South Sudan: Government forces bombarded MSF hospital in Lankien, Jonglei state
February 5, 2026Juba, 4 February 2026 – Médecins Sans Frontières’ (MSF’s) hospital in Lankien, Jonglei state, South Sudan, was hit in an airstrike by the government of South Sudan forces during the night of Tuesday, 3 February 2026. One MSF staff member...
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South Sudan Government Blocking Opposition-Held Areas from Humanitarian Access
January 30, 2026Juba, 30 January 2026 - Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) denounces the restrictions on humanitarian access the government of South Sudan has imposed exclusively in parts of the opposition-held areas of Jonglei State. These restrictions limit MSF’s ability to...
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Learning at the front line: MSF Academy for Healthcare
January 23, 2026As conflict and crisis unfold, wards overflow, and resources are stretched, healthcare workers in Médecins Sans Frontières’ (MSF) projects are still finding the time and motivation to learn. For them, continuous education is not only about professional growth but also...
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South Sudan: Access restrictions are preventing lifesaving medical care in Jonglei State
January 16, 2026Juba, 16 January 2026 – Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders (MSF) warns that ongoing restrictions on humanitarian movements in parts of Jonglei State, South Sudan, are directly preventing lifesaving referrals of at least 20 critically-ill patients in need of urgent...
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South Sudan: MSF Evacuates Staff from Lankien Healthcare Facility Following Airstrikes
December 31, 2025Juba/Lankien, South Sudan, 31 December - Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has undertaken the evacuation of key staff members from its healthcare facility in Lankien town, Nyirol County, Jonglei State, South Sudan, in response to a deteriorating and volatile security situation...
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South Sudan: Gaps in Healthcare Threaten Lives as Violence Escalates
December 9, 2025JUBA - 9 December 2025 - People in South Sudan are facing a deteriorating humanitarian situation while at the same time international interest and support continue to decline, says a new report titled Left Behind in Crisis: Escalating Violence and...
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South Sudan: MSF Healthcare Facility Hit during an Airstrike
December 5, 2025MSF healthcare facility was hit during an airstrike on Wednesday 3 December, in the morning hours, in the town of Pieri, Jonglei State, South Sudan. After the facility was hit, and the gunship helicopter left, MSF teams found bullets that...
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South Sudan: In a shift towards sustainable healthcare in Unity State, MSF moves medical services to state-owned hospital after 10 years of care
August 12, 2025Upon entering through the UN compound gate in the Bentiu internally displaced persons camp in Unity State, a red structure comes into view. Next to it stands a pole with a white MSF flag and, on either side, concrete bags...
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South Sudan: “If we had a closer hospital, maybe my children would be alive today”
June 17, 2025Ulang County, South Sudan- People in remote areas of Upper Nile State in South Sudan are suffering from a lack of access to health care, since attacks on medical boats and armed looting in medical facilities since the beginning of...
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South Sudan: MSF permanently closes hospital and ends support to 13 health facilities in Ulang County following violent looting
June 13, 2025Juba, June 10, 2025—Due to safety and security concerns, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has made the decision to permanently close its hospital in Ulang, Upper Nile State, as well as withdraw its support to 13 primary health facilities in the...
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Sudan: Addressing sexual violence in Darfur
May 28, 2025Brussels/Amsterdam- Women and girls in Sudan’s Darfur region are at near-constant risk of sexual violence, medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warned today. The true scale of this crisis remains difficult to quantify, as services remain limited and people face...
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South Sudan: Attacks on healthcare have deep consequences
May 9, 2025Ulang, South Sudan- Every attack on healthcare is unacceptable and has consequences. When two MSF boats were fired on as they crossed a river in South Sudan in January this year, we had to make a difficult decision to suspend...
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