Mali

Many international humanitarian organizations withdrew from areas affected by fighting, as they were unable to gain access to people in need. Our teams remained in Koro and Douentza, in the central region of Mopti, responding to the needs of displaced people and assisting refugees from neighboring Burkina Faso.

MSF and other NGOs were also subjected to violence during the year; staff were kidnapped and assaulted, MSF-supported health facilities were looted, and our ambulances were attacked. In November, we were forced to evacuate our teams from Kidal, Boni, and Nampala due to a marked deterioration in security in these areas. Nevertheless, we continue to run medical activities and provide humanitarian aid to people in remote areas affected by the conflict.  

In addition to caring for the war-wounded and responding to the needs of displaced people, our teams provided a range of medical services, including maternal and pediatric care, screening and treatment for malnutrition, mental health care, and emergency surgery across all our projects in the country.  

In the capital, Bamako, we continued our project in partnership with the Ministry of Health, which focuses on providing care for women suffering from breast and cervical cancer.