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

MSF responds to WHO announcement that 6 countries will receive tech from mRNA COVID-19 hub

Article 18 Feb 2022
 
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Persistent barriers to access healthcare in Afghanistan

Reports 6 Feb 2022
 
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MSF Wishlist for 2022

Article 7 Jan 2022
 
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Diabetes: Three dangerous myths that are hurting patients

Article 12 Nov 2021
 
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Diabetes: An unseen humanitarian emergency

Interview 12 Nov 2021
 
Martha Muundi,
Access to Healthcare

Bringing medical care closer to people's homes in Kenya

Stories from the Frontline 12 Nov 2021