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Lita arriving at Nsanje District Hospital. [Photo: Isabel Corthier/MSF]
HIV/AIDS

Gerrald and Lita

Lita and her father Gerrald live in Suwali, Nsanje. Stories from the Frontline - 2 Dec 2019
 
Malawi - Advanced HIV[Photo: Isabel Corthier/MSF]
HIV/AIDS

Empowering patients to reach an HIV-free Malawi

Despite having taken huge steps to reduce the prevalence of HIV and the numbers of people dying from it, many people in Malawi still get sick and develop advanced HIV. But a new model of care could help communities spot the symptoms of HIV and speed up the referral process, so that HIV positive patients receive care quickly and effectively. Stories from the Frontline - 2 Dec 2019
 
Manfred being helped to go to the Ndamera Health Centre while some of his friends are seeing him off. [Photo: Isabel Corthier/MSF]
HIV/AIDS

Manfred Luka

“I come from Chitomeni Village and I am a fisherman. During one of my usual fishing errands, I was having trouble breathing. I had chest pain. When I realised that my health was deteriorating, I went to Ndamera Health Centre. Stories from the Frontline - 2 Dec 2019
 
Kingsley Makwale MSF clinician examining Aisha at Mbenje Health Centre [Photo: Isabel Corthier/MSF]
HIV/AIDS

“No time to lose”: AIDS deaths toll stagnating due to lack of basic testing at community level

A 15-country snapshot report on progress in the fight against advanced HIV Press Release - 2 Dec 2019
 
Cover of " No time to lose: Detect, Treat and Prevent AIDS"
HIV/AIDS

NO TIME TO LOSE: DETECT, TREAT AND PREVENT AIDS

Reports - 2 Dec 2019
 
Portrait of John * and Jean * in the CHK. Jean was diagnosed with HIV in 2010.[Photo: Pablo Garrigos/MSF]
HIV/AIDS

In Kinshasa, HIV-positive people wait until ‘death’s door before coming to receive treatment’

Francois Sennesael*

A few weeks ago, the countries of the world gathered in Lyons to announce their contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. At the event, almost $14 billion were pledged to support the fight against these diseases over the next three years. While this is a respectable sum, it is far from enough to meet the growing needs faced by the worst-affected countries. An illustration of this is in the Congolese capital Kinshasa, at one of the few facilities to treat patients with advanced HIV/AIDS. Article - 30 Nov 2019
 
MSF and TB activists disrupt opening of TB conference to protest drug corporations keeping life-saving medicines from people
Access to medicines

MSF and TB activists disrupt opening of TB conference to protest drug corporations keeping life-saving medicines from people

Newer medicines for DR-TB are desperately needed, but barriers to access, including high prices, keep them out of reach for most people around the world. Press Release - 31 Oct 2019
 
Access to medicines

Panic over scarcity of life-saving HIV drug in hospitals

By Angela Oketch  MSF in the news - 16 Oct 2019
 
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Access to medicines

MSF launches global campaign urging Johnson & Johnson to reduce price of life-saving TB drug

Bedaquiline was developed using taxpayer money and contributions from the global TB community, those who contributed to bedaquiline’s development should have a say in how the drug is priced Press Release - 11 Oct 2019
 
Report : Burden sharing or burden shifting?
HIV/AIDS

Burden sharing or burden shifting?

Reports - 7 Oct 2019