Press release

New Delhi, 15 March 2016 – Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is deeply concerned about the recent revelations in the media that a US industry lobby group – the US India Business Council (USIBC) and US Chamber of Commerce – has received verbal, private assurances from Indian officials that it will not use ‘compulsory licensing’ (CL) for commercial purposes.https://indianexpress.com/article/business/business-others/compulsory-licensing-india-gave-private-reassurance-says-us-business-council/  The … Read more

New Delhi/ New York, March 11, 2016 – Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has filed a ‘patent opposition’ in India to prevent US pharmaceutical company Pfizer from getting a patent on the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13), so more affordable versions can become available to developing countries and humanitarian organisations. This is the first time … Read more

Port Moresby/Berlin, 01 March 2016: A new report from Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) uncovers the gaps in services and systems trapping women and children in cycles of severe family and sexual violence in Papua New Guinea.   “Return to Abuser” details how a dire lack of protection mechanisms, a weak justice … Read more

(March 2 – Juba, South Sudan) The attack in the Malakal protection of civilians site (PoC) on February 17th and 18th is another horrifying instance of brutality in a two year conflict marked by utter and unacceptable lack of respect for the lives and dignity South Sudanese civilians. According to multiple, factually-consisent reports received by … Read more

‘Patent opposition’ seeks to ensure millions of people left out of Gilead licensing deals can access affordable generics New Delhi/New York, 26 February 2016— In proceedings that could have major implications for millions of people waiting for affordable access to a life-saving hepatitis C drug, the Indian Patent office this week will begin hearings to … Read more

MSF teams treated dozens of wounded people after last night’s violence (Juba, 18th February) – As a result of the fighting that erupted in the Malakal Protection of Civilian (PoC) site in Malakal, at least 18 people were killed, two of them MSF South Sudanese staff members who were attacked in their homes. MSF teams … Read more

‘Patent opposition’ seeks to ensure availability of affordable generics New Delhi/Geneva, 10 February, 2016—People living with HIV have opposed patent applications in India for two important HIV medicines, dolutegravir and cabotegravir.  Médecins Sans Frontières/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF) supports these ‘patent oppositions,’ which have been filed to challenge an attempt by ViiV Healthcare (a joint venture by … Read more

Brussels, January 29 – Residents of the besieged Syrian town of Madaya continue to die of starvation, despite the provision of aid in convoys, as the Syrian government-led coalition blocks life-saving medical supplies from the town, Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said Friday.  “It is totally unacceptable that people continue to die … Read more

  January 16, 2016, Asansol: West Bengal is vulnerable to infectious diseases outbreaks and is among the top ten states with the highest burden of dengue in India[1]. Fever is among the main reasons for patients seeking health care services in the state. However, integrated management of fevers, especially in places with limited medical staff … Read more

Sana’a_10 January 2016_An MSF supported hospital has been hit by a projectile in Northern Yemen causing at least four dead and 10 injured and the collapse of several buildings of the medical facility. Three of the injured are MSF staff two in critical condition. According to our staff on the ground, at 9.20am one projectile … Read more