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TB: First new tuberculosis drug in fifty years risks being squandered without better research and pricing strategies

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New TB drug bedaquiline illustrates need for paradigm shift in developing and ensuring access to new treatment combinations. Paris, October 30, 2013: Without a new approach to developing and pricing new tuberculosis medicines, the global TB response will be unable to deliver the new treatment combinations needed to close the deadly treatment gap for drug-resistant tuberculosis … Read more

The learning never stops in MSF – Kalyan Velivela

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Name : Designation : The state of South Sudan was born in 2011 after years of violence. As a medical coordinator, Dr Kalyan Velivela was at the forefront of planning the medical aid services of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) there next year. He talks about the situation in the country, its large public … Read more

Doctors Without Borders Cycle Tour Comes to Delhi

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New Delhi, October 27, 2013 – Cycle enthusiasts from Delhi are getting on bike saddles today to express solidarity with outgoing International President of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Dr Unni Karunakara, who is cycling over 5,000 km across the length of India in support of medical humanitarian aid programs in 70 countries around … Read more

Syria: Civilians forced to flee Al Safira under heavy bombardment

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25 October 2013 – More than 130,000 people have fled the district of Al Safira, in Aleppo province, which has been under violent attack since 8th October. There is currently insufficient humanitarian aid to meet the massive, and growing, needs of these displaced people, the international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said … Read more

WHO TB report: "An indictment of the global failure to tackle DR-TB"

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Today sees the launch of the World Health Organization’s Global tuberculosis (TB) report for 2013. We call governments, donors, and the Global Fund to properly resource the treatment of this deadly disease. The report looks at the current state of TB globally, including the rate of and access to diagnosis. It also looks at treatment … Read more

Honduras: MSF fights deadly outbreak of dengue fever

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An epidemic of haemorrhagic dengue fever is spreading through San Pedro Sula, Honduras’ second city, with more than three times as many cases as last year. This form of dengue can be deadly, with children most at risk. Teams from the international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) have launched an emergency response to bring … Read more

Pakistan: Access denied

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By Chris Lockyear, operations manager for MSF in Pakistan On the afternoon of 24 September, I watched the news unfolding. Houses flattened, hundreds dead and many more injured following a major earthquake in the Awaran district of Balochistan province. It was clear to me that we, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), needed to be there. Alleviating … Read more

India: No End in Sight to Cyclone Aila Misery

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Name : Designation : In the wake of Cyclone Aila, daily flooding in both Bangladesh and India prevents families like this one from rebuilding their homes and communities. © Bangladesh 2009 Veronique Terrasse/MSF Nearly two months after Cyclone Aila devastated East India and the coast of Bangladesh, the plight of survivors is no longer headline … Read more

CAR: Tens of Thousands Flee Attacks and Killings

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NEW YORK, OCTOBER 16, 2013—Tens of thousands of people have fled a new wave of attacks and ruthless killings by armed groups and government forces in northwestern Central African Republic (CAR), the international medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said today. More than 30,000 people are displaced in the town of Bossangoa, … Read more

From Presidency of Doctors Without Borders to Pedalling Cross Country in India

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Dr Unni Karunakara embarks on a personal odyssey to cycle 5000 kms from Srinagar to Kerala to connect with people about health, healthcare, and humanitarianism Srinagar, October 12, 2013 – Outgoing International President of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Dr Unni Karunakara, is taking to the road on a bicycle to travel 5,000 kilometres … Read more