PARIS/NEW YORK , OCTOBER 29, 2015 — Despite denials by the Saudi-led coalition, it is beyond doubt that it struck and destroyed a hospital supported by the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Haydan, Yemen, on October 26, MSF said today, adding that the hospital had previously been … Read more
New Delhi, 26 October 2015—As African leaders meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi for an African Union-India meeting this week, Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) urged African governments and India to work together to maintain trade in affordable generic medicines that is a lifeline for millions of people … Read more
Taiz/Amsterdam, 25 October 2015 – Despite weeks of intense negotiations with Ansarallah (Houthi) officials, international medical organisation Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said that stocks of essential medical supplies cannot be delivered to two hospitals in a besieged enclave of the city of Taiz, in southern Yemen. Today MSF’s trucks have been … Read more
U.S. Urged to Consent to International Inquiry Into Devastating Airstrikes on MSF Hospital in Kunduzz NEW YORK, OCTOBER 15, 2015 — The international medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today launched a petition urging citizens to call on President Obama and the United States to consent to an independent investigation … Read more
Statement by Dr Joanne Liu, President, MSF International Geneva, 6 October 2015 For four years, the MSF trauma centre in Kunduz was the only facility of its kind in northeastern Afghanistan, offering essential medical and surgical care. On Saturday 3 October this came to an end when the hospital was deliberately bombed. Twelve MSF staff and … Read more
LATEST UPDATE: MSF HAD INFORMED ALL FIGHTING PARTIES OF HOSPITAL GPS COORDINATES MSF condemns in the strongest possible terms the horrific bombing ofits hospital in Kunduz full of staff and patients. MSF wishes to clarify that all parties to the conflict, including in Kabul and Washington, were clearly informed of the precise location (GPS Coordinates) … Read more
Calls for governments to provide the means to make ‘treatment for all’ a reality Johannesburg, 30 September 2015—The international medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today applauded the new guidelines from the World Health Organization (WHO) that all people be offered antiretroviral treatment immediately after testing positive for HIV. But MSF … Read more
MSF displays billboards of ‘Incredible India’ ads with Taj Mahal made of pills outside Modi’s hotel, Indian consulate New York, 28 September 2015—As US President Obama and Indian Prime Minister Modi meet in New York today, Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warned that US pressure for India to change its intellectual property … Read more
Approximately 3,500 exiles are living in a former garbage dump on the outskirts of Calais, France. Conditions at the site, known as the Jungle, are miserable and worsening, despite the efforts of non-profit organisations on site and local charitable initiatives. The rain has already caused damage at this sandy, hilly location. A quarter of the … Read more
Amman: Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has officially opened its newly upgraded reconstructive surgery hospital in Amman, Jordan. The hospital serves war wounded patients from across the region who have no access to specialized surgical care in their home countries. The project was established in 2006 in response to the absence of … Read more