COVID-19 Coronavirus
Responding to COVID-19: Global Accountability Report | June - August 2020
Global Accountability report Reports - 2 Dec 2020
Access to Healthcare
Logistician manager, Ibrahim al-Lahham, shares his experiences of working in multiple projects in Kenya including one focusing on the management of non-communicable diseases. Stories from the Frontline - 2 Dec 2020
Integrating non-communicable diseases management in primary health facilities
In 2012, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) caused 68% of all deaths worldwide (38 million). In Kenya, there is no accurate data for people living with NCDs, but estimates show that more than 50% of patients admitted in Kenyan hospitals are due to NCDs, and contributes to more than 55% of deaths.Logistician manager, Ibrahim al-Lahham, shares his experiences of working in multiple projects in Kenya including one focusing on the management of non-communicable diseases. Stories from the Frontline - 2 Dec 2020
Refugees, Migration and displacement
MSF providing medical care and assistance in Sudan to people fleeing the violence in Ethiopia
On November 4, Ethiopia’s prime minister ordered military action against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in the Tigray region, in northern Ethiopia, following an attack on a military base. The escalating conflict is already affecting hundreds of thousands of people, and it runs the risk of destabilizing other parts of the country and the region, with potentially catastrophic humanitarian consequences. Crisis Update - 28 Nov 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
Access to Healthcare
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
Access to Healthcare
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
Access to Healthcare
DRC: MSF denounces ongoing violence in Salamabila
Salamabila is affected by conflicts over access to Mount Namoya, a natural gold deposit. This recurrent violence has serious consequences on the physical and mental health of the civilian populations it affects. Press Release - 20 Nov 2020
Access to medicines
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
Tuberculosis