf.org/us-plan-destroy-contraceptives-unconscionable MEDSF condemns the decision of the US government to destroy critical medical supplies, which will have devastating consequences for the communities where we work. Tue, 29 Jul 2025 12:00:12 +0000 6812293f-5d33-49ad-a561-3ac3d602d42c After first 100 days of US aid budget cuts https://www.medsf.org/after-first-100-days-us-aid-budget-cuts While MEDSF does not take US government funding, our teams are witnessing the effects of funding cuts globally. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 14:16:59 +0000 bce17443-0de4-4ccc-874d-d2b27fef4920 Uncertainty around PEPFAR programme puts millions of people at risk https://www.medsf.org/uncertainty-around-pepfar-programme-puts-millions-people-risk The US government's decision to temporarily freeze funding to PEPFAR has had immediate effects on people living with HIV. Thu, 13 Feb 2025 09:51:50 +0000 5d2e0105-3393-4d57-a45a-a48d8757bf68 Freezing US foreign aid will result in humanitarian disaster https://www.medsf.org/freezing-us-foreign-aid-will-result-humanitarian-disaster The loss of services supported by USAID will affect millions of the world’s most vulnerable people. Sun, 02 Feb 2025 17:44:29 +0000 4efbf658-dbae-4c8d-80dd-54683943228b New US orders on migration are an alarming step backward https://www.medsf.org/new-us-orders-migration-are-alarming-step-backward Among a flurry of executive actions taken yesterday by US President Donald Trump, MEDSF is particularly alarmed by the expected humanitarian impacts of measures intended to shut out asylum seekers and refugees. Tue, 21 Jan 2025 16:00:11 +0000 4b5adaa1-e86d-454b-a401-7ae7665164ae Supporting local groups helping people on the move at the US-Mexico border https://www.medsf.org/supporting-local-groups-helping-people-move-us-mexico-border People seeking to cross the US-Mexico border through the Arizona desert face serious health risks with little access to medical care. Fri, 09 Aug 2024 13:50:41 +0000 f60ff884-9f87-4902-8710-94419576a252 MEDSF calls US veto of Gaza ceasefire resolution “a vote against humanity” https://www.medsf.org/msf-calls-us-veto-gaza-ceasefire-resolution-%E2%80%9C-vote-against-humanity%E2%80%9D On December 8, the United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The US vote is a vote against humanity. Fri, 08 Dec 2023 15:45:31 +0000 a27e5f1a-534d-4205-bf33-f1c83a2b84bd Migration crisis continues in Mexico and Central America despite end of Title 42 https://www.medsf.org/migration-crisis-continues-mexico-and-central-america-despite-end-title-42 Despite the end of Title 42, which allowed the expulsion of migrants seeking protection in the US, obstacles continue for people seeking asylum at the southern border, putting their health at risk. Fri, 12 May 2023 06:33:00 +0000 fbe86329-3507-47fd-a2ba-b4ccb425a7d8