MSF Mauritania

MSF teams assist survivors of deadly Atlantic migration route crossing

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:03:10 +0000

MSF teams have assisted the 38 survivors of an horrific boat crossing attempt to the Canary Islands, as measures to prevent deaths on the deadly Atlantic migration route are urgently needed.

MSF provides care to Malian refugees in Mauritania

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 09:37:52 +0000

Malian refugees arriving in Mauritania carry with them the burden of witnessing intense violence. MSF is providing urgent care to people through vaccinations, reproductive health support, and mental health support.

MSF Mbera health programmes handed over to ALIMA | Mauritania

Mon, 14 Jan 2019 13:49:41 +0000

Six years after the launch of an emergency intervention in Bassikounou, southeastern Mauritania, to respond to the needs of refugees fleeing conflict in Mali, MSF has handed over our activities to ALIMA.

Mauritania: Malian refugees at risk of increased malnutrition following cancelled food distributions

Thu, 02 Jul 2015 14:57:45 +0000

“The timing of the gap in food distributions is all the more cruel because people are already fasting during daylight hours for the month of Ramadan, and now they have little food to break their fast at sunset,” said Maya Walet Mohamed, leader of the women’s committee in the camp.

Interview with Frederic Manantsoa Lai, MSF Head of Mission in Mauritania’s Mbera refugee camp

Mon, 12 May 2014 08:00:00 +0000

Interview with Frederic Manantsoa Lai, MSF Head of Mission in Mauritania’s Mbera refugee camp

International Women's Day 2014: Forced to Flee

Fri, 07 Mar 2014 23:00:00 +0000

Stories from MSF's patients in Pakistan, Haiti, South Sudan, Philippines, Mauritania and Kenya.

Mauritania: More effort underway for Malian refugees

Thu, 25 Jul 2013 13:27:08 +0000

An update from Dr Louis Kakudji Mutokhe, an MSF doctor in Mauritania, on the organisation's work with Malian refugees at Mbéra camp.

Stranded in the desert

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:38:23 +0000

MSF report calls for urgent aid effort for 70,000 Malians

Mauritania: Refugees stranded in desert

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 10:24:41 +0000

Some 70,000 refugees from Mali are living in difficult conditions in the middle of the Mauritanian desert, with ethnic tensions in northern Mali quashing any hopes of a swift return home. A report released today by MSF entitled 'Stranded in the desert' calls on aid organisations to urgently renew efforts to meet the refugees’ basic needs.

Mali: Emergency medical needs continue

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:37:22 +0000

A truck loaded with Malian refugees and their meagre belongings sits parked in the heat on the edge of the Mbera refugee camp in Mauritania.