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Ramadan Mubarak to all those observing this blessed month. 

This time of year invites us to slow down - to reflect, to reconnect with what truly matters, and to be more mindful of how we show care and generosity toward others. 

At Doctors Without Borders (MSF), these same values guide our work everyday: compassion, dignity, and standing with people in their hardest moments. 

For millions of people, however, Ramadan arrives in the middle of conflict and crisis. 

Gaza
As winter deepens and the war continues, families in Gaza are facing unimaginable hardship. Hospitals are overwhelmed, access to care remains fragile, and medical needs grow more urgent each day. Now more than ever, Palestinians need more care - not less. 

Today, we support 1 in every 5 hospital beds in Gaza and assist nearly a third of all births. In 2025 alone, our teams conducted over 800,000 outpatient consultations, treated 100,000 trauma patients, and performed nearly 23,000 surgeries. We are also supplying clean water to half a million people. 

Sudan

In Sudan, conflict and displacement are pushing fragile health systems to the brink. As measles spreads across Darfur, MSF teams continue treating children - including the 1,000th measles patient recently cared for in Nyala alone. Across the country, we provide emergency surgery, maternal and pediatric care, malnutrition treatment, vaccinations, and access to clean water.

Lebanon 

In Lebanon, years of economic collapse, political instability, and renewed conflict have left millions struggling to access basic healthcare. Public facilities face severe shortages of medicines, overstretched staff, and funding cuts, leaving refugees, migrant workers, and vulnerable Lebanese communities without safe, affordable care. In South Lebanon, Beirut, Tripoli, and Akkar, MSF provides free primary healthcare, mental health support, chronic disease treatment, and emergency response to those most affected. 

Behind every number is a person — a family, a story of resilience and survival. And behind every story is your support. Your donation becomes a hospital visit, a safe delivery, treatment for a child, and clean water for a family in need.

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