Gaza - Israel War
MSF statement on UN Security Council vote for Gaza ceasefire
After more than five months, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) finally passed a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire to the conflict in Gaza during the month of Ramadan. The resolution also calls for the immediate and unconditional release of hostages and “the urgent need to expand the flow” of aid into Gaza. Statement - 25 Mar 2024
Opportunities
Request for Proposal: Network Infrastructure Upgrade
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders is soliciting proposals from vendors that are qualified to provide Network Infrastructure Upgrade services.
Tuberculosis
Sierra Leone: New approach radically improves diagnosis and treatment of children with TB
MSF has been working with Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health through the National Leprosy and Tuberculosis Control Programme (NLTCP) since 2020, where one of its main focuses is to improve the diagnosis and treatment of TB in children. Article - 23 Mar 2024
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis: MSF launches unprecedented project to tackle underdiagnosis among children
MSF has launched a worldwide project aiming to increase the number of children diagnosed with TB as well as improve their treatment experience and prevent new cases. Article - 22 Mar 2024
Access to medicines
‘Time for Five’ coalition launches global petition targeting medical test maker Cepheid and parent corporation Danaher
Ahead of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, the international medical humanitarian organization MSF protested alongside other global health activists outside the headquarters of US corporation Danaher, which owns diagnostics maker Cepheid, demanding they drop the price to US$5 for all their ‘GeneXpert’ medical tests that they sell in low- and middle-income countries, for diseases such as tuberculosis (TB), HIV, hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and Ebola. Article - 22 Mar 2024
Water and sanitation
MSF calls for urgent action as hepatitis E spreads through Sudanese refugee camps in Chad
The spread of hepatitis E is being exacerbated by poor sanitation and a desperate shortage of clean water in the camps, which are scattered across Chad’s Ouaddai province. Article - 19 Mar 2024
War and conflict
Warring parties must ensure safety of staff and patients in Al-Shifa hospital
We are extremely concerned for the safety of the patients and medical staff trapped in the hospital compound, as well as for the safety of our colleagues and their families currently sheltering in the MSF clinic and office. Article - 18 Mar 2024
Epidemics
MSF calls for emergency stockpile of Ebola treatments ten years after world’s deadliest outbreak
As the world marks ten years since the deadliest Ebola virus disease outbreak that killed more than 11,000 people in West Africa, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is disappointed that while two approved Ebola treatments now exist, they are not readily available via an emergency stockpile for use in places where they would likely be needed in a future outbreak. Article - 18 Mar 2024
War and conflict
South Sudanese Abyei Box: Violence is still on the move in the communities
Two-years after the outbreak of violence in Agok, on the border between Sudan and South Sudan, and fleeing of people to Twic and Abyei Town, 20,000 internally displaced people continue to face major and long-term challenges. Substantial gaps remain in the delivery of humanitarian assistance. The recent escalation of violence is a testament to this. Article - 15 Mar 2024
Access to Healthcare