Since the start of the war in Syria 10 years ago, the lives of Syrian people have been under threat. Back in 2011, the situation quickly shifted from localised protests to a full-scale war, leading to a devastating humanitarian situation that persists a decade later. In the course of 10 years, 12...
It is with great sadness that Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) confirms that two MSF staff members were killed this morning (29 December) as a result of a shooting in the organisation’s compound in Mogadishu. While one of the aid workers died during the shooting, the other was transferred to a...
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“To address HIV/AIDS properly depends also on being able to prevent, diagnose, treat and cure the opportunistic infections that are ultimately causing the AIDS deaths.” - Dr. Daniel O’BRIEN, MSF HIV/AIDS Advisor First-ever guidelines released for treating cryptococcal meningitis, a major killer of...
“No child should have to reach the brink of death before getting access to the nutrition they need to grow and thrive.” - Dr. Susan SHEPHERD, former MSF Nutrition Advisor Too many children suffering from malnutrition go unnoticed outside emergency hot spots Each year, malnutrition claims millions...
“We handed over many treatment programmes in Latin America and Asia to local authorities in the confidence that they would be able to provide people with the treatment they needed to stay alive. Higher drug prices will create real funding challenges for some middle-income countries.” - Dr Tido VON...
“In this area of Boquerón, with one of the highest rates of Chagas in Paraguay, we are being forced slow down the rate at which we test people for the disease because we simply don’t have the drugs to treat them.” - Dr. Henry RODRÍGUEZ, MSF Head of Mission in Bolivia and Paraguay, October 2011 Drug...
“It’s good to get ACTs out there, but we mustn’t neglect the need to get a confirmed diagnosis in the rush to lower prices for the medicines" - Dr. Martin DE SMET, MSF Malaria Working Group An experimental scheme to subsidise malaria treatment gets off to a shaky start Cost is the main reason why...
“Now the EU wants to send us back to a time when we helplessly watched friends and families struggle with ill health and death, because some big company and its government decided to put profits before people.” - Loon GANGTE, Delhi Network of Positive People (DNP+) Turning the screws on affordable...
“There’s no hiding from the fact that treating people with drug-resistant TB is a long, difficult and complex process. But it can be done – people who get treatment are cured and can go on with their lives once more – but it needs a firm political and financial commitment..” - Dr. Frauke JOCHIMS,...
