Doctors Without Borders
@doctorswithoutborders.org
Independent. Neutral. Impartial. Medical aid where it's needed most.
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF USA)
doctorswithoutborders.org
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF USA)
doctorswithoutborders.org
Pinned
Hi Bluesky community! We're excited to be here to share important humanitarian stories.
Would you let your network know where to find us? This is just a snapshot of what we stand for as an emergency medical organization:
Would you let your network know where to find us? This is just a snapshot of what we stand for as an emergency medical organization:
It has been one year since the Trump administration issued a series of executive actions that upended global health and humanitarian programs around the world.
Facing the fallout from 2025: www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/how-u...
Facing the fallout from 2025: www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/how-u...
How US policies are reshaping global health and humanitarian aid, one year later
We are witnessing the human costs of actions upending aid programs around the world
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
January 21, 2026 at 3:42 PM
It has been one year since the Trump administration issued a series of executive actions that upended global health and humanitarian programs around the world.
Facing the fallout from 2025: www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/how-u...
Facing the fallout from 2025: www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/how-u...
Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by ongoing violence along the border between Cameroon and Nigeria amid recurrent epidemics and food insecurity.
https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/how-lake-chad-basin-crisis-impacting-communities-cameroon
https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/how-lake-chad-basin-crisis-impacting-communities-cameroon
How the Lake Chad Basin crisis is impacting communities in Cameroon
Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by ongoing violence along the border between Cameroon and Nigeria amid recurrent epidemics and food insecurity.
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
January 17, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by ongoing violence along the border between Cameroon and Nigeria amid recurrent epidemics and food insecurity.
https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/how-lake-chad-basin-crisis-impacting-communities-cameroon
https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/how-lake-chad-basin-crisis-impacting-communities-cameroon
People fleeing violence in DR Congo are struggling to access water and basic health care in Burundi, where more than 90,000 are seeking safety.
https://bit.ly/4bmjfPR
https://bit.ly/4bmjfPR
January 16, 2026 at 8:47 PM
People fleeing violence in DR Congo are struggling to access water and basic health care in Burundi, where more than 90,000 are seeking safety.
https://bit.ly/4bmjfPR
https://bit.ly/4bmjfPR
It’s been almost three years of war in Sudan — a war that has devastated cities, collapsed essential services, including the health sector, and uprooted millions of people. Our Sudanese colleagues who sustain our medical work in the country, are among those impacted by the current conflict.
January 13, 2026 at 5:05 PM
It’s been almost three years of war in Sudan — a war that has devastated cities, collapsed essential services, including the health sector, and uprooted millions of people. Our Sudanese colleagues who sustain our medical work in the country, are among those impacted by the current conflict.
❤️ Sharing some hope and joy this Monday — join us in welcoming this sweet boy to the world. He was the first baby born on January 1, 2026, at the El Geneina Teaching Hospital in West Darfur, Sudan.
January 12, 2026 at 4:39 PM
❤️ Sharing some hope and joy this Monday — join us in welcoming this sweet boy to the world. He was the first baby born on January 1, 2026, at the El Geneina Teaching Hospital in West Darfur, Sudan.
Blackouts in Ukraine are affecting the functioning of hospitals. As the region braces for extreme sub-zero weather in the coming days, our colleagues in Dnipropetrovsk are attempting to treat elderly and infirm patients for hypothermia without electricity or running water.
January 8, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Blackouts in Ukraine are affecting the functioning of hospitals. As the region braces for extreme sub-zero weather in the coming days, our colleagues in Dnipropetrovsk are attempting to treat elderly and infirm patients for hypothermia without electricity or running water.
Here's an update on Haiti:
On Tuesday, January 6, the building used for MSF's medical activities in the Bel Air neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital, became a battlefield amid intense fighting between an armed group and the Haitian National Police.
On Tuesday, January 6, the building used for MSF's medical activities in the Bel Air neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital, became a battlefield amid intense fighting between an armed group and the Haitian National Police.
January 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Here's an update on Haiti:
On Tuesday, January 6, the building used for MSF's medical activities in the Bel Air neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital, became a battlefield amid intense fighting between an armed group and the Haitian National Police.
On Tuesday, January 6, the building used for MSF's medical activities in the Bel Air neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital, became a battlefield amid intense fighting between an armed group and the Haitian National Police.
Pakistan’s widespread deportation campaign has left Afghan refugees torn between seeking care and risking arrest. www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/fear-...
Fear of deportation brings deadly consequences for Afghan refugees in Pakistan
Pakistan’s widespread deportation campaign has left Afghan refugees torn between seeking care and risking arrest.
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
January 7, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Pakistan’s widespread deportation campaign has left Afghan refugees torn between seeking care and risking arrest. www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/fear-...
We’re excited to welcome Tirana Hassan as the new CEO of MSF USA. Her leadership comes at a crucial time as we navigate complex emergencies around the world.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4pkLpxX
🔗 https://bit.ly/4pkLpxX
January 5, 2026 at 5:08 PM
We’re excited to welcome Tirana Hassan as the new CEO of MSF USA. Her leadership comes at a crucial time as we navigate complex emergencies around the world.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4pkLpxX
🔗 https://bit.ly/4pkLpxX
Allowing humanitarian aid in Gaza is not a favor—it is an obligation under international law.
Israel’s grave threat to withhold NGO registration: https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/israels-grave-threat-withhold-ngo-registration
Israel’s grave threat to withhold NGO registration: https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/israels-grave-threat-withhold-ngo-registration
January 2, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Allowing humanitarian aid in Gaza is not a favor—it is an obligation under international law.
Israel’s grave threat to withhold NGO registration: https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/israels-grave-threat-withhold-ngo-registration
Israel’s grave threat to withhold NGO registration: https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/israels-grave-threat-withhold-ngo-registration
Reposted by Doctors Without Borders
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
Did you watch our Executive Director Sana Bég's video reflecting on 2025 yesterday? Today, she shares what is giving her hope for 2026:
Countless people will imminently lose access to critical medical care, water, and lifesaving support if Israel revokes MSF’s access to work in Gaza.
https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/msfs-vital-humanitarian-assistance-risk-amid-israels-new-ingo-registration-rules-gaza
https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/msfs-vital-humanitarian-assistance-risk-amid-israels-new-ingo-registration-rules-gaza
December 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Countless people will imminently lose access to critical medical care, water, and lifesaving support if Israel revokes MSF’s access to work in Gaza.
https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/msfs-vital-humanitarian-assistance-risk-amid-israels-new-ingo-registration-rules-gaza
https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/msfs-vital-humanitarian-assistance-risk-amid-israels-new-ingo-registration-rules-gaza
Sudan: “Despite everything happening in El Fasher, the world is silent.” After two years of ongoing violence, displacement, and a collapse in the healthcare system, we need to get loud and #TalkAboutSudan.
December 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Sudan: “Despite everything happening in El Fasher, the world is silent.” After two years of ongoing violence, displacement, and a collapse in the healthcare system, we need to get loud and #TalkAboutSudan.
Meet Ahmed, a 3-year-old from northern Afghanistan. He was diagnosed with tuberculosis meningitis at an MSF hospital in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh province. Ahmed is just one of millions of people in the region who struggle to access quality medical care.
December 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Meet Ahmed, a 3-year-old from northern Afghanistan. He was diagnosed with tuberculosis meningitis at an MSF hospital in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh province. Ahmed is just one of millions of people in the region who struggle to access quality medical care.
Reposted by Doctors Without Borders
Seeking safety is not a crime.
December 16, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Seeking safety is not a crime.
Reposted by Doctors Without Borders
Yesterday, I briefed the UN Security Council about the eastern region of the DRC.
I urged the Council to find the will to insist that civilians are not expendable, and that their rights to safety and dignity are non-negotiable.
Read my full address: https://msf.me/UNSC-address
I urged the Council to find the will to insist that civilians are not expendable, and that their rights to safety and dignity are non-negotiable.
Read my full address: https://msf.me/UNSC-address
December 13, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Yesterday, I briefed the UN Security Council about the eastern region of the DRC.
I urged the Council to find the will to insist that civilians are not expendable, and that their rights to safety and dignity are non-negotiable.
Read my full address: https://msf.me/UNSC-address
I urged the Council to find the will to insist that civilians are not expendable, and that their rights to safety and dignity are non-negotiable.
Read my full address: https://msf.me/UNSC-address
Reposted by Doctors Without Borders
Managing NCDs like #diabetes while living through conflict or displacement can be challenging, especially if access to the medical tools you need is disrupted.
Access to medical tools to manage NCDs and mental health conditions should not be a luxury.
msfaccess.org/sanas-story-...
Access to medical tools to manage NCDs and mental health conditions should not be a luxury.
msfaccess.org/sanas-story-...
Sana’s story: what conflict meant for access to diabetes medical tools in Lebanon
Sana shares how her life was impacted when she could no longer access the diabetes medical tools she needed and preferred.
msfaccess.org
December 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Managing NCDs like #diabetes while living through conflict or displacement can be challenging, especially if access to the medical tools you need is disrupted.
Access to medical tools to manage NCDs and mental health conditions should not be a luxury.
msfaccess.org/sanas-story-...
Access to medical tools to manage NCDs and mental health conditions should not be a luxury.
msfaccess.org/sanas-story-...
Take a minute to hear the stories of Sami and Zaher, two MSF staff members who have returned to work in Gaza City after MSF teams were forced to leave due to the Israeli offensive on the city that escalated in September.
You can watch the full documentary here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyoD...
You can watch the full documentary here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyoD...
Gaza City: Traces of the genocide
YouTube video by Doctors Without Borders / MSF-USA
www.youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Take a minute to hear the stories of Sami and Zaher, two MSF staff members who have returned to work in Gaza City after MSF teams were forced to leave due to the Israeli offensive on the city that escalated in September.
You can watch the full documentary here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyoD...
You can watch the full documentary here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyoD...
Spend a day in the life documenting war. This is Yuliia, who acts as our eyes and ears in Ukraine, often reporting on emergency responses to mass casualties and strikes, all while trying to personally reconcile her life before the invasion with the present.
December 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Spend a day in the life documenting war. This is Yuliia, who acts as our eyes and ears in Ukraine, often reporting on emergency responses to mass casualties and strikes, all while trying to personally reconcile her life before the invasion with the present.
Survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Haiti's capital urgently need vital services such as safe shelters, mental health support, and medical care, as rapes and other assaults have become widespread amid violence and insecurity in the city in recent years.
A year-long Miami Herald investigation into the gang-related sexual violence of young women and girls in Haiti paints a disturbing portrait of an epidemic that everyone agrees merits more attention, resources and action.🧵
December 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Haiti's capital urgently need vital services such as safe shelters, mental health support, and medical care, as rapes and other assaults have become widespread amid violence and insecurity in the city in recent years.
This year in South Sudan:
Funding cuts and escalating conflict are disrupting health care access amid declining international interest and support for humanitarian needs. https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/health-care-gaps-are-threatening-lives-south-sudan
Funding cuts and escalating conflict are disrupting health care access amid declining international interest and support for humanitarian needs. https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/health-care-gaps-are-threatening-lives-south-sudan
December 9, 2025 at 9:39 PM
This year in South Sudan:
Funding cuts and escalating conflict are disrupting health care access amid declining international interest and support for humanitarian needs. https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/health-care-gaps-are-threatening-lives-south-sudan
Funding cuts and escalating conflict are disrupting health care access amid declining international interest and support for humanitarian needs. https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/health-care-gaps-are-threatening-lives-south-sudan
Dr. Hani Isleem, a project coordinator for MSF, witnessed the depths of trauma and suffering experienced by Gazan patients—many young children—medically evacuated to Switzerland for treatment. Read: www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/drop-...
December 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Dr. Hani Isleem, a project coordinator for MSF, witnessed the depths of trauma and suffering experienced by Gazan patients—many young children—medically evacuated to Switzerland for treatment. Read: www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/drop-...
“How do I tell a mother that her only child, the one she struggled for 10 years to conceive, is dying—and that there’s nothing more we can do?”
Hear from Dr. Anik Patel, a US-based pediatrician with MSF on assignment in West Africa, on the importance of vaccine access worldwide. bit.ly/4iDQnnt
Hear from Dr. Anik Patel, a US-based pediatrician with MSF on assignment in West Africa, on the importance of vaccine access worldwide. bit.ly/4iDQnnt
A pediatrician’s perspective on waning global support for vaccination
“How do I tell a mother that her only child, the one she struggled for 10 years to conceive, is dying—and that there’s nothing more we can do?”
bit.ly
December 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
“How do I tell a mother that her only child, the one she struggled for 10 years to conceive, is dying—and that there’s nothing more we can do?”
Hear from Dr. Anik Patel, a US-based pediatrician with MSF on assignment in West Africa, on the importance of vaccine access worldwide. bit.ly/4iDQnnt
Hear from Dr. Anik Patel, a US-based pediatrician with MSF on assignment in West Africa, on the importance of vaccine access worldwide. bit.ly/4iDQnnt
This is AWESOME! Thank you to all of the amazing streamers who participated! So grateful for your continued support 🥔
Full ❤️s after a week of gratitude for @halcyonfrequency.bsky.social and the 7th year of Hot Potato! 🔥🥔. Over $135K raised this year for @doctorswithoutborders.org, a record-breaking year! The joy, love, time and thought that goes into this is underestimated but not underappreciated. So much ❤️!
December 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
This is AWESOME! Thank you to all of the amazing streamers who participated! So grateful for your continued support 🥔
Right now, teams are providing care close to the front lines in Ukraine, running a trauma center in Afghanistan, and distributing water in Sudan.
Now more than ever, you can make a difference. https://bit.ly/48r7y79 #GivingTuesday
Now more than ever, you can make a difference. https://bit.ly/48r7y79 #GivingTuesday
December 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Right now, teams are providing care close to the front lines in Ukraine, running a trauma center in Afghanistan, and distributing water in Sudan.
Now more than ever, you can make a difference. https://bit.ly/48r7y79 #GivingTuesday
Now more than ever, you can make a difference. https://bit.ly/48r7y79 #GivingTuesday