South Africa: Anti-migrant violence triggers trauma and medical emergency on the South Africa-Zimbabwe border
July 27, 2026People fleeing violence, intimidation and harassment sparked by anti-migrant protests on 30 June need on-going medical care, protection and humanitarian support as tens of thousands move through South Africa on their return journey to neighbouring countries. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) meets traumatised patients, and many displaced people who have had disrupted access to life-saving HIV and other chronic...
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COVID-19: Vaccinating people with comorbidities in South Africa
February 17, 2022CAPE TOWN: A vaccination support programme developed by MSF in Khayelitsha, South Africa, in partnership with the Western Cape Department of Health (WCDoH), has shown that it is possible to target and protect individuals with comorbidities that increase the risk of...
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Tuberculosis: Sustainable solutions for children and adolescents at risk of drug-resistant TB
March 24, 2021They walked in single file through the narrow alleyways, winding away from their tin shack in Cape Town towards the health centre. Keitu – just 11 years old – carried her baby brother on her back since their mother was...
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South Africa: Western Cape begins to breathe after COVID-19 peak
August 5, 2020On 1 June, the day Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) opened Khayelitsha Field Hospital, 1,730 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in South Africa’s Western Cape. To relieve the immense pressure on the Khayelitsha District Hospital, 17 patients were transferred...
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