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Israeli obstructions to aid and attacks on humanitarian workers

The report includes a detailed account of events amounting to the obstruction of Doctors of the World’s humanitarian response in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, covering the period between 7 October 2023 and 24 September 2024.

Lebanon: Doctors of the World responds to the escalation of violence

The escalation of attacks in Lebanon over recent days threatens to plunge the country into a humanitarian crisis, worsening an already fragile situation. Doctors of the World is calling for Read More

Polio outbreak in Gaza: Vaccination campaign

The health situation in Gaza continues to worsen. With forced evacuations increasing since mid-August, a case of poliovirus has been detected – the first in 25 years.

Mpox: Doctors of the World Takes Action Against the Virus’ Resurgence

Since September 2023, the Democratic Republic of Congo has been at the epicenter of an Mpox outbreak, which the WHO declared a ‘public health emergency of international concern’ on August 14.

Gaza: Humanitarian Operations in a Devastating Landscape

Doctors of the World has been at the forefront of the emergency response, providing critical medical and mental health support services despite overwhelming challenges.

Doctors of the World statement on High Court case on the use of military site as asylum accommodation.

Today the High Court will hear a challenge, taken by four people seeking asylum in the UK who have been accommodated in RAF Wethersfield, to Home Secretary’s use of the controversial military site as asylum accommodation.

As Israeli attacks on Gaza intensify, Doctors of the World and 12 other INGOs disclose details of aid obstruction impeding their humanitarian operations

In the past weeks, the Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip has dramatically escalated, driving the enclave into even deeper levels of devastation.

Stripped naked and beaten while police set belongings on fire: Extreme violence against refugees at the Croatian-Bosnian border

After five years of providing mental health support to refugees at the border between Croatia and Bosnia, Doctors of the World has drawn a grim conclusion: Under the guise of efficient border policy, Europe turns a blind eye to the lifelong trauma inflicted on children, women, and men.

Your questions answered by Dr Mohammed Shaheen, Mental Health Doctor in Gaza

Mohammed Shaheen is a mental health doctor with Doctors of the World in Gaza. Now a refugee in the Middle Area, he continues his mission to help the population and bears witness to the horror people experience every day.

Mental health crisis unfolds at RAF Wethersfield Mass Containment Site: Doctors of the World and Médecins Sans Frontières call for urgent site closure

Doctors of the World and Médecins Sans Frontières are issuing an urgent call to the UK government to close mass asylum camp, due to severe mental health crises among people accommodated at the site.

World leaders fail to act as Israeli invasion of Rafah worsens humanitarian catastrophe

Photo ©Mohammed Zaanoun Despite repeated calls on Israel from heads of state, UN officials and humanitarian NGOs to refrain from expanding its ground offensive to Rafah, Israeli troops entered the Read More