Guest post by Rachel ter Horst, the third of three guest posts from the 2011 ICASA conference in Addis Ababa. The International…
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General MSF: initial outcomes of combination treatment for HIV and visceral leishmaniasis co-infection
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General Africa AIDS Conference: Donor Retreat and its Consequences for Patients and Communities
Guest post by Mit Philips of MSF, the first of three guest posts from the 2011 ICASA conference in Addis Ababa. The…
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Conference news A rollercoaster of emotions at Union World Lung Health conference
Guest post by Bern-Thomas Nyang’wa, a Malawian public health doctor working as a TB Implementer for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Bern provides…
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Conference news Being bold on a budget at Lille
Guest post by Beverly Collin, Programmes Advisor Health Policy and Practice at MSF UK After the initial orientation to the vast Union…
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Conference news Paediatric tuberculosis: out of the dark
Guest post by Grania Brigden, the TB advisor to the MSF Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines. For too long, children with…
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Conference news Mobile treatment teams and new drugs: the fight against sleeping sickness
Bamako, Mali. Leopard-print chairs, a rather dark conference room filled mainly with African men dressed in either dark suits or colourful long…
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MSF Capreomycin shortage: symptom of a bigger problem in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Guest post by Grania Brigden. Grania is the TB advisor to the MSF Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines. There is currently…
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General TB & Me: The personal experiences of patients living with MDR-TB
Guest post by Dr. Philipp du Cros, Head of the Manson Unit, Médecins Sans Frontières MSF (Doctors Without Borders), London, UK. What…
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MSF MSF: Discussing Alex – dilemmas in tuberculosis treatment
Guest post from Rebecca Welfare, who is a TB specialist nurse with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) The weekly multidisciplinary committee on drug-resistant…
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MSF MSF: Cholera epidemics: emergency response in Haiti and beyond
Guest blog by David M. Olson, MD, Medical Advisor, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF), New York, NY, USA This week I…
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MSF World Food Day – is weaning food an essential medicine?
Guest blog by Susan Shepherd, MD, Nutrition Coordinator, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF), New York, NY, USA Susan Shepherd provides her…
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MSF Global funds needed to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV
Guest blog by Ann Akesson, MD, Medical Coordinator, Malawi, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) On October 4 and 5, at the…