Medecins Sans Frontieres Australia

E-newsletter Issue 33 | April 2005

Tuberculosis :: World TB Day, 24 March 2005

TB is a neglected killer fought with tools 123 years old. One third of the world is infected with TB, it kills two million people a year and is spiralling out of control fuelled by the HIV/AIDS pandemic, warns Médecins Sans Frontières...» Read the full article

	David Murray writes home from Liberia David Murray, a nurse from Sydney, is a field coordinator for Médecins Sans Frontières’ programme in Nimba County - on Liberia’s eastern border with Guinea. Here MSF provides a variety of health services including HIV/AIDS, TB and nutritional care, community outreach and the training of local staff... » Read more
	MSF responds to meningitis outbreak in southern Chad On 16th March, following a recent outbreak of meningitis, Médecins Sans Frontières started a vaccination campaign in the Bongor District of Chad. The month long prevention campaign will cover all persons aged six months to 30 years, representing 72% of a total population of 272,000... » Read more
	MSF statement about new Indian Patent Bill Under a new Bill, approved on 23 March 2005, India has amended its 1970 Patent Act in order to be compliant with World Trade Organisation requirements. Medecins Sans Frontieres had expressed concerns during the parliamentary debates on the introduction of the Bill about the availability of affordable medicines in the future. However, MSF now welcomes the fact that the new Patents Act allows for automatic licensing to ensure essential medicines already produced will continue to be available... » Read more

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