MSF responds to the outcomes of PPR negotiations at WHA77
June 5, 2024Geneva, 4 June 2024 - In concluding the 77th World Health Assembly, World Health Organization (WHO) member states adopted a set of historic amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR), which establishes the definition of a ‘pandemic emergency’; includes several...
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Gavi must do more as WHO/UNICEF estimates show slow childhood vaccination recovery
July 19, 2023Gavi should waive co-financing requirements for countries with fragile health systems or in humanitarian crises.Geneva, 18 July, 2023 — Today, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) again called on Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance to broaden “catch-up” vaccine coverage for unprotected...
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COVID-19: MSF welcomes WHO solidarity call to action to share COVID-19 technology and intellectual property
May 29, 2020Initiative is an important first step, but governments must make binding commitments to guarantee access GENEVA - Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) welcomed today’s launch of the World Health Organization (WHO) Solidarity Call to Action for equitable global access to...
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India skips 6 Of 16 key WHO recommendations on TB
August 12, 2017India does not implement six out of the 16 key World Health Organisation (WHO)- recommended tuberculosis (TB) control policies in diagnosis, patient care and treatment, a new global report has found. Four other policies that are a part of the national policy...
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