Access to medicines
Diabetes: An unseen humanitarian emergency
It’s 100 years since the discovery of insulin, the life-saving drug for people living with diabetes. But today, more than half of those who need this marvellous medicine still can’t access it – either because it’s too expensive or unavailable. Interview - 12 Nov 2021
Access to Healthcare
Bringing medical care closer to people's homes in Kenya
In 2017, MSF started a program in Embu, Kenya to mentor, integrate and decentralize medical care for patients living with NCDs into primary health facilities. Martha Muundi, who was a Clinical Officer Mentor in the project, describes the project Stories from the Frontline - 12 Nov 2021
Malnutrition
Malnutrition soars in Herat as Afghanistan healthcare is at breaking point
Access to healthcare was a major issue in Afghanistan well before the Taliban takeover, but today the situation has further degraded, as most of the international aid has been suspended. Article - 9 Nov 2021
Access to Healthcare
Pink October: what are the challenges of treating cancer in Mali?
During the Pink October campaign, MSF and its many partners screened more than 5,000 women in Bamako for breast and cervical cancer. Article - 9 Nov 2021
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Access to medicines
MSF response to first regulatory approval of first oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19, molnupiravir
Today the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced the approval of molnupiravir for the early treatment of people with mild to moderate COVID-19 who are at increased risk of developing severe disease. This is the first approval of an oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19. Press Release - 4 Nov 2021
The climate crisis is a health and humanitarian crisis
It has always been our duty to speak out for those whose voice is not heard, and this is no different. We want to share the concerns of the communities we serve. Article - 4 Nov 2021
Refugees, Migration and displacement