malnutrition

"I haven't seen our home region for over nine months"

As more than 2,000 Somalis cross the borders of their country into Kenya and Ethiopia every day in search of assistance, in Somalia itself unprecedented numbers of people are on the move in a de

"It’s only lunchtime and we’ve already admitted 151 children today.”

Dr Hussein Sheikh Qassim works in the Médecins Sans Frontières hospital in Marere, southern Somalia. He spoke to us by phone at 1pm on 15 July 2011.

"Over the past weeks, I've seen hundreds of malnourished children"

My name is Osman* and I work for MSF as the nutritional supervisor in Marere, a village of 6,000 people in south central Somalia.

A Somali child suffering from malnutrition receives treatment at MSF clinic

Somalia Appeal

08.06.2011

Thank you to everyone who has supported our Somalia Appeal to date.  Even for the long-suffering Somali...

 

Mother and Child Health in Abyei

06.01.2011

In Abyei, women and children pay the heaviest price of the lack of healthcare.

 

Our Medical Work

18.10.2010

As a medical organisation we constantly strive to provide the most effective healthcare possible for our patients.

 

Central African Republic

30.09.2010

The Central African Republic
has suffered armed conflict between rebel groups and the government for the past five years. People face enormous...

CAR 2011 © Sarah Elliott/MSF

Burundi

29.09.2010

Although Burundi
has a policy of free healthcare for children and pregnant women, access to care
is limited, primarily because of a shortage of...

Burundi 2011 © Martina Bacigalupo

Sahel: Fate of 160,000 Malian refugees hanging in the balance

11.05.2012

Since late January, nearly
160,000 Malians have fled their country for camps in Burkina
Faso, Mauritania
and Niger.

Country Year © Author/MSF

Assisting the Somali population

This document gives an overview of MSF activities related to the humanitarian crisis in Somalia and neighbouring Kenya and Ethiopia, which have...

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