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MSF calls for equitable access to TB drugs and diagnostics in first-ever plenary session on access at the TB Union Conference

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Bali/Geneva, 13 November 2024 – At the premier global conference on tuberculosis (TB), the annual Union World Conference on Lung Health, taking place in Bali, Indonesia, Christophe Perrin, TB Advocacy Pharmacist at MSF’s Access Campaign, was invited to present on Access to Medicines and Diagnostics during a plenary session. This is the first ever time … Read more

Haiti: MSF outraged by attack on its ambulance by law enforcement and execution of patients

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Port-au-Prince, November 12, 2024 — Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) condemns in the strongest terms the killing of at least two patients who were executed after an MSF ambulance was stopped by members of a vigilante group and law enforcement officers. On November 11, an MSF ambulance transporting three young people with gunshot wounds was stopped … Read more

MSF and global TB activists take stage at annual TB conference

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Activists present ‘Time for $5’ petition signed by over 206,000 people asking US corporations Cepheid and Danaher to drop test prices  Bali/Geneva, 12 November 2024 – At the annual TB Union Conference, taking place in Bali, Indonesia, over 70 TB activists, including Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), took the stage during the opening ceremony to … Read more

The Broken Lens: Antimicrobial Resistance in Humanitarian Settings

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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a growing threat in humanitarian and low-resource settings, particularly in conflict-affected regions where fragile health systems, access barriers to healthcare, and environmental contamination amplify its impact. Since 2014, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has made reducing the AMR burden a key priority, integrating it into its broader medical humanitarian efforts. This report follows on … Read more

Syria: Obstacles to maternity care shatter women’s hopes for a safe pregnancy

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The 13-year-long war in Syria, the earthquake in February 2023 and the lack of international support to rebuild healthcare infrastructure have deprived pregnant women and new mothers of their most fundamental right of access to adequate and dignified maternity care, especially during pregnancy and childbirth. This basic right is becoming elusive for pregnant women and … Read more

Ahead of World Diabetes Day, pharmaceutical corporations Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, and Sanofi must make insulin pens available at $1 per pen

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80% of people with diabetes live in low- and middle-income countries, where access to insulin pens is extremely limited due primarily to high prices. Geneva/Johannesburg, 11 November 2024 – Ahead of World Diabetes Day, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) called on pharmaceutical corporations Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi, and all insulin manufacturers to take urgent action … Read more

Breaking Barriers: Stories of resilience and survival against SGBV in India

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These stories are part of a nationwide reporting project by the People’s Archive of Rural India, focusing on the social, institutional, and structural barriers to care faced by survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). This initiative is supported by Doctors Without Borders India. Sumit’s journey to meet himself In Banswara: domestic ties that bind … Read more

Lebanon: Surviving war through community-led care

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As the war in Lebanon casts a shadow of devastation for millions of people across the country, community-led initiatives and local efforts are testament to the surviving solidarity and hope among Lebanese society. In the heart of Beirut, one such initiative is providing a lifeline for people housed in the Al Azarieh building—once a bustling … Read more

Syria: The invisible wounds that quietly deepen

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After more than 13 years of war, displacement and ongoing humanitarian crises, the inevitable outcome of this suffering is a widespread mental health crisis that is affecting countless people. At the end of a suicide awareness session, my patients told me, ‘We love life if we find a way to it,’ quoting the renowned Palestinian … Read more

MSF and the Lancet Countdown joint brief 2024

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Every climate action counts: The ripple effect of each failure on health systems in humanitarian settings Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) works with vulnerable and marginalised communities who are disproportionately affected by climate change despite being the least responsible for the emissions that are generating the climate crisis. In response, our teams … Read more