Tonight, hundreds of people are walking on foot through land controlled by armed groups.
Pregnant women, children, people with disabilities, and elderly people face lethal armed gangs, treacherous forests, and dangerous rain and mud.
This is the Darién Gap—a forested, mountainous, roadless region that connects North and South America, which thousands of migrants cross each year to reach the United States. And that’s exactly where Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) knows we must work.
Along this dangerous route through South and Central America to Mexico, MSF has set up mobile medical clinics and is operating in temporary migration centers to provide vital medical, mental, and humanitarian support for migrants. On the most dangerous part of their journey, MSF staff are lifelines to people who need care.
With your help, we can continue to be a lifeline. We are still short of our $1 million year-end match goal with just three days left. Can you help us meet our goal today while your donation can go two times as far?
This 2X match ends at midnight on 12/31. Help meet our year-end goal and donate today to help keep MSF’s critical work going >>
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A humanitarian crisis demands a humanitarian response. The need is growing exponentially: More than 127,000 migrants crossed the Darién Gap between January and April 2023. That’s five times more people than in the same period in 2022.
"We have seen an increase in diagnoses of chronic conditions that need special treatment,” said Priscila Acevedo, an MSF doctor. “People with heart disease, people who need insulin, people with blood pressure problems, and people who faint due to rising temperatures, lack of food, or severe dehydration.”
Where there is a need, MSF will respond. This is the type of critical work that our year-end donors are supporting:
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In Panama, MSF is providing support at temporary migration centers that are currently operating above capacity. In over four months, MSF treated 669 people with chronic conditions and carried out 499 prenatal consultations. Give now >>
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MSF has set up mobile medical clinics at the main crossing points between Nicaragua and Honduras. From January to August 2023, MSF provided at least 8,000 mental health consultations and more than 15,478 medical consultations. Give now >>
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MSF provides health care in cities near Mexico’s northern border, where nearly 180,000 people are stranded—including specialized psychological care. Give now >>
Even in the worst situations, MSF remains committed to providing lifesaving medical care. With your help, we can be a lifeline to patients around the globe, no matter their race, religion, ethnicity, or politics.
2023 saw multiple, often simultaneous, emergencies and ongoing crises. As we look to 2024, we must do all we can to be prepared for the challenges ahead. Thank you for being a lifeline to our patients, and don’t miss the midnight 12/31 deadline to give >>
P.S. If your year-end gift and our email have crossed paths, we sincerely thank you for your generosity!
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All gifts given, up to $1,000,000, will be doubled through 11:59 p.m. on December 31. Every dollar you give will be matched with $1. Gifts received after the match has been met will not be matched but will be used where needed most. |
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