Earth Month: The climate emergency is a public health crisis

The climate emergency is a public health crisis. Around the world, Doctors Without Borders is treating people whose health is directly impacted by climate—even though they are among the least equipped to handle it.

In over 75 countries where we work, rising temperatures, droughts, floods, and extreme weather are driving food insecurity, forced displacement, and the spread of diseases such as cholera, malaria, and dengue.

Our medical teams are responding to climate‑related emergencies across the globe—from severe drought and malnutrition in Somalia, to catastrophic flooding in Pakistan, to extreme weather events in countries such as Haiti, Mozambique, Afghanistan, Madagascar, South Sudan, and Democratic Republic of Congo. Children are especially vulnerable, as malnutrition weakens immune systems and makes preventable diseases far more dangerous.

For decades, Doctors Without Borders has provided emergency medical care in the aftermath of natural disasters. As climate change intensifies the scale and frequency of these crises, our teams are adapting—pre‑positioning supplies, deploying rapidly, and delivering lifesaving care where it is needed most. Doctors Without Borders has also committed to reducing our own carbon emissions in half by 2030.

This Earth Month, support communities most impacted by the climate crisis.

This Earth Month, support communities on the front lines of the climate crisis.

Your gift helps Doctors Without Borders:
- Provide emergency and primary health care after climate‑related disasters
- Treat malnutrition and life‑threatening infectious diseases
- Deliver clean water and essential medical supplies
- Care for people displaced by extreme weather and environmental crises
- And much more

Doctors Without Borders remains committed to providing lifesaving care for all our patients in over 75 countries around the world. Doctors Without Borders USA takes no government funding and relies on unrestricted funds from private donors like you. This means that when an emergency strikes, we don't have to write grants or face red tape and restrictions before we respond—we can act fast and start saving lives immediately.