MSF Child health https://www.msf.org/rss/child-health en Alarming rise in severe malnutrition admissions in southern Afghanistan https://www.msf.org/alarming-rise-severe-malnutrition-admissions-southern-afghanistan An alarming number of children with severe malnutrition are being admitted to our therapeutic feeding centres in southern Afghanistan. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:55:14 +0000 9b5fb211-2db0-4db4-a8af-df24fc525918 MSF concludes years of medical support in Tonkolili and Bombali https://www.msf.org/msf-concludes-years-medical-support-tonkolili-and-bombali We have concluded our work in Tonkolili and Bombali, after years of providing care to newborns and mothers, as well as people with tuberculosis. Mon, 06 Oct 2025 11:58:34 +0000 833de079-dd1c-4dea-b0af-b2fd71c642e8 Burundi: Children receive triple protection against malaria in Cibitoke https://www.msf.org/burundi-children-receive-triple-protection-against-malaria-cibitoke MSF's innovative triple protection approach to malaria prevention in Cibitoke, Burundi, yields promising results. Thu, 02 Oct 2025 09:36:22 +0000 847f529e-87a1-4f02-864c-4c291ded447f Funding gaps undermine healthcare for women and children in Somalia https://www.msf.org/funding-gaps-undermine-healthcare-women-and-children-somalia In Somalia's Bay region, MSF teams work at Bay Regional hospital to deliver maternal and paediatric care to people from underserved communities. Mon, 11 Aug 2025 11:59:20 +0000 a46d6c2f-643f-47bb-8a57-a27c5776f5b1 Premature babies fight for their lives in north Gaza https://www.msf.org/premature-babies-fight-their-lives-north-gaza Dr Joanne Perry shares her experience of working in a NICU in Gaza. Wed, 23 Jul 2025 11:49:25 +0000 2cebb61a-83d4-4af5-8b57-939ff1c30094 Pressure grows on hospitals in Afghanistan as the numbers of paediatric patients rise https://www.msf.org/pressure-grows-hospitals-afghanistan-numbers-paediatric-patients-rise Our teams in Afghanistan are witnessing an increasing pressure on paediatric services and patients suffering from life-threatening conditions. Fri, 04 Jul 2025 06:49:22 +0000 d52d2524-3ab1-4281-b5d8-d003d17c5e23 Lives of children and newborns put at risk by living conditions in Gaza https://www.msf.org/lives-children-and-newborns-put-risk-living-conditions-gaza At Nasser hospital in South Gaza, we consulted more than 10,000 children for upper respiratory tract infections in five months. Fri, 22 Nov 2024 09:51:56 +0000 bfe7feb0-e32e-44f5-bef2-ac1f5555f483 Sudan: Pregnant women and children dying in shocking numbers in South Darfur https://www.msf.org/sudan-pregnant-women-and-children-dying-shocking-numbers-south-darfur A newly released MSF report details the shocking number of maternal and newborn deaths our teams are seeing in South Darfur, Sudan. Wed, 25 Sep 2024 06:00:00 +0000 3f71d850-59d8-4dee-b329-b08001e97819 Barriers to care have deadly consequences for women and children in Baidoa https://www.msf.org/barriers-care-have-deadly-consequences-women-and-children-baidoa People in the Bay region of Somalia's South West state face significant challenges in accessing healthcare. Women and children often bear the brunt, with delays in accessing care causing unnecessary deaths. Thu, 08 Aug 2024 11:00:19 +0000 99336da2-9c40-44d1-8574-6e26e3379cbe Cooking classes help reduce child malnutrition in northern Nigeria https://www.msf.org/cooking-classes-help-reduce-child-malnutrition-northern-nigeria MSF cooking classes in Kebbi, Nigeria, teach families recipes to help combat child malnutrition. Wed, 24 Jul 2024 08:37:07 +0000 4d0ae66a-cb25-4b45-924f-494f1c7133bc