| 2013 |
March 4, 2013
Unless damaging provisions are removed before negotiations are finalized, the TPP agreement is on track to become the most harmful trade pact ever for access to medicines in developing countries.
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| 2012 |
December 12, 2012
Over the past half century, there have been unprecedented improvements in health outcomes, spurred in part by unparalleled scientific progress in the pharmaceutical sector. Yet access to the benefits of medical progress and scientific advancement has not been equitably shared and many innovation gaps remain.
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December 4, 2012
Over the last few years, new vaccines to fight an increased range of childhood diseases have come to market.
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December 4, 2012
Vaccinating with new vaccines should save many more lives, but high prices could prevent this from happening.
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December 4, 2012
Immunization is one of the most effective ways of saving young lives, yet every year one in five children born—22 million—is left without this basic protection from disease.
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July 18, 2012
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June 14, 2012
Overlooked by the international community, the already-dire situation in Kenya's overcrowded Dadaab refugee camps is worsening.
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May 22, 2012
In the remote Jebel Si area of North Darfur, a series of obstacles threaten to seriously hamper MSF's ability to provide medical assistance.
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May 9, 2012
MSF is a central player in treating lead poisoning in Zamfara state, and is responding to the acute phase of this emergency.
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March 26, 2012
MSF calls on the stakeholders of the Global Fund to convene an emergency donor conference and to open a new early funding window to ensure that the Fund is fully functional in 2012.
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February 24, 2012
This update details MSF's recent activities in South Sudan, the world's newest nation.
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February 16, 2012
Read MSF's submission to the US trade representative on the 2012 Special 301 review process, which affects accessibility of medicines and important diagnostic tools.
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February 14, 2012
Read Novartis's statements on its generic medicines court case, and learn why they're wrong.
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February 14, 2012
Learn more about why Novartis is taking India to court over the production of affordable generic medicines.
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February 14, 2012
Novartis is taking India to court to stop production of affordable generic medicines that millions of people depend on to stay alive.
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February 9, 2012
Learn how a free trade agreement between the European Union and India could restrict access to affordable medicines for millions of people with HIV/AIDS and other diseases and conditions.
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| 2011 |
December 8, 2011
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October 28, 2011
This report shows how the lives of five MSF patients were transformed because they had access to medical interventions that could save millions of lives if they were more broadly available. It is for just this reason that MSF supports allocating a portion of any financial transaction tax passed into law to support global health needs.
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October 13, 2011
In 2010, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) launched a campaign to call on donor governments to stop providing sub-standard foods with insufficient nutritional quality to malnourished children living in developing countries.
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October 5, 2011
This crisis could have been prevented but the major player involved, the Brazilian Ministry of Health, has shirked its responsibilities and is evidently unwilling to overcome the various challenges.
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October 4, 2011
Chagas disease, or American trypanosomiasis, is a parasitic disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) and is transmitted mainly by insects called triatomines, also known as ‘assassin bugs’ or ‘kissing bugs’. It is endemic in 21 Latin American countries and cases have also been reported in the U.S., Europe, and Japan.
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June 30, 2011
The war in Libya is not only having an impact on Libyan nationals, but also on the 2.5 million migrants who have come there to work or live or are passing through to reach another destination.
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May 2, 2011
Since the popular uprisings and violent confrontations that have shaken the Arab world began in December 2010, some 27,000 refugees, asylum seekers, and undocumented migrants from North Africa have arrived by sea on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa.
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| 2010 |
November 5, 2010
The crucial role India plays in supplying the developing world with affordable quality medicines is being threatened.
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October 7, 2010
Millions of people in developing countries rely on affordable generic medicines produced in countries including India to stay alive. But the European Commission is pushing aggressive policies that will severely restrict people’s access to these lifesaving medicines.
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September 8, 2010
For people suffering from psychological trauma as a result of violence, detention, poor living conditions, failed attempts to leave Malta and general uncertainty about the future, being able to access mental health support is crucial.
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September 8, 2010
Morocco is a place of transit and forced stay for migrants from sub-Saharan Africa.
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July 20, 2010
On June 10, violent clashes between Kyrgyz and Uzbeks erupted in southern Kyrgyzstan, lasting five days, leading to major population displacement both in and outside the country. Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) began its emergency response on June 15.
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May 19, 2010
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May 12, 2010
In June 2009, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) released a report, No Refuge, Access Denied, which outlined the severe risks Zimbabweans took in order to cross the border, the dangerous conditions under which they lived once they reached South Africa, and their lackof access to health care.
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April 23, 2010
Malaria infects 300 million people every year and kills up to one million people.
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| 2008 |
October 6, 2008
Malnutrition is often lost in discussions around the subject of hunger, especially in the context of the discourse to "end world hunger," or to "feed the world." These blurred definitions help perpetuate the inadequate response to malnutrition.
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| 2007 |
April 11, 2007
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January 26, 2007
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| 2006 |
December 18, 2006
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December 18, 2006
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October 1, 2006
Tuberculosis (TB) remains the leading cause of death from a curable infectious disease, despite the availability of short-course therapy that can be both inexpensive and effective.
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August 13, 2006
Today, 1.3 million people are receiving ARV treatment. But a huge amount remains to be done. More than 40 million people are living with HIV/AIDS and an estimated 5 million of these are in urgent need of treatment. This means that 3.7 million are getting no treatment at all. Many of these people livein the world's poorest countries where the situation remains catastrophic.
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August 1, 2006
In the past 5 years, considerable progress has been made in scaling-up access to antiretroviral therapy. Today, 1.3 million people are receiving treatment. But a huge amount remains to be done.
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May 1, 2006
Since February 2006, the Angolan capital of Luanda has been experiencing its worst
ever cholera epidemic, with an average of 500 new cases per day. The outbreak has
also rapidly spread to other areas; to date, 11 of Angola’s 18 provinces are reporting
cases.
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March 14, 2006
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March 14, 2006
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February 1, 2006
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February 1, 2006
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is alarmed at the lack of availability of a key antiretroviral to treat HIV/AIDS, Gilead Science's tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF), marketed as Viread®.
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| 2005 |
December 10, 2005
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October 20, 2005
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February 15, 2005
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