Conakry, May 2 – Although recent days have seen fewer Ebola patients in the structures in Guinea – run by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health – the outbreak is not over and full teams remain in place to deal with a spike in new cases. “We remain … Read more
With the imminent release of WHO’s report on antibiotic/antimicrobial resistance, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) responds to the report with the following quote: “We see horrendous rates of antibiotic resistance wherever we look in our field operations, including children admitted to nutritional centers in Niger, and people in our surgical and trauma units in … Read more
In the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) 2014 “Special 301 Report” released today, India remains on the Priority Watch List, as in previous years, for what the USTR considers to be inadequate protection of intellectual property. This year USTR goes a step further by announcing a more in-depth investigation into Indian patent law (called an Out-of-Cycle … Read more
Amsterdam, April 28, 2014 – Sixteen civilians, including three national staff members with Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), were killed during an armed robbery on MSF hospital grounds in the northern town of Boguila, in the Central African Republic (CAR) on Saturday afternoon. MSF strongly condemns the unprovoked killing of unarmed civilians at a … Read more
Accounts of gruesome targeted killings; consequences of the violence leaves thousands in peril Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) condemns the unspeakable acts of violencein Bentiu, South Sudan, during and after a major battle on 15 April. Tens of thousands of people have had to flee to UNMISS camps for safety, where they now face life-threatening living conditions. Information … Read more
Name : Designation : Wint Thu Naing has been on numerous assignments with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in the past nine years. Her latest was a six-month term in Tajikistan where she helped treat children with severe strains of tuberculosis as a laboratory scientist: I don’t think I can ever forget her. The … Read more
New MSF study shows a tetanus vaccine remains effective for up to a month when used outside of a strict cold chain The need for vaccines to be kept constantly cold is proving a major barrier in improving poor immunisation coverage rates, with one in five children born each year missing out on life-saving vaccinations, … Read more
An audio-visual exhibition will engage the general public in Delhi on pressing concerns in medical and humanitarian work world New Delhi : International medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is holding a three-day exhibition at Dilli Haat, INA starting today as part of its public campaign – ‘Who Cares?’. The campaign is … Read more
In a shocking display of indifference, senior United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) officials have refused to improve living conditions for 21,000 displaced people living in a flood-prone part of a UN compound, exposed to waterborne diseases and potential epidemics. UNMISS’s decision not to improve conditions for refugees in Tomping, South Sudan, is a … Read more
Athens/Brussels, 8 April 2014 – A decision by the Greek authorities to detain migrants indefinitely until either they are forcibly returned or they consent to voluntary return is yet another appalling evidence of Greece choosing even harsher treatment for migrants, said the international medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today. This decision, … Read more