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HIV/AIDS in the DRC: Behind the progress, huge challenges remain
November 25, 2022
In 2002, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams opened the first outpatient treatment centre offering free care to people living with HIV in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Twenty years later, while great progress
SOMALIA: Malnutrition Crisis in Baidoa First-person testimony Dr Asma Aweis
November 18, 2022
“We haven’t had enough time between one disaster and another.” Dr Asma Aweis Abdallah is the medical activity manager with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Baidoa, Somalia. Here she describes the situation the
Emerging resistance to new anti-tuberculosis drug bedaquiline warrants urgent action: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Policy Brief
November 9, 2022
Background: Tuberculosis is one of the leading causes of death worldwide and the main cause of mortality from a single infectious agent. In 2019 alone, approximately 1.4 million people died, and 465,000 fell ill with
Between two fires: Danger and desperation in Syria’s Al-Hol camp
November 7, 2022
Under the auspices of the global fight against the Islamic State (IS) group, exceptional policies have been implemented involving the indefinite and arbitrary detention of women, children and men in Al-Hol camp in northeast Syria. Médecins
A lost generation live in fear inside Syria’s Al-Hol camp
November 7, 2022
Amsterdam/Al-Hol, Syria, 7 November 2022 – The deaths of two boys while awaiting approval for emergency medical care are just two of many tragic cases featured in a new report by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
The triple threat of climate change, conflict, and health emergencies: A deadly mix for the most vulnerable in fragile settings
November 4, 2022
Geneva (MSF/ICRC) – Climate change is not a distant threat. It is already dramatically affecting vulnerable people across the globe. In particular, the changing climate is having devastating consequences for people living in conflict situations
Libya: “I’m terrified that something bad will happen to my son”
November 2, 2022
Libyans desperate to flee violence risk the dangerous crossing to Europe Today, November 2, the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on migration between the Italian and Libyan governments will automatically renew for three years. The European
MSF responds to UK’s disastrous proposal on intellectual property in UK-India Free Trade Agreement
November 2, 2022
UK IP demands contain provisions that would drastically harm access to affordable, lifesaving generic medicines from India, upon which millions of people around the world rely Negotiations between the United Kingdom (UK) and India on
Global TB Report 2022: MSF calls for scale up of shorter and safer DR-TB treatments to help save more lives
October 28, 2022
The World Health Organization (WHO) released today the 2022 edition of its Global Tuberculosis (TB) Report, featuring data on the TB response and trends in 215 countries and areas. Among the alarming trends from 2021, there is
Afghanistan project update| October 2022
October 28, 2022
MSF staff continues to treat high numbers of patients for a wide range of health conditions in Afghanistan. In September, we assisted over 3,758 deliveries, admitted 905 severely malnourished children to our facilities, and provided
Pakistan Flood Update| October 2022
October 28, 2022
It has been seven weeks since the flood emergency was declared by the Government of Pakistan, calling on the international community for support. The heavy monsoon rains that started in June have inundated more than
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