“Migration is not a crime. Saving lives is not a crime”

MSF International President Dr Joanne Liu’s speech on a panel discussion at the Global Compact on Migration conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, 11 December 2018. Thank you for being here today, and for gathering to address the challenges of migration. This is not an issue countries can deal with in isolation. It must be tackled collectively, … Read more

Yemen: “When you add it all up, you’re looking at a devastating situation for the people of Yemen”

Name : Designation : Four years into the recent conflict, Robert Onus, MSF’s former head of mission in Yemen, describes its impact on people across the country.   How has the war affected people in Yemen?  “One can really see how, year on year, the effect of the war has decimated so much of Yemeni … Read more

Mediterranean migration: Aquarius forced to terminate operations as Europe condemns people to drown

Marseille – As refugees, migrants and asylum seekers continue to die in the Mediterranean Sea, international medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and its partner SOS Méditerranée have been forced to terminate operations by the search and rescue vessel Aquarius.  Over the past two months, with people continuing to flee by sea along … Read more

Health groups appeal European Patent Office decision to uphold Gilead’s patent on hepatitis C drug

Paris — Six organisations have just appealed the European Patent Office’s September decision to uphold US pharmaceutical corporation Gilead Science’s patent on the key hepatitis C drug sofosbuvir. The appeal – filed by Médecins du Monde (MdM), Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), AIDES (France), Access to Medicines Ireland, Praksis (Greece), and Salud por Derecho (Spain) — states … Read more

Nauru: MSF report shows the disastrous mental health impact of Australia’s offshore processing policy

Among 208 refugee and asylum seeker patients, 60% had suicidal thoughts and 30% attempted suicide Canberra: Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is today releasing the first independent medical data demonstrating the extreme mental health suffering on Nauru, due to the Australian policy of indefinite offshore processing. MSF strongly reiterates its urgent call for the Australian … Read more

DRC: Ebola epidemic spreads further into urban communities and isolated areas in North Kivu

The Ebola epidemic continues to spread through the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s North Kivu province. The newest areas to be affected include the city of Butembo and a number of isolated areas that are hard to reach. So far, 440 people have been infected with the virus, 255 of whom have died. Teams from … Read more

World AIDS Day: UNAIDS report overlooks significant aspects of the global HIV response

UNAIDS’ World AIDS Day 2018 report is selectively silent on persistently high AIDS mortality and looming treatment rationing in light of donor disengagement.  This year’s UNAIDS report highlights the importance of viral load testing, a critical indicator of the effectiveness of HIV treatment in people living with HIV. Yet the focus on HIV testing and … Read more