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. 

 
Access to medicines

Five people, five reasons we need to overcome monopolies on medicines

Stories from the Frontline 16 Dec 2020
 
Access to medicines

Governments must act fast on consensus supporting historic move to suspend monopolies during pandemic

Press Release 15 Dec 2020
 
Access to medicines

Put all patients on new TB drugs, Kenya advised

MSF in the news 10 Dec 2020
 
MSF staff walking in the field heading for a call-back during the NHIPS survey.
Access to Healthcare

The journey to reversing the curve: HIV prevalence in Ndhiwa Sub-county drops seven per cent in six years

Stories from the Frontline 23 Nov 2020
 
Access to medicines

MSF calls on all governments to support landmark move at WTO to suspend monopolies during COVID-19

Press Release 19 Nov 2020
 
Step up for TB report cover
Access to medicines

New tests and drugs for world’s deadliest infectious disease, TB, remain out of reach - TB Report

Press Release 19 Nov 2020