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2012
The Right Shot: Extending the Reach of Affordable and Adapted Vaccines MAY 8, 2012 This publication seeks to remedy some of the existing knowledge gaps by raising awareness on existing price differentials, exploring what factors drive fluctuations in vaccine prices and discussing where development of better-adapted vaccines could reduce barriers to immunization and increase coverage levels of traditional and newer vaccines.
From the Ground Up: Building a Drug-Resistant TB Program in Uganda APRIL 19, 2012 MSF is convinced that the Ugandan government's focus should be on providing comprehensive, decentralized, and community-based care for TB.
Special Report: Assisting the Somali Population Affected by the Humanitarian Crisis of 2011 APRIL 6, 2012 This document gives an overview of MSF activities related to the humanitarian crisis in Somalia and neighboring Kenya and Ethiopia. The data presented, though provisional, account for MSF’s medical activities and financial income and expenditures in this region, while the narrative illustrates how MSF as a medical aid organization responded to this evolving crisis.
Urgent Delivery—Maternal Death: The Avoidable Crisis MARCH 7, 2012 This special report details MSF’s approach to delivering quality emergency obstetric care to prevent maternal death.
Lives in the Balance: The Need for Urgent HIV and TB Treatment in Myanmar FEBRUARY 22, 2012 "Lives in the Balance" outlines the dire situation for people affected by HIV and tuberculosis (TB) in Myanmar.
Dadaab Briefing Paper: Back to Square One FEBRUARY 16, 2012 "Dadaab: Back to Square One" takes stock of the current humanitarian situation in the world's largest refugee camp.
Special Report: In Syria, Medicine as a Weapon of Persecution FEBRUARY 8, 2012 These 15 testimonies from injured people and doctors from across Syria were collected by MSF staff between January 30 and February 6, 2012.
2011
Access to Essential Medicines: Ten Stories That Mattered in 2011 DECEMBER 19, 2011 Through its Access Campaign, MSF has been closely following the developments in the world of access to medicines, vaccines, and diagnostics.
Central African Republic: A State of Silent Crisis DECEMBER 12, 2011 The Central African Republic today finds itself in a state of chronic medical emergency, yet the commitment of the country's government and of the international community is going in the wrong direction.
Malawi: "Ten Years That Changed My Life" DECEMBER 1, 2011 A decade after MSF started treating people living with HIV in Malawi's Chiradzulu district, it's clear that ARVs and proper care prolong life, prevent new transmissions, and allow people to regain their autonomy.
Urban Survivors: Humanitarian Challenges of a Rising Slum Population OCTOBER 28, 2011 In 2009, humanity crossed a profound threshold. For the first time, more than half of the world’s population lived in cities rather than in rural areas.
Untangling the Web of Antiretroviral Price Reductions, 14th Edition JULY 18, 2011 This is the 14th edition of Untangling the Web of Antiretroviral Price Reductions (UTW), released at the International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference 2011 in Rome.
Papua New Guinea: Hidden and Neglected JUNE 16, 2011 Family and sexual violence have long been recognized as serious problems in Papua New Guinea; nearly 20 years ago a government study revealed shocking levels of violence throughout the country.
Getting Ahead of the Wave: Lessons for the Next Decade of the AIDS Response MAY 31, 2011 While several countries hardest hit by the AIDS epidemic are improving HIV treatment protocols to reduce deaths and illness, a lack of support from donors prevents many from implementing vital changes.
Reducing Childhood Mortality in Niger: The Role of Nutritious Foods MAY 24, 2011
Making the Switch APRIL 18, 2011 Severe malaria has traditionally been treated with quinine. Today, the latest scientific evidence clearly shows that many more children’s lives can be saved by switching treatment from quinine to a more effective drug, artesunate.
Health Services Paralyzed: Bahrain’s Military Crackdown on Patients APRIL 7, 2011
2011 Special 301 Review FEBRUARY 22, 2011  Submission to the U.S. Trade Representative Regarding the 2011 Special 301 Review Process.
Pakistan: Six Months After the Floods FEBRUARY 3, 2011  A report on MSF's response to the devastating floods swept through Pakistan in late July 2010, six months later.
Haiti One Year After JANUARY 10, 2011 One year after a devastating earthquake, Haitians continue to endure appalling living conditions amid a nationwide cholera outbreak, despite the largest humanitarian aid deployment in the world.
Haiti One Year After: Looking Ahead JANUARY 10, 2011 MSF had already been present and active in Haiti for the past 19 years. It was therefore ready to respond when the disaster struck. And it is now prepared to do the work that will remain in the days, months, and years to come.
Haiti One Year After: Financial Accountability JANUARY 10, 2011 By the end of 2010, MSF has estimated it will have spent all of the $138 million donated by private supporters for Haiti.
2010
Access to Essential Medicines: Ten Stories That Mattered in 2010 DECEMBER 29, 2010 Through its Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines, MSF has been closely following the developments in the world of access to medicines, vaccines and diagnostics.
HIV/AIDS Progress Under Siege NOVEMBER 30, 2010 But just as important gains are beginning to show their promise for patients, a stagnation in donor funding, coupled with trade policies that will create serious additional barriers to accessing affordable generic medicines, are dealing HIV/AIDS treatment a double blow.
HIV/AIDS: Simplify to Treat More NOVEMBER 29, 2010 In late 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued new international recommendations concerning the fight against HIV/AIDS. WHO advocates treating more patients by starting antiretroviral therapy at an earlier stage and using higher quality drugs. These measures will result in an increase in the number of infected people eligible for treatment. While beneficial, the new recommendations pose many challenges and come amid an unfavorable global environment.
Mozambique: A Look Back at 10 Years of HIV Projects NOVEMBER 24, 2010 The number of patients on treatment has risen dramatically over the last few years. At the end of August 2010, more than 200,000 patients were on ARV treatment in Mozambique, of whom more than 33,000 were being treated with the assistance of MSF.
Fighting a Dual Epidemic: Treating TB in a High HIV Prevalence Setting in Rural Swaziland NOVEMBER 18, 2010 In Swaziland a dual epidemic of tuberculosis (TB) and HIV is threatening to wipe out entire generations. The country has the highest HIV prevalence in the world among adults, coupled with one of the highest incidence rates of TB. The great majority of TB patients are co-infected with HIV, and TB is the leading cause of mortality among HIV-positive patients.
China: Joint Review of Guangxi MSF/CDC HIV Project OCTOBER 28, 2010 The first confirmed case of HIV infection in China was reported in 1989. Twenty years later, UNAIDS estimates that there are some 740,000 people living with HIV/AIDS across the country, with an estimated 48,000 new infections in 2009. By the early 2000s, Chinese authorities had recognised the widespread nature of the HIV epidemic and reacted by implementing new policies, as well as treatment, prevention and control programmes.
Colombia: Three-Time Victims JULY 23, 2010 A special MSF report documents armed conflict and mental health in the department of Caquetá, Colombia.
HIV/AIDS: The Stories Behind the Science JULY 14, 2010 As the International AIDS Conference (IAC) gets underway in Vienna, MSF is launching a report, “The Ten Consequences of AIDS Treatment Delayed, Deferred, or Denied," a guide to the devastation that can be expected if current trends continue.
Emergency Response After the Haiti Earthquake: Choices, Obstacles, Activities and Finance (page2) JULY 9, 2010 Six months after Haiti’s January 12 earthquake, MSF describes the organization’s largest ever emergency response.
Emergency Response After the Haiti Earthquake: Choices, Obstacles, Activities and Finance JULY 8, 2010 Six months after Haiti’s January 12 earthquake, MSF describes the organization’s largest ever emergency response.
Greece: Lives on Hold JUNE 15, 2010 MSF urges the Greek authorities to carefully measure the impact of detention on the well-being of migrants and asylum seekers and to seek alternatives to the detention of new arrivals.
No Time to Quit: HIV/AIDS Treatment Gap Widening in Africa MAY 26, 2010
Giving Developing Countries the Best Shot: An Overview of Vaccine Access and R&D MAY 11, 2010 MSF and Oxfam warn that vaccination programs for the developing world are facing an acute funding crisis.
Turkmenistan’s Opaque Health System APRIL 12, 2010 The people of Turkmenistan are being failed by their health care system, by their government, and by the international community. The system that is supposed to ensure their health is instead designed to conceal problems. This is not a case of individual practitioners failing to do their jobs but one that is far more systematic.
Sexual Violence and Migration MARCH 26, 2010 This briefing paper highlights the problem of sexual violence against Sub-Saharan migrant women, who arrive in Morocco on their way to Europe.
Afghanistan: A Return to Humanitarian Action MARCH 11, 2010 The space to provide neutral, independent, impartial humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan has been lost, and this is having dire consequences for the population
Briefing Paper: Experience Treating The Most Neglected of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) FEBRUARY 22, 2010 Over one billion people are infected with one or more of the 14  diseases defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as  neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
Bangladesh: Violent Crackdown Fuels Humanitarian Crisis for Unrecognized Rohingya Refugees FEBRUARY 18, 2010 Stateless Rohingya people in Bangladesh are currently victims to unprecedented levels of violence and attempts at forced repatriation.
2009
Somalia: An Overview DECEMBER 31, 2009 An overview of MSF activities in Somalia in 2009.
Gaza: One Year After the War DECEMBER 30, 2009 New medical and health needs have emerged in the post-war period, leading MSF to revise its activities in order to address them, including post-operative care, physical therapy, mental health care, and plastic surgery.
Top Ten Humanitarian Crises of 2009 DECEMBER 21, 2009
Southern Sudan: Facing Up to Reality DECEMBER 11, 2009 This year, MSF has witnessed a worrying deterioration in the situation in the semi-autonomous region of Southern Sudan, with severe medical humanitarian implications for the population.
Malnutrition: How Much is Being Spent? NOVEMBER 10, 2009 Malnutrition is an urgent humanitarian emergency that contributes to the deaths of 3.5 to 5 million children under five each year. Millions more are left vulnerable to illnesses or suffering from physical or mental disabilities due to malnutrition. This in turn contributes to impediments to education and development in affected countries.
HIV/AIDS: Punishing Success? NOVEMBER 5, 2009 Today, the good news is that four million HIV-positive people are alive on antiretroviral therapy (ART). The bad news is that MSF teams working to treat HIV/AIDS are witnessing worrying signs of waning international support to combat HIV/AIDS.
HIV-TB in Swaziland: A Deadly Co-Infection Epidemic OCTOBER 28, 2009 Swaziland in Southern Africa is on the brink of a major health crisis due to the killer twin epidemic of HIV-AIDS and TB.
DRC: Despite Breakthrough Treatment, Sleeping Sickness Flourishes Due to Violence OCTOBER 26, 2009 A new treatment has potential to make a difference in the fight against sleeping sickness. The fatal parasitic disease, which has ravaged Africa for decades, is causing thousands of deaths each year and has been spreading from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with refugees and displaced, who are fleeing from conflict and do not have access to proper treatment.
Make It Happen – Help Us Get HIV Drugs In The Pool SEPTEMBER 29, 2009 When drug companies put their patents into a patent pool, they still get their royalties, while other companies use the patents to make cheaper drugs. Everyone wins.
HIV/AIDS Treatment in Developing Countries JULY 20, 2009 Over three million people living with HIV/AIDS in the developing world receive antiretroviral therapy (ART). However, the medicines and diagnostic tools available are inadequate to respond fully to their needs. In addition, seven million people are in need of treatment and are still waiting for access.
Chagas: It's Time to Break the Silence JULY 7, 2009 Millions of people are infected with Chagas disease yet they do not know. They can die in silence, without asking for help, without knowing why. It's time to act: diagnose and treat now!
Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers: Vulnerable People at Europe's Doorstep JULY 6, 2009 MSF runs emergency medical programs for asylum seekers and migrants on the border shores of a number of countries, calls for minimum standards in their reception, and denounces their systematic detention.
No Refuge, Access Denied: Medical and Humanitarian Needs of Zimbabweans in South Africa JUNE 2, 2009 Despite the fact that many Zimbabweans risk their lives to flee Zimbabwe, the South African government has historically characterised them as ‘voluntary economic migrants’ and aggressively deported them. Zimbabweans say they had little choice but to leave and thousands continue to cross the border every day, legally and illegally, as a matter of survival.
Briefing Paper: Hidden Behind Barbed Wire MAY 20, 2009 Over the past four months, the Thai military has used heightened restrictions and coercive tactics to pressure some 4,700 ethnic Lao Hmong refugees, who claim to have fled violence and persecution in Laos, to renounce their claims for protection and accept a forced return to Laos.
Briefing Paper - Dadaab: The Unacceptable Price of Asylum MAY 18, 2009 An estimated 270,000 Somali refugees are enduring difficult living conditions at Dagahaley, Ifo, and Hagadera refugee camps located on the outskirts of Dadaab in northern Kenya.
Tuberculosis: New Faces of an Old Disease MARCH 23, 2009 On World TB Day this year, MSF focusses on the urgent need for TB tests to deliver faster and accurate results, for all patients, even in the remotest settings. Patients from Kenya, India and Georgia tell their stories of how TB tests today are failing them.
Tuberculosis: New Faces of an Old Disease (page 2) MARCH 23, 2009 On World TB Day this year, MSF focusses on the urgent need for TB tests to deliver faster and accurate results, for all patients, even in the remotest settings. Patients from Kenya, India and Georgia tell their stories of how TB tests today are failing them.
Shattered Lives MARCH 5, 2009 Through this report, MSF shares its experience in providing medical care, counseling and other forms of support to thousands of victims of sexual violence in many countries around the world. The report is partly born out of outrage about the inexcusable acts that these people have been subjected to and the damage inflicted upon their lives. It demonstrates why it is imperative to make immediate care available, and truly accessible, for those who have been sexually assaulted. MSF hopes that this report will inform and inspire health officials, aid workers, and others who should be involved in providing such support.
Shattered Lives: Colombia MARCH 4, 2009 In Colombia, few victims of sexual violence seek medical care immediately after being raped. Fear of stigmatization and safety concerns are some of the reasons that prevent them from doing so. MSF provides comprehensive health care for victims of rape and tries to reduce the barriers they face in accessing services.
Shattered Lives: Liberia MARCH 4, 2009 MSF is providing care for victims of sexual violence in two hospitals and two clinics in Liberia’s capital, Monrovia. A drama group helps raise awareness of rape, social workers provide psychosocial support to patients and medical-legal certificates are issued for everyone. Coordinated lobbying efforts resulted in the adoption of a new medical-legal certificate, which is now being implemented at a national level.
Shattered Lives: South Africa MARCH 4, 2009 The levels of sexual violence in South Africa are alarming: it is estimated that a woman is raped every 26 seconds. Khayelitsha, a poor township on the outskirts of Cape Town, has one of the highest incidences of rape in the country. In Khayelitsha, survivors of sexual violence receive care at Simelela, a center offering comprehensive services that go far beyond basic medical needs in a unique partnership between MSF and numerous local partners.
Shattered Lives: Eastern DRC MARCH 4, 2009 In the midst of the conflict in Kivu, MSF strives to provide medical care to victims of sexual violence. Rape is widespread, but access to patients is a challenge. With the help of a network of women working in villages, the word is spreading and more victims are seeking care. Yet, fighting, geographic isolation and the fear of disclosing the rape prevent many women from seeking care in Masisi, a district in North Kivu.
Shattered Lives: Burundi MARCH 4, 2009
Unacceptable Conditions in Guinea Prisons FEBRUARY 23, 2009 In September 2008, MSF began an emergency intervention in the civilian prison of Guéckédou in southeastern Republic of Guinea.
Beyond Cholera: Zimbabwe's Worsening Crisis FEBRUARY 17, 2009 Zimbabwe's political and economic breakdown has led to abysmal access to public healthcare; a collapsed infrastructure; a crushing HIV epidemic; political violence; food shortages and malnutrition; internal displacement and displacement to neighboring countries. Above, more than three million Zimbabweans have fled to South Africa, including these children taking refuge in a church in Johannesburg.
One Crises May Hide Another: Food Price Crises Masked Deadly Childhood Nutrition JANUARY 23, 2009 While the global prices for basic commodities like flour, milk, and corn have fallen back to the levels of end 2006, deaths and crippling lifelong handicaps caused by malnutrition have not decreased in the most affected countries where malnutrition is a recurrent, seasonal phenomenon with only very limited links to global food price developments. The reason lies in the specific needs of very young children for a diverse and nutrient-rich diet.
2008
Top Ten Humanitarian Crises of 2008 DECEMBER 22, 2008 Massive forced civilian displacements, violence, and unmet medical needs in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, Iraq, Sudan, and Pakistan, along with neglected medical emergencies in Myanmar and Zimbabwe, are some of the worst humanitarian and medical emergencies in the world, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reported today in its annual list of the “Top Ten” humanitarian crises.
Starved for Attention: Wake Up to the Crisis of Malnutrition DECEMBER 18, 2008 Without access to a wide range of essential nutrients, 9 children will continue to die every minute of causes related to malnutrition. MSF calls for food aid to change and for a nutrient rich diet to be made available to children to save millions of young lives.
A Preventable Fate: The Failure of ART Scale-Up in Myanmar NOVEMBER 25, 2008 Thousands of people are needlessly dying due to a severe lack of lifesaving HIV/AIDS treatment in Myanmar. Unable to continue shouldering the primary responsibility for responding to one of Asia’s worst HIV crises, MSF insists that the government of Myanmar and international organizations urgently and rapidly scale-up the provision of antiretroviral therapy.
Management of Moderate Acute Malnutrition with RUTF in Niger OCTOBER 1, 2008 Between 2001 and 2005, the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) therapeutic feeding programme in Maradi, Niger offered treatment for severe acute malnutrition centred on the use of Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) and the outpatient management of all uncomplicated cases.
Malaria: From Good Intentions to Effective Action SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 In a new report launched today, MSF said many more lives can be saved if newer effective strategies to tackle malaria are more widely implemented. The report, titled "Full Prescription; better malaria treatment for more people, MSF’s experience,"describes the organization’s work in Sierra Leone, Chad and Mali, and shows that unnecessary deaths can be avoided with simple, affordable treatment and diagnostic tools available today.
Running in Place: Too Many Patients Still in Urgent Need of HIV/AIDS Treatment AUGUST 3, 2008 HIV/AIDS treatment and management are essential components of many MSF programs worldwide. Currently MSF provides antiretroviral therapy (ART) for over 140,000 patients in 27 countries, with about 10,000 of those patients being children. In conjunction with this year’s International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, this document presents MSF’s current “state of play” in providing quality care to people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in resource-limited settings.
NO CHOICE: Somali and Ethiopian Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants Crossing The Gulf of Aden JUNE 26, 2008 Thousands of people risk their lives every year to cross the Gulf of Aden to escape from conflict, violence, drought and poverty.
Fearing a Forced Return MAY 22, 2008 Nearly 8,000 ethnic Lao Hmong currently confined to a guarded, barbed-wire enclosed camp controlled by the Thai military in the village of Huai Nam Khao in Petchabun province in northern Thailand face the imminent threat of a forced return to Laos. Many of these refugees have told MSF, the sole nongovernmental organization working in the camp, of a life in Laos spent fleeing violent attacks and persecution, witnessing the murder of family members, suffering rape, surviving bullet and shrapnel wounds, and enduring malnutrition and disease.
Putting Patients' Needs First: New Directions in Medical Innovation APRIL 29, 2008
Greater Upper Nile, Southern Sudan: Immediate Health Needs Remain amid a Precarious Peace MARCH 1, 2008 More than three years after the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in January 2005, medical needs remain critical, and simmering tensions create a precarious security situation. This report focuses on the areas of Greater Upper Nile, including Unity, northern Jonglei and Upper Nile States. Although extrapolations to other areas must be done with caution, the health situation in Greater Upper Nile can be considered representative of many of the war-devastated communities in southern Sudan.
2007
"Top Ten" Most Underreported Humanitarian Stories of 2007 DECEMBER 18, 2007
Cytomegalovirus Retinitis: The Neglected Disease of the AIDS Pandemic DECEMBER 1, 2007 Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a member of the herpes virus family that was a familiar cause of blindness and death in patients with advanced AIDS in Western countries in the 1980s and 1990s, when it occurred in roughly one-third of patients with AIDS.
Ituri: Civilians Still the First Victims OCTOBER 24, 2007 In the wake of a violent civil war, the district of Ituri in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which has a population of 4.6 million, has and continues to be the scene of immense human suffering.

In the Eyes of Others: How People in Crises Perceive Humanitarian Action LIVE Online Webcast A live webcast discussion on how humanitarian aid and its principles of neutrality, impartiality, and independence are perceived by the people receiving assistance. April 30th at 8 PM ET.

At Any Price? Negotiating Access to Crisis Zones Join us for a live online discussion on the practical realities of working in humanitarian crises.

Medical Innovations in Humanitarian Situations Watch a video of the June 1 webcast now for an-depth look at how innovations introduced over the past 40 years have improved MSF's medical humanitarian work.

At a Crossroads: AIDS Treatment Under Threat at a Time of Immense Promise  LIVE Online Webcast Join MSF staff for the latest field update on the fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa.

A Year of Action: Doctors Without Borders answers YOUR questions about our work in Haiti LIVE Online Webcast A panel discussion via live online webcast about MSF's massive medical response in Haiti since the January 12, 2010 earthquake.

Haiti Earthquake Update A special teleconference on the recent earthquake in Haiti. Hear first-hand how our medical teams set up makeshift clinics to triage patients on the grounds of destroyed hospital structures; how we accomplished complicated surgical procedures in an inflatable hospital and tents; and the future of our work as we continue to address medical challenges the Haitian people are facing.