Amman, Jordan, 22 April 2018 – Ahead of the Brussels conference on Syria, international medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) urges the international community to scale-up healthcare funding for Syrian refugees in the region. A recent decision in Jordan to increase public health care fees for Syrian refugees could impact their access … Read more
India’s Ministry of Health recently released the “Report of the First National Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance Survey”. According to the report, the survey is the largest national drug-resistant (DR) TB survey ever conducted by any country in the world. The survey results reveal that more than 6% of all TB patients in India have multidrug-resistant TB … Read more
Drug-resistant TB remains a major threat to global health: Of the ten million people who fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) in 2016 alone, over half a million are estimated to have resistance to the most effective drugs used to treat TB, rifampicin and isoniazid. For those with highly resistant strains of TB, very few treatment … Read more
In a nightmarish day on the Mediterranean yesterday, 99 survivors from a sinking rubber boat were rescued by the Aquarius, a search and rescue vessel run by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and SOS MEDITERRANEE, but an unknown number of men, women and children are missing, presumed drowned. Two women are confirmed dead. “The … Read more
Sana’a/Hajjah – A week of heavy violence, coupled with a crippling blockade preventing vital supplies into the country, shows new levels of disregard by warring parties for the civilian population, medical facilities and patients, says the international medical organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Heavy street fighting and renewed airstrikes since 29 November have paralysed … Read more
Mumbai Mumbai: The international medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has been working hand-in-hand with the Mumbai Districts AIDS Control Society (MDACS) and Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) since 2016 to support the implementation of routine viral load testing and systematic screening of TB for People Living with HIV (PLHIV). According to … Read more
After often arduous journeys undertaken without the protection of their families, many young unaccompanied migrants arriving in France receive neither shelter nor assistance from the authorities, forcing them to sleep rough in the most appalling conditions. On 5 December, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) will open a centre in Pantin to offer them respite, … Read more
At High Court of Delhi hearing tomorrow, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) will urge India to remain the “pharmacy of the developing world” and rethink decision that solidifies Pfizer monopoly on critical pneumonia vaccine New York/ New Delhi, November 20, 2017 — Pfizer does not deserve the patent it was granted in August on its pneumonia vaccine … Read more
Moscow/Geneva, 15 November 2017 — Ahead of the first-ever Global Ministerial Conference on ‘Ending TB’ in Moscow, the international medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and the Stop TB Partnership called for countries with high burdens of tuberculosis (TB) to implement the latest international treatment and testing standards by World TB Day, 24 … Read more
The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) will observe World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW) from November 13th – 17th in collaboration with Ministry of Health and Asansol District Hospital in West Bengal. As part of the activities of WAAW, MSF will participate in a rally on 13th November in … Read more