Access to medicines

Access to medicines

One third of the world lacks  access to essential medicines.  In the poorest parts of Africa and Asia this figure rises to a half of the population. We challenge the high cost of medicines and the absence of treatment for many of the diseases affecting ou

Too often  we cannot treat patients because the medicines are too expensive, or they are no longer produced.  Sometimes, the only drugs we have are highly toxic or ineffective and nobody is looking for a better cure. 
As a medical humanitarian organisation, it is fundamentally unacceptable that access to essential medicines is increasingly difficult, particularly for the most common global infectious diseases. 

 
Medical staff inoculating malaria vaccine to a baby girl
Access to medicines

US decision to end support for Gavi puts millions of children’s lives at risk

Article 27 Mar 2025
 
A picture of different medications a person living with HIV may take on a daily basis.
Humanitarian challenges

Treat the funding cuts like the humanitarian disaster that they are

Article 19 Mar 2025
 
Muazu Nasir gets his Penta-5 vaccination in Sokoto north as part of the pilot of the MSF mass vaccination programme
Vaccination

MSF encourages parents to participate in ongoing vaccination campaign in collaboration with Sokoto state government

Article 21 Feb 2025
 
Kala azar patient testimony – Tigray region, Ethiopia
Access to medicines

Kala azar patient testimony – Tigray region, Ethiopia

Article 4 Feb 2025
 
Malaria patients admitted in Nejo General Hospital Malaria Ward. MSF opened dedicated malaria wards at Nejo General Hospital West Wollega and Nekemte Specialized Hospital in East Wollega. Ethiopia 2024.
Malaria

Ethiopia: MSF responds to unprecedented surge in malaria

Article 28 Nov 2024
 
BSH Paediatrics ward_Maliah Mawich MSF
Access to Healthcare

MSF and Ministry of Health Inaugurate Rehabilitated Paediatric Unit at Bentiu State Hospital

Article 31 Oct 2024