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A female staff member is interviewed by a television crew from the Afghanistan national TV station, Shamshad, outside MSF's maternity hospital in Khost, Afghanistan, 2013.

Browse the latest stories and reports on MSF from various media outlets.

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DEVEX: In the Year of TB, Advocates Want More Than a Political Commitment

March 01, 2018

HIV and tuberculosis (TB) policy adviser for Médecins Sans Frontièrs/Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Sharonnan Lynch, discusses the new guidelines issued by the World Health Organization for preventing and treating TB. View External Media.
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NPR: Nurse Wins Prize for Research on Benefits of Faster Tuberculosis Testing

August 15, 2017

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) nurse and researcher, Chenai Mathabire, received the International Aids Society 2017 TB/HIV Research Prize for research on a rapid tuberculosis (TB) test. View External Media.
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NPR: There's Great News—and Grim News—in The Fight Against HIV/AIDS

August 01, 2017

Following the International AIDS conference, UNAIDS released a report that indicates more than half of the 36.7 million people with HIV have access to treatment for the first time. Despite this encouraging statistic, both HIV and AIDS death rates are increasing in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. NPR spoke with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) HIV and TB policy adviser, Sharonann Lynch, about the most recent HIV/AIDS trends. 
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Huffington Post: The G-20 Declaration Makes a Major Mention of the World’s Top Infectious Killer

July 11, 2017

This year's G20 declaration lays out the importance of promoting research and development to combat tuberculosis' (TB) "threat to public health and economic growth." Prior to the summit, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) urged G20 leaders to take action on drug-resistant infections, including TB. View External Media.
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Voice of America: Drug-Resistant TB is Global Threat

March 19, 2014

The medical aid group—Doctors without Borders—warns that drug-resistant tuberculosis has become a global threat. It says despite the growing number of cases, there are no effective treatments. View external media.
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NPR: Curing Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis In Kids Takes Creativity

July 08, 2013

NPR's Jason Beaubien visits an MSF project in Tajikistan and examines the challenges of treating kids with drug-resistant TB.

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NPR: Myths And Stigma Stoke TB Epidemic In Tajikistan

July 02, 2013

MSF's Tina Martin explains the challenges of treating tuberculosis in Tajikistan, where the disease often spreads among family members and is exacerbated by poverty and social stigma.

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Bloomberg: Tuberculosis tablet approved by FDA

December 31, 2012

  The Food and Drug Administration has granted accelerated approval for bedaquiline, the first tuberculosis drug to be developed in 40 years. Bedaquiline is "a potential game changer" in treating drug-resistant tuberculosis, according to Dr. Manica Balasegaram, executive director of MSF's Access Campaign.

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Guardian.co.uk: Fully Sick Bloggers Tell TB As It Is

July 04, 2011

From Sarah Boseley's Global Health Blog: Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis is on on the rise and hard to cure. Médecins Sans Frontières wants people with the disease to blog about it, to find out what they really need.

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CNN: Inside Africa

December 10, 2009

No doubt strides have been made in giving more people access to anti-retroviral drugs. But will the progress continue? Jim Clancy put that question to Emi Maclean, Director of the Doctors Without Borders Access Campaign.

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