A study conducted by Epicentre and other research organisations confirms the importance of vaccination against Ebola during epidemics: vaccination reduces not only the risk of infection, but also the risk of death. An observational study conducted by Epicentre, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières’ (MSF) medical research and epidemiology centre, the results of which are published [...]Read More... from MSF: Vaccination halves mortality among people infected with Ebola| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Together, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria account for millions of deaths around the world every year – most of them in countries already struggling to cope with under-resourced health systems. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) works directly in all three of these ongoing epidemics: We are the largest nongovernmental provider of TB care in [...]Read More... from HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
In light of the global impact of the COVID pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) established a process to negotiate an agreement to better prevent, prepare for and respond to future pandemics (commonly known as the “pandemic accord”). Since February 2023, governments have been negotiating the text of the accord, and an outcome is expected [...]Read More... from Five Things We Need to See in the Pandemic Accord| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
While Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is a neutral and impartial organization, we do speak out about the conditions we see through our work delivering emergency humanitarian medical assistance. We advocate with and for our patients and the communities we work with, driven by our core belief that everyone has the right to access [...]Read More... from Advocacy| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
