On November 5, 2014, the WHO, WIPO and WTO will hold a joint symposium to discuss innovation and access to medical technologies in…
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General The Price of Joining the ‘Middle Income Country’ Club: Reduced Access to Medical Innovation
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Ebola Ebola: a Blind Outbreak
Grazia Caleo of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) UK describes her experiences as a medical epidemiologist during the Ebola outbreak in Kailhun, Sierra…
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General Scientific Day 2014: The Role of Evidence in Humanitarian Aid
Sarah Venis and Philipp du Cros reflect on the theme of this year’s MSF scientific day which will be streamed live online…
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MSF Malaria Control in Emergencies: Time for Action
Estrella Lasry, Tropical Advisor to MSF, on measures taken by the organisation to predict and prevent malaria outbreaks in emergency situations. A…
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General Drug-Resistant TB: Dying for Better Treatment
On World TB day patient advocate Goodman Makhanda and Dr Jennifer Hughes from Médecins Sans Frontières reflect on successes and challenges of…
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General Forced to Flee: Humanitarian Disasters Leave Women at Higher Risk
Tane Luna Ramirez from Médecins Sans Frontières reflects on the challenges of providing care for pregnant women as well as the heightened…
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General Drugs for the Poor, Drugs for the Rich: Why the Current R&D Model Doesn’t Deliver
Manica Balasegaram from the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Access Campaign, reflects on a research and development system that is failing the world’s…
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General Drugs for the Poor, Drugs for the Rich: Why the Current R&D Model Doesn’t Deliver
Manica Balasegaram from the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Access Campaign, reflects on a research and development system that is failing the world’s…
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General HIV Viral Load Testing in Africa – No Longer Why but How?
Helen Bygrave from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) considers the challenges of making HIV viral load testing an effective reality in sub-Saharan Africa…
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General TB Patients Take the Stage: Now for an R&D Model That Meets Their Needs
Grania Brigden, TB advisor to the MSF Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines, describes how the current drug R&D model is failing…
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General TB Patients Take the Stage: Now for an R&D Model That Meets Their Needs
Grania Brigden, TB advisor to the MSF Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines, describes how the current drug R&D model is failing…
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MSF The Limits of Humanitarian Aid: MSF and TB in Somalia
Unni Karunakara and Jean-Christophe Dollé describe the challenges faced by Médecins Sans Frontières’ TB programme as the organisation withdrew from Somalia in…