October 20
Africa: TB Trial Finds Short, Effective and Safe Drug-Resistant Treatment
TB-PRACTECAL, a clinical trial led by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has found that a new all-oral six-month treatment regimen is safer and more effective at treating… Read more »
Africa: MSF TB-PRACTECAL Clinical Trial Finds Short, Effective and Safe Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment
TB-PRACTECAL, a clinical trial led by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has found that a new all-oral six-month treatment regimen is safer and more effective at treating… Read more »
October 18
Africa: Adding Salt to the Wound - Counter-Terrorism and Healthcare
It has been 50 years since Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) launched our medical humanitarian work and 20 years since the start of the 'Global War on Terror'. In those… Read more »
Africa: Patients Across Four Continents Enrol in Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Trial
Hundreds of patient volunteers from four continents have enrolled in a trial that aims to find safer, shorter, and effective treatments for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis… Read more »
Africa: Counter Terrorism Measures Add Difficulty to Providing Care in Conflict
Twenty years after the start of the so-called global 'War on Terror', Read more »
October 14
Africa: MSF Warns of Deadly TB Testing Gap Following Release of WHO Global TB Report 2021
The World Health Organization (WHO) released today the 2021 edition of its Global Tuberculosis (TB) Report, featuring data on TB trends and responses in 197 countries and areas. Read more »
October 13
Africa: MSF Joins Activists Pushing to Break the Stalemate Ahead of Critical WTO Meeting this Week
As governments prepare to discuss the ‘TRIPS Waiver’ at the World Trade Organization (WTO) this week, our MSF team, along with treatment activists and civil society… Read more »
September 28
Africa: Self-Managed Abortion With Pills Opens Up Access for Millions of People
I became an abortion provider almost 10 years ago. Since then, I have helped countless people around the world access safe abortion care. I've also witnessed the devastating… Read more »
September 15
Africa: European Union - More Empty Promises About Global Covid-19 Vaccine Equity?
In her State of the European Union speech of 15 September, EU Commission President Von der Leyen has yet again underlined the importance of global access to vaccines in ending the… Read more »
September 14
Niger: The Science of Malaria Prevention in Niger Through Water Treatment
In Haramia, as in 14 other villages in the commune of Bandé in southern Niger, villagers are living through a rainy season much different to previous years. In these… Read more »
September 10
Ethiopia: Forced Suspension of Majority of MSF Activities, Amid Enormous Needs in Ethiopia
The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has suspended all activities in the Amhara, Gambella and Somali regions of Ethiopia, as well as in… Read more »
September 03
Africa: Lifesaving TB Medicines Still Out of Reach for Children in High-Burden Countries
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released new rapid guidance recommending that children of all ages with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) have access to all-oral… Read more »
August 31
South Africa: MSF Extends Support to Livingstone Hospital for Another Month Amid Covid-19 Surge in Nelson Mandela Bay
MSF no substitute for functioning health system and calls on Eastern Cape health department to urgently address leadership and medical staff gaps to avert unnecessary deaths,… Read more »
August 25
Nigeria: MSF Ends Activities in Gwoza and Pulka
MSF first worked in Borno, northeast Nigeria, in 2014. We have had a continuous presence in the state since 2016, running five hospitals across Borno state, providing a range of… Read more »
August 06
Cameroon: MSF Forced to Withdraw Teams From North-West Region
After nearly eight months of suspension by the Cameroonian authorities, medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has been forced to withdraw its teams from… Read more »
Cameroon: People in Northwest Seek Healthcare as MSF Denied Providing Medical Services
While armed violence and violations of human rights have made the headlines in the past years, the impact of this crisis on people’s basic medical needs has often been… Read more »
August 04
Cameroon: MSF Forced to Withdraw Teams from North-West Region
Yaoundé, 3 August 2021 – After nearly eight months of suspension by the Cameroonian authorities, medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans… Read more »
August 02
South Sudan: The Long Walk for New Life
This month, South Sudan - the world's youngest country - marks its 10th birthday. In 2019, illustrator Ella Baron visited the town of Pibor to document the lengths that some… Read more »
July 19
Central African Republic: Repeated Attacks On Medical Care Leave People Vulnerable
Bangui - Relentless attacks on patients, health staff and medical facilities in Central African Republic (CAR) during a countrywide surge in violence are forcing the suspension of… Read more »
July 17
Africa: Biden Must Urge Merkel to Support Waiver of Intellectual Property Restrictions for COVID-19 Medical Tools
NEW YORK, JULY 14, 2021—As President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet tomorrow with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, waiving intellectual property restrictions on COVID-19… Read more »
July 16
South Sudan: South Sudan At 10 - An MSF Record of the Consequences of Violence
An MSF record of violence Read more »
South Sudan: 10 Years of Independence in South Sudan - A Record of the Consequences of Violence
On 9 July 2021, the Republic of South Sudan marked its 10th birthday. This significant milestone is also marred by the bloody legacy of its first decade, including a five-year… Read more »
July 15
Congo-Kinshasa: Thousands of Survivors of Sexual Violence in Need of Physical and Psychological Care
In a new report, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warns of the lack of support available for survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Year after year, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are first-hand witnesses of the scale and impact of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Read more »
July 14
Somalia: Vaccinating Against Measles in Somalia Could Prevent Thousands of Deaths
Raaliyo Abukar Shuuriye, 33, from the border town of Dhobley, Somalia, knows that measles can kill. Read more »
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