Hakima Masud has been working for Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) for the past four years as part of the Mombasa project, where the organization cares for adolescents and young people, focusing on the needs of young key populations including gender and sexual minorities in order to improve access to safe, non-discriminatory and stigma-free … Read more
USA– On February 26th, the US government issued around 5,200 termination letters to programmes worldwide funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and 4,100 funded by the Department of State and the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). These programmes were ordered to shut down operations immediately and permanently. Many provided essential … Read more
For the young sex workers of Mbare and Epworth, Zimbabwe, the streets are more than a workplace—they are a battlefield. Violence, stigma, and a lack of access to healthcare have long defined their lives. However, a growing network of empowered young women, supported by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), is rewriting this narrative. These young women … Read more
Fangak County, South Sudan- When Nyasebit Chan moved to Old Fangak in Jonglei State, South Sudan, a hepatitis E outbreak was well underway. The virus affects people of all ages but is particularly risky for pregnant women and girls. A mother to two sons, Nyasebit had left her immediate family in New Fangak to support … Read more
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
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
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
US test maker Cepheid and parent corporation Danaher have ignored global calls for price reductions and have broken their promise from one year ago to be transparent about what it costs to make their medical tests Washington, DC, 17 October 2024 — Today, the international medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), alongside … Read more
Shinjiro Murata, General Director, MSF Japan Across Myanmar, 18.6 million people are struggling to meet their basic needs—including access to medical care. The humanitarian situation in Myanmar is rapidly deteriorating, and yet the international community is crippled by inaction, their attention elsewhere. As a humanitarian, I have witnessed crises in Africa and the Middle East, … Read more
Many women and children in Baidoa, Somalia, have to undertake journeys of hundreds of miles to reach medical facilities. To make matters worse, insecurity and violence often lead to delays that exacerbate health conditions and tragically, sometimes even lead to death. “Seven months ago, my wife gave birth to twin boys. She experienced excessive bleeding … Read more