GOMA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO/NEW YORK, MAY 2, 2013—Thousands of people have fled the town of Pinga in recent days amid a new wave of armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s North Kivu Province, making it very difficult to ensure that they receive essential medical care, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors … Read more
SANA’A, YEMEN/NEW YORK, MAY 1, 2013—Authorities in Yemen have freed more than one thousand migrants from Somalia and Ethiopia, many suffering from torture and sexual abuse while forcibly held by human smugglers, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), which has treated the migrants, said today. Since April 7, Yemeni authorities … Read more
BAGHDAD/NEW YORK, APRIL 30, 2013—The Iraqi Ministry of Health and its supporters should improve access to mental health care services for a population still reeling from decades of conflict, political instability, and social upheaval, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said in a report released today. The report, Healing Iraqis: … Read more
Madrid, 24 April 2013 – The number of severely malnourished children expected to be treated in the Sahel region in 2013 amounts to 1.4 million; 1 out of 5 children in Niger. The international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has seen an increase in the number of malnutrition cases in several of its projects … Read more
APRIL 25, 2013—An upsurge in malaria is likely to have serious consequences for people in Orientale Province in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) unless immediate action is taken, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warned on World Malaria Day today. Mosquito nets and medical supplies are urgently needed as the … Read more
NOUAKCHOTT, MAURITANIA/NEW YORK, APRIL 12, 2013—Conflict in Mali has driven nearly 70,000 refugees to Mbera camp in the Mauritanian desert, where appalling conditions and inadequate assistance are leading to severe malnutrition and deaths from preventable diseases, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said in a report released today. Conditions in … Read more
Pune/Mumbai, 3 Feburary 2013 – The global humanitarian organisation Rotary International has presented its World Community Excellence award to the international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)/Doctors Without Borders. The award was presented at the annual conference of Rotary International District 3140 in India on 2 February at Aamby Valley, Pune. “MSF has done monumental … Read more
PARIS/NEW YORK December 30, 2013 – Despite the presence of international armed forces in the capital of Central African Republic (CAR), fighting, lynchings and violent attacks remain a daily occurrence in Bangui, where the situation appears to be out of control, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said today. Since … Read more
Analysis of Health R&D Pipeline Shows Important Progress, but Significant Gaps in Innovation Remain NEW YORK, NY, DECEMBER 13, 2012—Despite important progress in research and development (R&D) for global health over the past decade, only a small fraction of new medicines developed between 2000 and 2011 were for the treatment of neglected diseases, highlighting the … Read more
WASHINGTON, DC/NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 8, 2012 – The Fulbright Association presented its 2012 J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding to Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), the international medical humanitarian organization. The formal award ceremony took place on September 8, 2012, at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The award, a $50,000 prize, … Read more