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SOUTH SUDAN KALA AZAR
Neglected diseases

No more neglected diseases, no more neglected patients

As we release a new report on neglected tropical diseases, International President Dr Christos Christou urges countries not to reverse the gains made on eliminating them. Press Release - 27 Jan 2021
 
Human African Trypanosomiasis in DRC
Neglected diseases

Overcoming neglect: Finding ways to manage and control NTDs

MSF's latest report on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), Overcoming neglect, highlights persistent gaps and problems in treating NTDs in the areas we work. Report - 26 Jan 2021
 
MSF protest against sofosbuvir patent in Munich
Access to medicines

20 years on, the access-to-medicines battle is going global

MSF started the Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines back in 1999 when our field staff didn't have the appropriate tools and medicines to treat our patients. Now known as the Access Campaign, they are taking the fight for access to medicines global. Op-Ed - 27 Sep 2019
 
Violence in Buenaventura
Colombia

People suffer high levels of violence despite peace process

"These types of violence are having a clear impact on the physical and mental health of people living in Buenaventura and Tumaco.” Report - 16 Aug 2017
 
MSF Chagas project in Aiquile, Bolivia(MSF132229 )
Chagas disease

MSF begins work in Monteagudo in Chuquisaca, Bolivia

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is launching a new project to ensure that people can be diagnosed and treated for Chagas disease in the town of Monteagudo, in the Chuquisaca department of southern Bolivia. Project Update - 10 Apr 2015
 
Chagas. Oaxaca, Mexico.
Mexico

Chagas diagnosis and treatment a reality in Oaxaca state

Residents now have access to diagnosis and treatment for Chagas. Press Release - 2 Oct 2014
 
Standing up to Chagas at the Paraguayan Chaco
Chagas disease

No excuses in Chagas diagnosis

Six out of the 11 rapid diagnostic tests available in the market are highly reliable Press Release - 10 Jun 2014
 
Laurence Flevaud, MSF'sLaboratory Advisor
Chagas disease

Chagas disease turns its back on the lab

Laurence Flevaud, MSF’s laboratory advisor, has coordinated a multicentre study to assess the efficacy of rapid diagnosis tests for Chagas disease. In view of the results of the study, Laurence tells us about the myths they have managed to break. Voices from the Field - 10 Jun 2014
 
Migrants in Mexico (MSB8410)
Mexico

“Violence is ever present throughout their journey, that may last up to two months”

Emiliano Lucero talks about the challenges MSF faces and the populations assisted in Mexico Voices from the Field - 12 May 2014
Cholera intervention in South Kivu
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Independent medical humanitarian assistance

We provide medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare. Our teams are made up of tens of thousands of health professionals, logistic and administrative staff - most of them hired locally. Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of independence and impartiality. We are a non-profit, self-governed, member-based organisation.

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