As we countdown to MSF Scientific Days 2020, the MSF scientific days team examine how new medical practice in humanitarian contexts…
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Global Health From Project to Protocol: MSF research in practiceRead more
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General The fight is not over: making the case for burden sharing instead of burden shifting to keep the HIV and TB response on trackRead more
Dr Mit Philips, Kerstin Åkerfeldt and Dr Maria Guevara from Médecins Sans Frontières describe the global financial gap that could hinder the progress made in…
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MSF Overcoming inaction and increasing access to safe abortion care: MSF experienceRead more
On International Womens Day, Claire Fotheringham, Manisha Kumar, and Catrin Schulte-Hillen of Médecins Sans Frontières discuss recent efforts to improve access to…
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General Combatting MDR-TB: Bringing a Knife to a GunfightRead more
Animesh Sinha, a physician with Médecins Sans Frontières, describes how bedaquiline and delamanid changed the game for treating multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and stresses…
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General Inexcusable Excuses: Reluctance to Quickly Improve MDR-TB TreatmentRead more
It’s time to stop making excuses and start taking action and implement the new WHO guidance for treating MDR-TB, argue Helena Huerga…
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General Community ART groups: bringing HIV treatment closer to patient’s homes and to communities in conflictRead more
Charles Ssonko of Médecins sans Frontières describes the role of community groups in maintaining access to antiretroviral drugs for patients in Central…
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General Mobilizing the Research Community for TB – The Time Is NowRead more
Els Torreele, the Executive Director of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)’s Access Campaign, suggests ways world leaders can use this week’s first ever…
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Collections Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo endsRead more
PLOS will no longer actively triage Ebola content for expedited review, but will continue to update the Ebola Channel with new content…
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General WANTED! Leaders who will dare ask what tuberculosis patients really wantRead more
Ahead of World Tuberculosis Day, Bern-Thomas Nyang’wa of Médecins Sans Frontières discusses the importance of considering patients’ preferences when evaluating new…
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Conference news Journée Scientific NigerRead more
PLOS Medicine Specialty Consulting Editor Lorenz von Seidlein presents some highlights from the first Epicentre scientific day in Niger Epicentre, the research…
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Conference news Epicentre/ Médecins Sans Frontières Scientific Day 2017: Research and Discussion from the Malaria SessionRead more
PLOS Medicine Specialty Consulting Editor, Lorenz von Seidlein, reports research highlights and his own reflections from the Malaria session at last week’s…
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Conference news MSF Scientific Days: An Opportunity to Think Critically and Do BetterRead more
Paul Simpson, Deputy Editor of PLOS Medicine, looks forward to the upcoming Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Scientific Days Conference (May…