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
Echoes of Humanity: Saving lives in the face of conflict
I envision a future where communities lead their health initiatives, access to healthcare is a right, not a privilege. Fieldworkers Stories - 15 Mar 2024
Epidemic
DRC: “We fear a flare up of disease again”
As fighting displaces thousands of people in North and South Kivu, MSF is concerned about spread of disease due to overcrowded, unsanitary living conditions Article - 12 Mar 2024
Access to Healthcare
Six months on: how MSF ‘Mini-lab’ is improving the quality of care in Bentiu Internally Displaced People camp
Since last September, the MSF microbiology lab has already shown encouraging results and is making a positive impact on the medical diagnosis and treatments we provide in Bentiu, South Sudan Article - 11 Mar 2024
Attacks on medical care
Democratic Republic of Congo: MSF calls for protection of patients, medical facilities and civilians following Drodro hospital attack
MSF condemns the killing of a defenceless elderly patient in her bed and urge all parties to the conflict to respect and protect patients, medical staff, medical facilities, civilians and humanitarian aid workers. Press Release - 9 Mar 2024
Access to Healthcare