Access to medicines
Five people, five reasons we need to overcome monopolies on medicines
Five people, five reasons why we need governments to back this key waiver on patents and monopolies for COVID-19 medical tools during the pandemic. Stories from the Frontline - 16 Dec 2020![Ntezimana Fidès [© MSF/Alawiya Mohammed]](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/msfimages/news/msb29377_medium.jpg?itok=zUqHV1vZ "Ntezimana Fidès [© MSF/Alawiya Mohammed]")
HIV/AIDS
“My journey as a refugee has helped me find my purpose in life”
Ntezimana Fidès, from Burundi, works for Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Nduta refugee camp, northwestern Tanzania, where she provides support to pregnant women with HIV, who often face stigma, even from their own husbands. She outlines how her work has changed with COVID-19 and describes the joy of being able to help her community. Stories from the Frontline - 26 Nov 2020
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The journey to reversing the HIV curve: Ndihwa sub-county, Kenya
Videos and Photos - 23 Nov 2020
Access to Healthcare
The journey to reversing the curve: HIV prevalence in Ndhiwa Sub-county drops seven per cent in six years
Following the results of a 2012 study in Ndhiwa Sub-County in Kenya, a massive, collective effort was launched by MSF with the Kenyan Ministry of Health, along similar initiatives by EGPAF and PEPFAR partners, to drive an improvement in the HIV cascade of care, in order to reduce the number of people capable of transmitting the virus, thereby aiming to reduce the incidence. Stories from the Frontline - 23 Nov 2020
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Improved testing and provision of care slashes HIV rates in Ndhiwa sub-county, Kenya
Between 2014 and 2018, improved access to testing and treatment, and a higher quality of care significantly reduced the percentage of the population living with HIV in Ndhiwa sub-county, Homa Bay county, Kenya, according to a study by medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)/Epicentre. Press Release - 23 Nov 2020
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Press Release - 19 Nov 2020
MSF calls on all governments to support landmark move at WTO to suspend monopolies during COVID-19
Proposal is already backed by 99 countries, including KenyaPress Release - 19 Nov 2020
Access to medicines
New tests and drugs for world’s deadliest infectious disease, TB, remain out of reach - TB Report
MSF calls on governments and donors to step up and speed up TB testing and treatment Press Release - 19 Nov 2020
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MSF in South Africa 2000 – 2020
Year 2020 marks 20 years of Doctors Without Borders (MSF)’s humanitarian work in South Africa.
Attacks on medical care
