Claudia Blume

Denying medical assistance is unacceptable in any circumstances.

Israel’s threat to withhold registration from MSF & other INGOs is a cynical and calculated attempt to prevent organizations from providing services in #Gaza and the #WestBank, #Palestine.

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Oxfam-Québec surprised to be among aid groups Israel bars from Gaza Nearly 40 organizations supplying aid in Gaza are scheduled to be barred as of Thursday for not complying with new registration requirements.

“Let’s not call it deregistration, let’s call it a death sentence  —  that is exactly what it would be for the Palestinian people,” says @sana.msf.ca, MSF Executive Director, as Israel moves to bar nearly 40 aid groups under new registration rules.

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How a Syrian refugee family helped me feel Canadian – before being one yet "A blog describing the efforts of a private refugee sponsorship group in Toronto, Canada."

10 years ago, a Syrian refugee family helped me as an immigrant feel Canadian ripplerefugee.blogspot.com/2025/12/how-...

Canada cuts back spending on fighting infectious diseases at G20 in South Africa JOHANNESBURG - Prime Minister Mark Carney has made Canada's first-ever cut to funding for a major program for fighting infectious diseases in the world's poorest countries — a move that

"Canada has chosen not to lead, but to follow in the footsteps of other countries whose cuts to global health have already had deadly consequences. Such cuts will fuel the reversal of progress against HIV, TB & malaria,” says @healthlawadamh.bsky.social

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Replenishing the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is an opportunity for Canada to stand up for humanity | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ... MSF warns global health funding cuts risk reversing progress against HIV, TB and malaria. Critical action is needed to sustain critical programs worldwide.

With the Eight #GlobalFund Replenishment Summit approaching fast, re-upping this comment from @msf.ca:
"Replenishing the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is an opportunity for Canada to stand up for humanity"
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People face extreme malnutrition in Sudan crisis | MSF Our teams in Sudan are seeing high rates of malnutrition, including among people who have fled atrocities in El Fasher.

MSF raises the alarm about extreme levels of malnutrition in El Fasher and other places in #Sudan
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Cool art action in #Ottawa this Saturday: @msf.ca will stage a human chain gallery on Parliament Hill to call for a stop to the #genocide in #Gaza

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4/ MSF is assessing how to best contribute to the medical response. Many people remain under the rubble according to local sources, and the destruction of infrastructure has had a significant impact on living conditions and access to clean water, creating the risk of communicable disease.

3/ “The two hospitals were already working at full capacity before the earthquake, we saw many patients treated in the corridors and health workers in need of supplies. The humanitarian response needs to scale up urgently” explains Dr Fazal Hadi, MSF deputy medical coordinator.

2/ MSF visited the Nangarhar regional hospital in Jalalabad city, where more than 130 patients injured by the earthquake received surgery, and around 600 patients were admitted in the past 24h, as well as Laghman provincial hospital. The team distributed trauma and wounded kits to the two hospitals.

1/ On 2 September, an MSF team reached Nangarhar and Laghman provinces to carry out an assessment following the devastating earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan. According to local authorities, more than 1,400 people have been killed and more than 3,000 injured.

MSF is assessing how to best contribute to the medical response. Many people remain under the rubble according to local sources, and the destruction of infrastructure has had a significant impact on living conditions and access to clean water, creating the risk of communicable disease.

“The two hospitals were already working at full capacity before the earthquake, we saw many patients treated in the corridors and health workers in need of supplies. The humanitarian response needs to scale up urgently” explains Dr Fazal Hadi, MSF deputy medical coordinator.

MSF visited the Nangarhar regional hospital in Jalalabad city, where more than 130 patients injured by the earthquake received surgery, and around 600 patients were admitted in the past 24h, as well as Laghman provincial hospital. The team distributed trauma and wounded kits to the two hospitals.

2/ MSF visited the Nangarhar regional hospital in Jalalabad city, where more than 130 patients injured by the earthquake received surgery, and around 600 patients were admitted in the past 24h, as well as Laghman provincial hospital. The team distributed trauma and wounded kits to the two hospitals.

@msf.ca MSF teams in Afghanistan are currently in touch with the local authorities and international health organisations to assess how we may be able to provide medical support. We continue monitoring the situation and our thoughts are with the victims and their families in these difficult moments.

Wow, was für eine einseitige Berichterstattung. Erschreckend. Kein Word über Israel's Kriegsverbrechen.

Our Médecins Sans Frontières staff are being killed in Gaza. Why are UK ministers enabling that? | Natalie Roberts Britain has a duty to act morally, and stop supporting this genocide, says Médecins Sans Frontières UK executive director Dr Natalie Roberts

Our Médecins Sans Frontières staff are being killed in Gaza. Why are UK ministers enabling that? | Natalie Roberts www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Gaza: New MSF website shows Israel's all-out war against Palestinians MSF documents attacks on Gaza's health system and humanitarian workers

Through the newly launched website, gazainsidethewar.com, Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) extensively documents the total war waged by Israeli forces since October 2023, which has destroyed the very conditions of life in Gaza.

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Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said.

Breaking News: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is said to have shared detailed information about forthcoming strikes in Yemen on March 15 in a private Signal group chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer.

After the April 11 attack on Zamzam camp in #Sudan, about 24,000 people have fled to Tawila in search of safety.

Our teams are in Tawila, supporting people arriving exhausted and traumatized ⬇️

US campaign entices Canada tourists: “Come visit America and also maybe El Salvador!” OTTAWA - Following months of declining Canadian travel to the USA, Americans have launched a tourism campaign inviting Canadians to visit locations like New York, Austin, and possibly even take an all...

US campaign entices Canada tourists: “Come visit America and also maybe El Salvador!”

Save the CBC Petition - Friends of Canadian Media

Please sign if you believe that our national public broadcaster is integral to Canada's identity and vital to a healthy democracy. friends.ca/takeaction/s...

The Last of Drugs: Making sure important medicines are still there when they’re needed | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ... By Adam Houston, Medical Policy and Advocacy Officer for MSF Canada One clear lesson from the popular post-apocalyptic television drama The Last of Us is that it is far more enjoyable to vicariously w...

To mark the new season of #TheLastOfUs, time to shamelessly re-up this piece for @msf.ca on the importance of ensuring existing #EssentialMedicines💊, in this case antifungals, are still available when needed (for dystopian fungal pandemics🍄🧟or otherwise).
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People packed the streets across the U.S. on Saturday to protest against President Trump, his administration's cutbacks, financial turmoil and more. nyti.ms/43GRvS7

Another colleague killed by an Israeli airstrike.

What an inspiring evening at the @theglobeandmail.com Center in Toronto to celebrate the investigative journalists who won the 2025 Canadian @sidneyhillman.bsky.social Prize!

Congratulations, and thank you for your important work in these often dark times.

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Foto eines kunstvoll bemalten Innenraums. Beschriftung: Kunst auf Rezept. In Berlin können Ärz­t*in­nen bald kulturelle Aktivitäten verschreiben

In Berlin sollen Ärz­t*in­nen bald kulturelle Aktivitäten verschreiben. Doch: Warum muss man erst krank werden, um Zugang zu Kunst zu haben? https://taz.de/Kunst-auf-Rezept/!6076354/