Publications
Ideas & Opinions from MSF
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What does accountability mean, in practice and principle, for MSF?
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October 10, 2012 |
| 2010 |
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October 4, 2010 |
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by Dr. Martin De Smet, Head of MSF's Working Group on Malaria
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April 23, 2010 |
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Over 1 billion people are infected with one of the 14 diseases defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as neglected tropical diseases
(NTDs). These are the most common infections in the 2.7 billion people living on less than $2 a day and affects those often marginalized and
forgotten by governments, left to suffer in silence. NTDs are diverse but all cause severe disability or death, and bring a major economic burden
on endemic countries.
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February 23, 2010 |
| 2009 |
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On August 19, two attacks in Baghdad killed 95 people and wounded nearly 600. These two particularly deadly attacks were a startling reminder of the violence borne by the Iraqi people since the start of the war.
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September 28, 2009 |
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In this interview, Dr. Fournier describes why a global response to the H1N1 pandemic must in the short term focus not only on vaccination, but on reducing mortality worldwide by emphasizing the identification and treatment of the most severe cases; and argues why access to the vaccine in the future must be based on medical need, not purchasing power of wealthy countries.
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July 31, 2009 |
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June 12, 2009 |
| 2008 |
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Françoise Bouchet-Saulnier, author of The Practical Guide to Humanitarian Law, considers the notion of the “responsibility to protect,” which has been raised, incorrectly, given the obstacles to international assistance in Myanmar following Cyclone Nargis. She is the legal director of MSF in France.
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May 21, 2008 |
| 2007 |
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An Interview with Dr. Jean-Hervé Bradol, president of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières in France.
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May 22, 2007 |
| 2006 |
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November 19, 2006 |
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In the areas held by the Sudanese government, attacks by bandits/militias on MSF and other relief agencies have intensified in frequency and brutality.
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November 16, 2006 |
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Nearly two million people are dependant on World Food Program (WFP) food distributions in order to survive in displaced persons camps in Darfur. The announcement of a reduction by half of the survival rations provided by WFP leads Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to be afraid of a serious nutritional crisis.
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May 22, 2006 |
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History is threatening to repeat itself for AIDS patients in the developing world. In Lagos, Nigeria, and many other parts of Africa, the next crisis has already arrived.
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April 10, 2006 |
| 2005 |
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Dr. Alexandra Calmy, Advisor to MSF's Campaign For Access To Essential Medicines, writes about the progress and challenges of treating pediatric HIV/AIDS in resource-poor settings.
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December 1, 2005 |
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As long as the region of North Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to be a land coveted by many, death and physical abuse will remain the everyday lot of the civilian population. MSF has decided to extend its activities by initiating projects in Kayna and Rutshuru, two villages recently exposed to violent clashes.
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October 10, 2005 |
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Four-year old Moussa died the morning after another 18 tons of food aid was unloaded at Maradi's airport. Compounding the grief felt by his family, the boy's father, a poor bean, peanut, and millet farmer from the village of Nyelwa, on the outskirts of Maradi, Niger, had to ask strangers for money so he could transport the body of his dead son home.
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August 8, 2005 |
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A year ago, five of our colleagues were murdered in Afghanistan. The consequences
of this horrific act haunt us still. MSF is no longer present in Afghanistan – the
impunity shown towards those responsible makes it impossible for us to work there,
despite clear humanitarian and medical needs.
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May 26, 2005 |
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In the midst of civil society protests and international media attention,
the Indian Parliament approved and passed the new Patents Act on March 23, 2005.
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April 25, 2005 |
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By Christa Hook, head of MSF's international working group on Malaria, and Nathan Ford, head of MSF's Manson unit, which provides support to malaria field programs.
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April 23, 2005 |
| 2004 |
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By Dr. Jean-Hervé Bradol, President of MSF-France and MSF-USA Board Member, on the WHO, governments and the worsening HIV/AIDS crisis.
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November 30, 2004 |
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September 24, 2004 |
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By Nicolas de Torrente, Executive Director
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
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June 8, 2004 |
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On June 8th, the Group of Eight industrialized nations will hold their annual summit on Sea Island, Georgia, in the United States. Every year the G8 makes promises in regards to addressing malaria, tuberculosis, AIDS and other diseases in developing countries, but concrete achievements are few.
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June 7, 2004 |
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As attacks continue, leaflets distributed by US coalition further endanger aid workers. By Nicolas de Torrente, Executive Director MSF-USA
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May 10, 2004 |
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Jean-Hervé Bradol, MD, President of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières
(MSF), who headed MSF's programs in Rwanda in 1994, reflects on the genocide
and its implications for the humanitarian aid movement.
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April 30, 2004 |
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Rony Brauman & Pierre Salignon discuss war and humanitarian aid.
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April 16, 2004 |
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MSF has been confronted with tuberculosis (TB) since its first day of operation more than 30 years ago. In the past few years, MSF has expanded TB treatment to include more patients, and the focus has shifted from disease control to patient care.
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March 18, 2004 |
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MSF Briefing paper for March 8, 2004, International Women's Day
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March 8, 2004 |
| 2003 |
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In the wake of the attack on the ICRC, MSF's seven international staff in Iraq have relocated to Amman, Jordan, where they will evaluate how to continue MSF's work in Iraq against the background of ever-increasing violence and confusion of roles.
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November 10, 2003 |
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This editorial by Jean-Hervé Bradol, MD, President of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)originally appeared in Le Monde.
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October 10, 2003 |
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Kenny Gluck is the Director of Operations for MSF in Holland. He was held hostage in Chechnya from January 9, 2001 - February 4, 2001.
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August 12, 2003 |
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For the last year and a half, 32-year old Gabriel Trujillo has been the Head of Mission MSF programs in Moscow and the North Caucasus, managing programs for the nearly 150,000 displaced Chechens living in Ingushetia.
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June 15, 2003 |
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MSF is concerned about the impact the escalating war against Iraq will have on those in Iraq and neighboring countries.
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May 6, 2003 |
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Pierre Salignon, Program Director for MSF, recently returned from Afghanistan and he discussed the need for ongoing hospital and clinic support in Bamyan, Ghazni, and Zaranj, as well as the urgent need of providing emergency medical relief to the "squatters" of Kabul.
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February 10, 2003 |
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Terry is Director of Research at Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Paris. In this Q & A, she discusses the possible negative effects of humanitarian intervention.
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January 15, 2003 |
| 2002 |
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With world attention focused on a possible US-led war on Iraq, MSF is considering the possible impact that such a war might have on the civilian population of the country. By Nicolas de Torrente, Executive Director MSF-USA
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December 10, 2002 |
| 2001 |
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A background paper for the MSF Event Afghanistan: Civilians at Risk by Sima Wali, President and CEO, Refugee Women in Development
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October 21, 2001 |
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Fiona Terry, Ph.D. discusses famine and the manipulation of humanitarian aid to North Korea.
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August 2, 2001 |
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