Julien Potet and Katy Athersuch from Médecins Sans Frontières’ Access Campaign discuss a backward step for medical research & development. Ten years…
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Access Stuck in a time warp: WHO-brokered global R&D action plan shelvedRead more
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General Children with TB – Global Interest at LastRead more
At last, tackling tuberculosis (TB) in children is on the international agenda. This year, for the first time, an estimate of the…
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General Gathering the Evidence to Improve Health Care in Developing Countries: Meta-analysis without BordersRead more
Nathan Ford and Philipp du Cros from Médecins Sans Frontières ask whether it is time for ‘Meta-analysers without Borders’ A couple of…
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General India’s patent law on trialRead more
This month, two critical legal battles between multinational pharmaceutical companies and the Indian government are taking center stage in an ongoing struggle…
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General Cryptococcal Meningitis: A Major Killer in HIV/AIDS Programmes in Resource-Poor SettingsRead more
Daniel O’Brien reflects on the challenges of treating cryptococcal meningitis in developing countries. Being a doctor in the era of bringing antiretroviral…
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MSF Emergency epidemiology-what does this mean?Read more
‘Mortality rates in a refugee camp in South Sudan are nearly double the threshold for an emergency, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has…
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HIV Do No Harm: How a US-Led Free Trade Agreement Threatens the Prospects for an AIDS-Free GenerationRead more
The theme of the 19th International AIDS Conference that took place in Washington, DC a few days ago was ‘Turning the Tide…
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MSF Going Digital: Join in the Online Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Scientific DayRead more
Why does a medical humanitarian organisation like Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), hold a yearly scientific conference? The public image of MSF sometimes…
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MSF Responding to Malaria: A View from the GroundRead more
Today we recognize World Malaria Day, a day that for me is filled with contradictions. There are many reasons to feel encouraged…
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MSF Time to make TB the enemy that can’t hideRead more
As the Kony 2012 campaign continues to sear the image of Joseph Kony into the world’s consciousness, it’s worth remembering that there…
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MSF A Spotlight on Children With TBRead more
This World TB Day there is an emphasis on children, which is long overdue. Until now, children have largely been excluded from…
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General Zero MDR-TB deaths in children in my lifetime?Read more
Global aspirations I like this year’s STOP TB partnership World TB Day campaign approach. It is ambitious, but I, for one, have…