Health for Thought

Source: Indian Express White tents within Alliance Francaise de Delhi are home to an interactive exhibition that informs visitors about the work of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). It is part of “Who cares?”, a campaign of the international medical humanitarian organisation which delivers emergency aid to people around the world who are affected … Read more

'हू केयर्स' कर रहा स्वास्थ्य की केयर

Source:Dainik Jagran जासं, नई दिल्ली : स्वास्थ्य संबंधी मुद्दों पर आम जनता को जागरूक करने के मकसद से अंतरराष्ट्रीय चिकित्सकीय मानवीय संगठन ‘डॉक्टर्स विदाउट बॉर्डर्स/ मेडिसिंस सैंस फ्रंटियर्स’ (एमएसएफ) ने मंगलवार को एलायंस फ्रांसे, नई दिल्ली में ‘हू केयर्स’ अभियान का आयोजन किया। कार्यक्रम में फिल्मकार अनुराग कश्यप एवं अभिनेता फारुख शेख ने शिरकत की। … Read more

“Human pain, misery go beyond frontiers”

Source : The Hindu Bollywood personalities Farooq Sheikh and Anurag Kashyap on Monday highlighted the need to provide proper healthcare to marginalised communities in rural India. They also asserted that civil society must extend support to humanitarian organisations working in these neglected areas. Launching Médecins Sans Frontières’ “Who Cares?” campaign here, Mr. Kashyap stressed that … Read more

Reaching out to neglected spots of Indian healthcare

Source: One World SouthAsia Doctors without Borders or Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), today launched a campaign to engage Indian people with pressing health issues in the country. New Delhi, July 2: The educated segment of the society should work for the neglected sections of the society by associating themselves with the like minded organisations, said … Read more

MSF India launched its who cares campaign

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), with celebrated citizens Anurag Kashyap & Farooq Sheikh, campaigns to build awareness of medical humanitarian issues New Delhi, 2 July 2013 Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), an international medical humanitarian organisation, rolls out its “Who cares?” campaign at Alliance Française de Delhi on July 2 to engage the … Read more

Anurag Kashyap, Farooq Sheikh launch MSF health campaign

Source: Business Standard Actor Farooq Sheikh and director Anurag Kashyap today inaugurated a public health awareness campaign cum exhibition by Doctors Without Borders/Medecines Sans Frontieres (MSF) here. The “Who cares?” campaign by MSF is aimed at creating awareness in India about pressing health issues. “Dev D” director, who had a small town upbringing, said he … Read more

India’s Access to Medicines Policies Under Attack

Rohit Malpani, director of policy and advocacy at Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)’s Access Campaign, provided witness testimony on June 27, 2013, during a U.S. Congressional hearing on India’s trade policies. The hearing comes several months after the Indian Supreme Court ruled against pharmaceutical company Novartis in its seven-year legal battle to be granted … Read more

“Without Freedom I Cannot Dream”: An Afghan Refugee in Greece

Greece has become one of the main entry points for migrants and refugees trying to reach Europe in hopes of finding a better future. The already-limited response to the medical and humanitarian needs of these people has been adversely impacted by the financial crisis affecting the country. The Greek government has also increased its law … Read more

India must address stock-out of tuberculosis drugs

New Delhi, 17 June 2013 – The Indian government must urgently address the persistent issues and almost routine delays of procuring drugs to treat tuberculosis, international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said today. The issues are behind a worrying stock out of TB drugs which the country is currently experiencing. “As a country … Read more

South Sudan: 120,000 People Cut Off From Aid

JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN, JUNE 13, 2013—An estimated 120,000 people have fled fighting in and around the main towns in Pibor County in South Sudan’s Jonglei state and are now hiding in unsafe and malaria-infested swamps without access to safe drinking water, food, or medical care, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières … Read more