MSF at the GAVI alliance "Partners’ Forum" vaccination conference, Tanzania, December 5–7, 2012

December 4, 2012

Three new issue briefs outlining Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)’s / Doctors Without Borders main concerns regarding the need for adapted vaccines, the need to bring vaccine prices down, and the need to address vaccine supply problems can be accessed at: msfaccess.org/briefings....

Nigeria: A unique experience – Saraswathy Achat

December 1, 2012

Though I am a first missioner for MSF, I am not new to Africa or working with underprivileged people. Before joining MSF I worked for almost 17 years in India, Ethiopia and Sri Lanka, in various positions including as a...

DRC: Critical humanitarian situation in east of country

November 30, 2012

An already fragile humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has deteriorated further after the border city of Goma fell to M23 rebels last week with hundreds of people injured and thousands displaced from their homes. Teams from...

Tiring but immensely professionally enjoyable mission – Dr. Rajeev Tanwar

November 1, 2012

It was my first mission as an orthopedic surgeon for MSF to Teme hospital, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The flutter of excitement was perceptible because it was my first mission as well as the fact that I was travelling to a...

Zimbabwe: First patient cured of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

October 31, 2012

After two grueling years of treatment, Mary Marizani is MSF’s first patient in Zimbabwe to beat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). While this is great news, there is still an urgent need for better treatment that cures people in less time and...

Chad: Hunger season ends but malnutrition remains

October 25, 2012

The harvest is almost in, but MSF continues to admit new patients to its emergency feeding programme in eastern Chad It is early morning, and already hot, when two 4x4 vehicles pull up in front of a small health centre...

Access to medicines: India offers first compulsory license

March 12, 2012

Groundbreaking Move Sets Precedent for Overcoming Drug Price Barriers Delhi/Geneva – March 12, 2012 – In a landmark case, the Indian Patent Office has issued the first-ever compulsory license in India to a generic drug manufacturer. This effectively ends German...

From the eyes of a first missioner – Pratibha Seshadri

March 1, 2012

In February 2011, my wildest dreams came true. I had been selected as an infectious disease physician for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and had been posted to Uganda, East Africa. Having always wanted to work in Africa, I jumped at...

From the diaries of Uzbekistan – Mitchell Sangma

February 1, 2012

"Please don’t miss taking your medicines – the drugs will kill the TB bacteria in your lung. Otherwise the bacteria will grow and multiply and then destroy your entire lung, which will make you very sick. You should try to...

Vaccines: Blueprint ignores high prices and lacks ambition

January 24, 2012

Governments meeting at the World Health Organization’s Executive Board (WHO EB) this week must seize the opportunity to improve serious shortcomings in the ‘Decade of Vaccines’ blueprint that will drive the global community’s vaccines response in the next few years. ...

No Magicians but Doctors Without Borders’ – Sabrina Sharmin MD

January 1, 2012

I came to know about MSF in 2005 while doing a community assessment in a remote village in Afghanistan. At the time, MSF was no longer working there, but the community still remembered their effort. I was surprised and did...

"South Sudan – not just another mission – Ajoy Bhattacharya, Water and Sanitation Expert (Watsan)"

December 1, 2011

Hello Ajoy, This is Farhat. How are you? I am fine. Whats up? Hmmm... are you interested in South Sudan? They need a water and sanitation expert in Malakal, for an emergency kala azar response. Farhat is the overseas Recruitment...