MSF Suspends the Majority of Medical Activities in Maban Area After a Violent Attack

(Médecins Sans Frontières) – Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has suspended most of its activities in Maban, South Sudan, after suffering a violent attack on Monday 23 July. A group of unidentified armed men broke into the MSF office and compound in the morning, looting the organisation’s and staff’s property, burning down a tent full of equipment, and destroying most of the vehicles and communication devices. No MSF staff were physically injured during the attack. The team is now safe and the organisation is currently monitoring the situation.