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🚑 Providing medical care where & when it’s needed. 🥼 Fournir des soins médicaux humanitaires là où les besoins sont les plus grands. Independent. Neutral. Impartial. | Indépendant. Neutre. Impartial. doctorswithoutborders.ca | medecinssansfrontieres.ca

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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 29/09/2026
“#Ebola is a disease that causes a lot of fear and a lot of miscomprehensions.” – Jack Latour, Canadian Nurse Activity Manager in #DRC. At the start of the outbreak in Nia Nia, more people were dying in the community than arriving at the centre due to fear. Watch her update:
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 29/09/2026
#Malaysia plans to return nearly 1,500 refugees back to #Myanmar, including #Rohingya people, while conditions are not safe. "[This is] deeply alarming. Let's be clear. Return is not safe and it is not viable," says Dr Javid Abdelmoneim, International President. Watch his update:
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 21/09/2026
Canada can show to the rest of the world that humanitarian assistance isn’t a feel-good option that can be cut when times are hard, but an obligation based on principles and values. Ask your MP to stand up for people affected by humanitarian crises: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/tell-your-mp...
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Tell your MP to stand up for people in crisis | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
While other governments are scaling back their humanitarian assistance funding, Canada must take a stand and support people facing humanitarian crises.. Send a letter to your MP today urging them to i...
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 21/09/2026
From Jan. to July 2026, 1,389 children were hospitalized for acute malnutrition at Mudug regional hospital in #Somalia. As needs grow, funding cuts are forcing organizations to scale back emergency food assistance.. Watch a mother share her story:
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 18/09/2026
The #Ebola disease outbreak is not shrinking. It's moving. Our teams are seeing cases emerge in new, underprepared areas while response measures remain insufficient in hotspots. More support from UN agencies is critically needed. Read our response: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/democratic-r...
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 17/09/2026
People living with non-communicable diseases, like #diabetes, need access to continuous, reliable care. Yet conflict, displacement and weak infrastructure disrupts treatment and increases the risk of complications. On #WorldPatientSafetyDay, learn more: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/world-patien...
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World Patient Safety Day: Safe care for people living with chronic diseases | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
MSF helps people with chronic diseases access safe, continuous care in humanitarian settings despite conflict, displacement and healthcare challenges.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 17/09/2026
Children must be included in #Ebola treatment & prevention research, as they are disproportionately affected by the outbreak in the #DRC. Yet many barriers restrict their access to medical countermeasures. Red our statement & @thelancet.com commentary: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/democratic-r...
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Democratic Republic of Congo: Children must be included in Ebola treatment and prevention research | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
MSF urges critical action to ensure children access Bundibugyo virus treatment and PEP research, as they face disproportionately high risks in the current DRC outbreak.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 16/09/2026
These attacks are part of a continuing pattern across #Gaza. On Sept. 11, our teams at Al Attar had treated 11 others injured in Israeli airstrikes. On Sept. 13, an Israeli airstrike hit a car next to an MSF bus transporting humanitarian workers, injuring one of our staff.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 16/09/2026
Today, our teams at Al Zawayda field hospital treated eight people wounded in an Israeli airstrike, three were children. On Sept. 15, an Israeli strike hit a displacement camp in Khan Younis. Our teams at Al Attar healthcare clinic treated three people, including two children.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 16/09/2026
In the last week, MSF teams have treated 22 people with shrapnel wounds or injuries from explosions. Once again, Israeli forces are showing that nowhere is safe in #Gaza.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 16/09/2026
Israeli airstrikes continue to hit #Gaza every day, killing and injuring people across the Strip. In the last 24 hours, our teams have treated 11 people, including five children, wounded by airstrikes.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 15/09/2026
This escalation risks pushing #Yemen's health system past the point of recovery. Our teams are supporting various medical teams and hospitals. Read here: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/yemen-…
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 15/09/2026
Over 117,000 refugees live in Ouré‑Cassoni camp in #Chad, where needs for food, water, shelter and healthcare are rising. Yet, global humanitarian funding is declining. Read our response and why critical support is needed: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/chad-at-oure...
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Chad: At Ouré-Cassoni, the reduction in humanitarian funding weighs on refugees’ daily lives | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
In eastern Chad, more than 117,000 refugees live in the Ouré-Cassoni camp. Needs are increasing while humanitarian funding is declining. MSF warns Ouré-Cassoni must be among the priorities of the huma...
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 14/09/2026
Trapped by insecurity in Plaine Savo, #DRC, families face harsh conditions, limited services and the ongoing threat of #Ebola disease. Every week, our teams treat people injured by violence and others suffering from malnutrition. Read our response: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/democratic-r...
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Democratic Republic of Congo: Amid violence, displacement and an Ebola disease outbreak, the people in Plaine Savo are struggling to survive | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ....
In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, 76,000 displaced people in Plaine Savo face dire conditions, limited healthcare and the threat of Ebola disease.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 14/09/2026
Nowhere is safe in #Gaza. Civilians, healthcare workers and humanitarian staff must be protected.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 14/09/2026
The bus was clearly identified as an MSF vehicle, with a large MSF sticker visible on its roof. Once again, Israeli forces have shown a blatant disregard for the safety of humanitarian and medical personnel.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 14/09/2026
On Sept. 13, an MSF bus carrying 10 humanitarian staff in #Gaza City was damaged by an Israeli airstrike on a targeted vehicle just two metres away. One MSF staff member was injured in the strike.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 11/09/2026
“This feels increasingly like a war waged against civilians. People are being forced to live with the constant fear that the next target could be their home, their neighbourhood or their local shops,” shares Robin Meldrum, Country Director.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 11/09/2026
#Ukraine: On Sept. 10, three Russian drones struck a busy shopping mall in Pavlohrad, killing and wounding civilians. According to local authorities, five people were killed. Our teams are working with local medical staff to treat 67 people, including children and older people.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 11/09/2026
Between Sept. 6 and 9, Israeli forces issued 18 evacuation orders and 8 orders to shelter affecting humanitarian sites and struck a building less than 70 metres from an MSF clinic. Nowhere is safe.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 11/09/2026
Of these, two people were transferred to Nasser hospital for specialized care. Airstrikes from Israeli forces continue every day in Gaza. Each day Palestinians are killed or wounded.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 11/09/2026
#Gaza: On the morning of Sept. 11, 11 people with injuries from explosions or shrapnel wounds arrived at MSF’s Al Attar healthcare centre in Khan Younis following an Israeli forces airstrike close to a displacement camp nearby.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 10/09/2026
Now is the time for more global action, not less. We believe #Canada can show the moral courage not to follow a moment of global retreat that is putting lives at risk. Tell your MP you agree: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/tell-your-mp... #cdnpoli
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 10/09/2026
On Aug. 31, our teams rescued 18 people in distress in the #MediterraneanSea. Twelve were unaccompanied minors. Over 35,000 people have been recorded dead or missing in the Mediterranean. The true number is likely much higher. Julie Melichar, Country Representative, updates:
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 09/09/2026
Humanitarian and health needs continue to grow in the Al-Safa camps, South Kordofan, #Sudan. Our teams are providing water, healthcare, vaccination and support for displaced communities. Watch Mohammed Bilal, our Country Director Assistant, share our response:
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 04/09/2026
While other governments are scaling back their humanitarian assistance funding, #Canada must take a stand and support people facing humanitarian crises. 📣 Send a letter to your MP today 🇨🇦: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/contac… #cdnpoli
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 01/09/2026
In #SouthSudan, people living along the rivers in Upper Nile and Jonglei states have to travel long distances — often by boat — to reach healthcare. Our teams support primary healthcare centres and refer patients who need specialized treatment. www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/south-sudan-...
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South Sudan: When the river is the only road to healthcare | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
MSF outreach teams use boats to deliver healthcare to river communities in Upper Nile and Jonglei, South Sudan. Staff run a decentralized model of care, supporting primary healthcare centres to provid...
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 31/08/2026
We are in ongoing dialogue at multiple levels to determine how our resources and emergency experience can best support these communities within the established framework, while ensuring timely and effective care reaches those in need. 2/2
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 31/08/2026
A Doctors Without Borders emergency response team visited Bidur, one of the affected flood areas in #Nepal, yesterday for an initial visit to engage directly with local authorities and frontline responders. We know how urgent the situation is for affected communities. 1/2
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 31/08/2026
Health clinics are closing. Food distributions programs are shrinking. Disease outbreaks are becoming harder to contain. Health workers are being forced to do more with less. Tell your MP to stand up: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/contac…
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 31/08/2026
This attack comes barely one month after another strike at Al Aqsa hospital where Israeli forces destroyed medical supply warehouses.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 31/08/2026
At a time when Israeli forces are routinely targeting hospitals, it is of utmost importance that all parties respect and preserve the neutrality and protection of medical facilities.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 31/08/2026
We are appalled by reports of an Israeli airstrike within the Al Aqsa hospital compound on Aug. 29. Hospitals should be safe places for patients and healthcare workers.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 31/08/2026
Many caregivers of children with malnutrition face anxiety, separation from their families and the fear of losing a child. At our Nilefa Kiji nutrition facility in #Nigeria, we support them through the emotional toll: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/nigeria-the-...
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Nigeria: The mental struggle of caregivers attending to children suffering from malnutrition | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
MSF integrates mental health and psychosocial services into our malnutrition programs in Nilefa Kiji nutrition facility to support caregivers.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 28/08/2026
What is it like to respond to the deadliest #Ebola outbreak in the history of #DRC? Elhadji Diop, our Emergency Coordinator, is back from Mongbwalu. He shares his personal account and the challenges faced during the response: Watch the full video: youtu.be/niKeWoDHR5g
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 28/08/2026
#Canada must resist the global trend to reduce humanitarian assistance funding. We will always stand with people caught in conflict, epidemics disasters or exclusion from healthcare. Will you? www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/contac… #cdnpoli
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 27/08/2026
Our report, ‘Children arrive sicker, later and harder to save in Rohingya camps,’ highlights increasingly complex health needs in children at Kutupalong hospital, #Bangladesh. Funding cuts are also weakening services and our hospital is at capacity: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/bangladesh-c...
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 27/08/2026
After a major flashflood struck the Rasuwa district in #Nepal, our teams have arrived in Nepal to assess people’s immediate needs. Hundreds of people are feared to have died with many people still missing: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/nepal-msf-as...
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 27/08/2026
#Canada’s humanitarian assistance matters, especially at a time when conflicts and crises are rising and aid is in freefall. Our teams are witnessing the impact of these cuts first-hand. Read our statement: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/canadas-huma... #cdnpoli
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Canada’s humanitarian assistance matters | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
In 2020, a brutal war erupted in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. Hundreds of thousands of people are thought to have been killed. Others fled in search of safety, including several thousand who reached the ...
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 25/08/2026
What happens when the specialist needed to care for a patient is nowhere near the hospital? 🌍 In Carnot, #CAR, our teams use telemedicine to connect with specialists around the world, discuss complex cases, share knowledge and make decisions together. www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/central-afri...
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Sana Bég @sana.msf.ca · 20/08/2026
#WorldHumanitarianDay is about remembrance. But increasingly, it is also a warning. Aid workers are being killed at record rates as the rules meant to protect them are eroded. The rules exist because we chose to write them. The world we want will exist only if we choose to defend them. @msf.ca
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 23/08/2026
Roughly one person has died from #Ebola every half hour over the past week. 100 days into the deadliest Ebola disease outbreak in the #DRC's history, the response must move faster. www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/democr…
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Arndell @arndell.ca · 21/08/2026
Now is the time for more global action, not less. Now is the time for those who can help, to stand with those in need. This is not the time to turn away, but to show solidarity. Help @msf.ca and tell your MP to stand up for people in crisis! www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/contact-your... #Canada
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Tell your MP to stand up for people in crisis |
While other governments are scaling back their humanitarian assistance funding, Canada must take a stand and support people facing humanitarian crises.. Send a letter to your MP today urging them to increase Canada’s humanitarian assistance in the next federal budget in November 2026.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 21/08/2026
Every six hours there is an attack on healthcare. Our staff and the patients we care for witness this reality: airstrikes on our hospital in #SouthSudan, attacks in #Gaza and assaults on our teams in #DRC. Healthcare is #NotATarget. It’s time to hold perpetrators accountable.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 21/08/2026
Now is the time for more global action, not less. We believe #Canada can show the moral courage not to follow a moment of global retreat that is putting lives at risk. Tell your MP you agree: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/tell-y… #cdnpoli
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 20/08/2026
Every six hours, there is an attack on healthcare. In Port-au-Prince, #Haiti, violence is making it harder for women to access maternal and sexual and reproductive healthcare. Watch Naomi Lubin, our Supervising Midwife, share what it takes to deliver care:
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 19/08/2026
Half of the children screened in displacement sites in Baidoa, #Somalia, are acutely malnourished. One in four is severely malnourished. Yet funding for the response is falling, even as the needs are growing: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/somali…
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 18/08/2026
#Somalia: On the morning of 17 August, armed clashes erupted in and around Baidoa town, South West state, Somalia. At Bay Regional hospital, MSF teams received 94 wounded people, including 29 women and 20 children, five of them under the age of five.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 17/08/2026
#Canada’s humanitarian assistance funding matters: it’s a commitment to responding where people's needs are most severe. Tell your MP to stand up for people in crisis 🇨🇦: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/tell-your-mp... #cdnpoli
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 14/08/2026
People in DRC are facing multiple challenges at once. Overlapping outbreaks, including the #Ebola disease, increase pressure on exhausted communities and health services. We're calling for vital investments to be maintained across all emergencies so that no crisis is sidelined.
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