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Urgent need to scale up newer tools available today to save lives; and develop a fast, safe and simple cure for TB New York — As global leaders gather for the first-ever United Nations tuberculosis (TB) Summit in New York this week, the international medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) called on … Read more
Central Mediterranean – SOS MEDITERRANEE and Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) are reeling from the announcement by the Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) that it has been forced to revoke the registration of the search and rescue ship Aquarius, under blatant economic and political pressure from the Italian government. This announcement condemns hundreds of men, … Read more
In the last week of August, international medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) carried out a rapid assessment in Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha and Ernakulam districts to identify medical needs of the population affected by floods in Kerala. Last month, the worst floods in nearly a century in Kerala have left many dead … Read more
Kala azar is one of the most dangerous neglected tropical diseases in the world. It is spread to humans by bites from infected female sand flies and attacks the immune system. While cases of the disease are declining steadily, kala azar-HIV co-infection is fast becoming a serious threat. After treating over 12,000 kala azar patients … Read more
MSF calls for emergency evacuation of vulnerable people to other EU Member States Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are witnessing an unprecedented health and mental health emergency amongst the men, women and especially children kept in Moria refugee camp, on Lesvos, Greece. MSF is calling for the emergency evacuation of all vulnerable people, … Read more
Name : Designation : Interview conducted and written by Kavitha Devadas for MSF Kala azar is one of the most dangerous neglected tropical diseases in the world. It is spread to humans by bites from infected female sand flies and attacks the immune system. While cases of the disease are declining steadily, kala azar-HIV co-infection … Read more
Name : Designation : Interview conducted and written by Kavitha Devadas for MSF As well as suffering a lack of awareness and social stigma, kala azar-HIV co-infected patients are also prone to other infections, relapse more often and are at a greater risk of death. 39-year-old Zoya shares her story of recovery after being treated for … Read more
Name : Designation : An experienced nurse, Patient Muhindo Kamavu was one of four experienced MSF nurses who were the first on the ground alongside the Ministry of Health to respond to the Ebola outbreak declared on 1 August in Mangina, Nord Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. A veteran of both Ebola outbreaks this year, Patient … Read more
Gilead’s price gouging for Sofosbuvir blocks millions of people from getting treatment Munich/Paris/New York – This week in Munich, the European Patent Office is hearing a legal challenge filed by groups in 17 countries in March 2017 against an unmerited patent that allows US pharmaceutical corporation Gilead Sciences to charge exorbitant prices in Europe for the … Read more
More than a hundred people have reportedly died after a shipwreck off the Libyan coast one week ago, survivors told Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams working in Libya. A group of 276 people, among them survivors of the shipwreck, were brought from the sea to the port city of Khoms (120 kilometres east … Read more