Medecins Sans Frontieres (Geneva)
Website: http://www.msf.org/
May 17
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Africa: DNDi At Ten - Past Success, Future Challenges [press release]
Since it was created in 2003, there is little doubt that the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) has been one of the most successful Product Development Partnerships... Read more »
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Sudan: South Sudan: MSF Hospital Destroyed After Deliberate Attack - 100,000 Left Without Healthcare [press release]
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) strongly condemns the destruction at its hospital in Pibor town, South Sudan, purposefully conducted to render the hospital inoperative. This deprives... Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Children Treated After Attack in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo [press release]
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is treating survivors of an attack on Mpeti in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more »
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South Sudan: MSF Hospital Targeted and Purposefully Damaged to Render It Inoperative [press release]
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) strongly condemns the destruction at its hospital in Pibor town, South Sudan, purposefully conducted to render the hospital... Read more »
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Kenya: New Kibera Clinic Increases Access to Free Medical Care [press release]
The international humanitarian medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today inaugurates a new clinic in Kibera South. Read more »
May 13
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Niger: Impending Threat of Deadly Malaria and Malnutrition Combination [press release]
The number of severely malnourished children expected to be treated in the Sahel region in 2013 amounts to 1.4 million; 1 out of 5 children in Niger. Read more »
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Ethiopia: Lifesaving Mother and Child Care in the Sidama Mountains [press release]
Aroressa is a beautiful, green mountainous area, with small coffee plantations irrigated by natural waterfalls and streams that meander down the steep slopes of the valleys, with... Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Urgent Action Needed to Prevent Malaria Deaths [press release]
An upsurge in malaria is likely to have serious consequences for people in Orientale province in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) unless immediate action is taken, warned the... Read more »
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Africa: Global Vaccines Community Must Cut Costs of New Vaccines [press release]
MSF calls on GAVI and pharmaceutical companies to extend discounts so more children can be reached Read more »
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Nigeria: MSF Starts Treating Lead Poisoned Children in Bagega [press release]
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has finally been able to start medical treatment for children suffering from lead poisoning in the village of Bagega. Read more »
April 12
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Mauritania: Mali Refugees Stranded In Desert With No Hope Of Return [press release]
Some 70,000 refugees from Mali are living in difficult conditions in the middle of the Mauritanian desert, with ethnic tensions in northern Mali quashing any hopes of a swift... Read more »
April 2
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South Africa: Why Court Ruling on Novartis Matters to South Africa [opinion]
The landmark decision on Monday by the Indian Supreme Court in Delhi to uphold India's Patents Act in the face of the seven-year challenge by Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis,... Read more »
April 1
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Africa: India Court Decision on Novartis 'Safeguards Affordable Access to Medicine'
The landmark decision by the Indian Supreme Court in Delhi to uphold India's Patents Act in the face of the seven-year challenge by Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis is a major... Read more »
March 19
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Africa: Historic Opportunity to Tackle Drug-Resistant TB Demands Fast Response [press release]
People living with MDR-TB and their healthcare providers call for urgent action Read more »
March 15
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Africa: Migrants Face Persistent Violence [press release]
A new report by MSF highlights the conflict between migration policies and the respect of fundamental human rights in Morocco Read more »
March 12
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Congo-Kinshasa: Lives At Risk As Fighting Continues in Katanga Province [press release]
Fighting between government forces and Mai-Mai militias in the Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of Congo has caused thousands of people to flee their homes and hundreds... Read more »
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Somalia: Humanitarian Aid Must Not Be Co-Opted Into Stabilisation Campaign [press release]
Integrating aid into UN, AU political and military strategy will threaten humanitarian efforts Read more »
March 10
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Congo-Kinshasa: MSF Reinforces Team in Kitchanga After Heavy Fighting Results in Many Dead and Wounded [press release]
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has flown in additional medical staff to the town of Kitchanga in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo after heavy fighting in... Read more »
March 4
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Congo-Kinshasa: MSF Reinforces Team in Kitchanga After Heavy Fighting Results in Many Dead and Wounded [press release]
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has flown in additional medical staff to the town of Kitchanga in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo after heavy fighting in... Read more »
March 1
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Somalia: Humanitarian Aid Must Not Be Co-Opted Into Stabilisation Campaign [press release]
Efforts underway at the United Nations to integrate humanitarian assistance into the international military campaign against opponents of Somalia's government will further threaten... Read more »
February 27
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South Africa: Activists Make Concerns Heard At African IP Forum [press release]
Yesterday, TAC activists picketed at the Africa Intellectual Property (IP) Forum and handed over a memorandum to Rob Davies, Minister of Trade and Industry, before his keynote... Read more »
February 26
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Mozambique: MSF Expands Emergency Response for Flood Victims [press release]
Recent floods in Mozambique's Gaza province have devastated the city of Chokwe, putting the main hospitals and health structures out of action and leaving people in urgent need of... Read more »
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South Africa: On Eve of 'Africa IP Forum', TAC and MSF Ask Minister Rob Davies: "Patent Law Reform Is Long Overdue, Where Are Your Proposals?" [press release]
This week the South African Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) sponsors a high-level forum to discuss harnessing intellectual property (IP) to encourage African economic... Read more »
February 25
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South Sudan: 132,500 Receive Cholera Vaccinations in Maban County [press release]
More than 105,000 refugees and 27,500 residents of Maban county, South Sudan, have been vaccinated against cholera. With the cooperation of South Sudan's Ministry of Health,... Read more »
February 21
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Congo-Kinshasa: Lives at Risk as Fighting Continues in Katanga Province [press release]
Fighting between government forces and Mai-Mai militias in the Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of Congo has caused thousands of people to flee their homes and hundreds... Read more »
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