Robin Meldrum

Below is a comprehensive archive of press releases from MSF-USA. Use the options in the boxes below to filter results based on your preferences.

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First New TB Drug Approved In 50 Years Must Be Made Widely Available

December 31, 2012

An important new TB treatment approved by the US Food and Drug Administration must be made available in countries with high levels of the drug-resistant form of the disease.

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Doctors Without Borders Calls for Rapid Introduction of New TB Medicine

December 31, 2012

The approval by the US Food and Drug Administration of an important new tuberculosis treatment must lead to its availability in countries with high levels of the drug-resistant form of the deadly disease.

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Kenya: Possible Influx Of New Refugees Will Worsen Already Dire Conditions In Camps

December 28, 2012

A move to relocate Somali refugees from Kenyan cities to already overcrowded refugee camps nearer the border with Somalia would make an already miserable situation even worse.

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One Year Later, MSF Remembers Two Colleagues Killed in Somalia

December 27, 2012

A year ago today,  Philippe Havet and Andrias Karel Keiluhu were killed while delivering emergency medical assistance in Somalia.

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Democratic Republic of Congo: A Race to Stop Measles Epidemic

December 19, 2012

A measles epidemic is spreading throughout a vast region of DRC, and shortages of drugs and health staff are putting hundreds of thousands of children at risk.

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MSF Condemns Targeting of Health Workers in Pakistan

December 19, 2012

Regardless of the parties or individuals responsible for the recent escalation of attacks against health workers in Pakistan, both patients and medical workers risk losing their lives while seeking or providing health care

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Deadly Voyage Highlights Risks to Migrants and Refugees Arriving in Greece

December 17, 2012

The sinking of a boat believed to be carrying 28 people near the Greek island of Lesvos on December 14 highlights the dangers of a recent increase in maritime crossings to the Aegean Islands

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Wounded and Sick Trapped in War-Torn Syrian City

December 12, 2012

Tens of thousands of people, many of them wounded, are trapped by intense fighting and bombing in Deir Azzour.

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Conference Press Release: Millions of Patients Still Waiting for Medical "Breakthroughs" Against Neglected Diseases

December 12, 2012

Despite important progress in research and development (R&D) for global health over the past decade, only a small fraction of new medicines developed between 2000 and 2011 were for the treatment of neglected diseases.

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GAVI Needs to Offer Lower Vaccine Prices to Humanitarian Groups

December 05, 2012

Negotiating with vaccine manufacturers leads to lengthy, unnecessary delays during medical emergencies, says MSF.

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