Julien Potet of Médecins Sans Frontières discusses recent successes and presents suggestions for the next steps in the fight against NTDs. This week scientists…
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Global Health Combatting Neglected Tropical Diseases: Much Progress, but Millions of Neglected Patients Lack Access to Care
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Global Health Drug Regulation in the Age of Antimicrobial Resistance
On the eve of the Union World Conference on Lung Health, Bev Stringer of Médecins Sans Frontières discusses how unregulated access to…
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General Humanitarian Emergency in Northeast Nigeria
Jean-Hervé Bradol of Médecins Sans Frontières discusses the humanitarian emergency left in the wake of Boko Haram’s occupation of Borno State, Nigeria…
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Conference news Health in Flight: Medicine and Migration at the MSF Scientific Days
Rebecca Lockhart, PLOS Medicine Publications Assistant, reflects on Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Scientific Days 2016. At this year’s annual scientific conference held…
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Conference news A Conference without Borders: MSF Scientific Days 2016
Paul Simpson, Deputy Editor of PLOS Medicine, looks forward to this year’s Médecins Sans Frontières Scientific Days. One of the highlights of my…
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Global Health Shorter Regimens Offer New Hope to Adults and Children with MDR TB by Halving Treatment Time
Leonardo Palumbo, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), reflects on the new WHO guidelines for MDR-TB. Recent treatment regimens for drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) have resulted…
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Global Health It’s Past Time for a More Holistic Response to Malaria
On World Malaria Day 2016, Estrella Lasry of Médecins Sans Frontières calls for a more holistic approach if we are to make…
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Global Health Step up to Stop TB
Grania Brigden discusses the findings of the Out of Step report into national TB policies. The report will be launched on December…
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Conference news More people, more time, better data – what we need to ‘treat-all’ with HIV
On World AIDS Day 2015 and as the 18th International Conferences on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) is in full swing…
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Conference news Simple but elusive – why are we still talking about HIV drug delivery?
Ahead of the International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference held in 2015 in Vancouver, Canada (July 19-22), Helen Bygrave of MSF discusses her…
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General Dismantling gains in global health?
As the Third International Conference on Financing for Development begins in Ethiopia, Áine Markham of Médecins Sans Frontières warns that basing funding decisions on…
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Ebola Ebola: MSF Should Not Replace Governmental Responsibilities
A version of this was published in Le Temps on 31 October 2014 Thomas Nierle and Bruno Jochum of Médecins Sans Frontières…