New global vaccine strategy glosses over basic immunisation gaps
    New global vaccine strategy glosses over basic immunisation gaps
    © Olivier Asselin

    A new, ten-year, multi-billion dollar action plan for global vaccination may fail to deliver if it does not directly address the weaknesses in routine immunisation programmes. Nineteen million children are being missed each year and this challenge must be explicitly addressed, the medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said today.


    14 May 2012
    Syria: Safety of wounded and medical workers must be prioritised
    Syria: Safety of wounded and medical workers must be prioritised
    © MSF

    Wounded people and medical workers are still being targeted and threatened in Syria. MSF insists that all parties to the conflict must fully respect the physical integrity of wounded people, doctors and healthcare facilities. MSF calls for increased political and diplomatic efforts to ensure the safety of patients and medical workers, without the use of force.


    11 May 2012
    Nigeria: promised funds must be released to resolve the Zamfara lead poisoning crisis

    An international conference on the Zamfara lead poisoning crisis, of which Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) was the lead organiser, concluded on Thursday. The conference delegates endorsed a clear action plan calling for Nigerian government commitment to resolve the crisis.


    25 Apr 2012
    DRC: MSF sees 250 per cent rise in malaria cases
    DRC: MSF sees 250 per cent rise in malaria cases
    © Sandra Smiley/MSF

    MSF’s health centres and hospitals have observed a marked increase in the number of patients with malaria, including severe malaria. In six provinces, the number of people treated for malaria in MSF projects has risen by 250 per cent since 2009. The rise has been particularly sharp in recent months. An alarmingly high number of patients with severe malaria require hospitalisation and urgent blood transfusions.










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