Press releasesDrug company Novartis tries to weaken Indian patent law that protects people
India / 05.09.11
New Delhi 5 September 2011 – Novartis will go before the Indian Supreme Court tomorrow in the latest attempt by the Swiss multinational pharmaceutical company to undermine a key public health safeguard in Indian patent law...
Libya: Hundreds of migrants in Tripoli stuck and in need of aid and protection
Libya / 31.08.11
Tripoli, August 30th 2011 - Hundreds of vulnerable migrants and refugees in Tripoli are living in appalling conditions without proper medical care or security, according to Médecins sans Frontières. The international medical...
DRC: Vaccination campaigns must be organised immediately to halt the measles epidemic
Democratic Republic of Congo / 31.08.11
Médecins Sans Frontières is calling on the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and its partners to decide immediately to launch follow-up vaccination campaigns in Equateur and Orientale provinces so that the...
Médecins Sans Frontières condemns large scale attacks on civilians in South Sudan
South Sudan / 24.08.11
Hundreds of deaths reported; Médecins Sans Frontières facilities burned and looted.
Médecins Sans Frontières condemns armed raid on its office and detention of its staff in Bahrain
Bahrain / 03.08.11
BRUSSELS, AUGUST 3, 2011-- The international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières today condemned an armed raid on its premises in Bahrain and the subsequent detention of one of its staff members.
Nowhere else to go: Survival migrants in South Africa caught between evictions and policy vacuum
South Africa, Zimbabwe / 28.07.11
Humanitarian crisis calls for extension of moratorium on deportations
Médecins Sans Frontières: No more delays or restrictions for Somalis needing aid and refuge
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia / 25.07.11
Nairobi, 22 July 2011 – In light of the worsening nutritional crisis in Somalia, the international medical aid organisation Médecins Sans Frontières urges all parties inside Somalia, neighbouring countries and the international...
DNDi Launches New Drug Development Program to Address Treatment Needs of Children with HIV/AIDS
18.07.11
Rome/Geneva (18 July 2011) – Today at the 6th International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) announced the launch of a new drug...
Companies Shut Down HIV Drug Discount Programs In Middle-Income Countries, Where Prices Can Be Over Ten Times Higher
18.07.11
Médecins Sans Frontières releases HIV drug pricing report at Rome AIDS conference
Alleged fake CIA vaccination campaign undermines medical care
Pakistan / 15.07.11
Médecins Sans Frontières Condemns Use of Medical Aid for Military Objectives; Reported Ruse Risks Damaging Trust Critical for Health Workers and Humanitarian Aid