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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF; pronounced [medsɛ̃ sɑ̃ fʁɔ̃tjɛʁ] ⓘ), also known as Doctors Without Borders, is a charity that provides humanitarian medical care. It is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) of French origin known for its projects in conflict zones and in countries affected by endemic diseases . [ 2 ]
[17] [better source needed] Reem Abu Lebdeh, a trustee on the UK board of directors of Doctors Without Borders, was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis. [18] On 26 March 2024, the Palestine Red Crescent Society stated that 15 of its staff members had been killed since 7 October. [19] By 1 June 2024, the number had risen to 33. [20]
Doctors Without Borders said Israel is committing “clear signs of ethnic cleansing” in its war in Gaza. In its latest report, the organization said the war, which the Gaza Ministry of Health ...
Doctors Without Borders stated Israel had shown "complete disregard for the protection and safety of medical and humanitarian missions and their staff". [58] As of October 2024, the World Health Organization stated it had verified 516 attacks on healthcare in the Gaza Strip since October 2023.
A Doctors Without Borders representative stated, "We're gradually being cornered in a very restrictive perimeter in southern Gaza, in Rafah, with dwindling options to offer critical medical assistance, while the needs are desperately growing". [326] Mai al-Kaila stated a shipment of polio vaccines and other medicines had arrived in Gaza. [327]
According to The Healthcare Workers Watch – Palestine, more than 400 healthcare workers have been killed in Gaza. [195] On 21 November, an Israeli airstrike on the Al-Awda Hospital killed three doctors. [196] Doctors Without Borders shared the last words of one of the doctors, Mahmoud Abu Nujaila: "Whoever stays until the end will tell the ...
The Gaza Strip is experiencing a humanitarian crisis as a result of the Israel–Hamas war. [1] [2] The crisis includes both an impending famine and a healthcare collapse.At the start of the war, Israel tightened its blockade on the Gaza Strip, which has resulted in significant shortages of fuel, food, medication, water, and essential medical supplies.
Armed men attacked an 18-member team of Doctors Without Borders working at a key hospital in Sudan's war-torn capital of Khartoum, the aid group said Friday. The MSF medical team was stopped on ...