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 ...
A collaborative photo essay by photographers Sahat Zia Hero and Victor Caringal, exploring life in the Rohingya refugee camps. Featuring powerful images and personal reflections.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
The extreme escalation of conflict, indiscriminate violence, and severe restrictions on humanitarian access in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar, have forced Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to suspend its medical humanitarian activities in the townships of Rathedaung, Buthidaung and Maungdaw. MSF ran 14 mobile clinics in northern Rakhine providing essential medical services to all communities, [...]Read More... from Myanmar: MSF suspends its medical activities in northe...| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Medical care is just one of the many urgent needs faced by people in crisis, who also frequently lack access to food, shelter, clean water and protection from violence. The United Nations estimates that nearly 340 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance in 2023, an increase of almost 60 million over the previous [...]Read More... from Gaps in Global Aid| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
MSF launches a large-scale hepatitis C “test and treat” campaign in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, to address high infection rates in Rohingya refugee camps. The initiative aims to provide care for 30,000 people by 2026, improving access to vital treatment for a stateless people facing critical healthcare shortages.| 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 ...
More than a million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh face severe hunger as food rations are cut due to a $115.6 million funding gap. Without swift donor action and increased aid, malnutrition, exploitation and violence threaten lives, especially children. Donor support is critical to addressing this escalating humanitarian crisis.| Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
