New Health Workforce Action Plan Dodging the Difficult Questions

0000-0002-8715-2896 New Health Workforce Action Plan Dodging the Difficult Questions   Posted May 26, 2017 by Médecins Sans Frontières in General post-info AddThis Sharing Buttons above Mit Ohilips and Marielle Bemelmans of  Médecins Sans Frontières

Combatting Neglected Tropical Diseases: Much Progress, but Millions of Neglected Patients Lack Access to Care

0000-0002-8715-2896 Combatting Neglected Tropical Diseases: Much Progress, but Millions of Neglected Patients Lack Access to Care   post-info AddThis Sharing Buttons above Julien Potet of Médecins Sans Frontières discusses recent successes and presents suggestions for the next

Drug Regulation in the Age of AMR – What We Know from our Experience with Tuberculosis

0000-0002-8715-2896Source: Drug Regulation in the Age of AMR – What We Know from our Experience with Tuberculosis AddThis Sharing Buttons above On the eve of the Union World Conference on Lung Health, Bev Stringer of

Humanitarian Emergency in Northeast Nigeria

0000-0002-8715-2896Source: Humanitarian Emergency in Northeast Nigeria AddThis Sharing Buttons above Jean-Hervé Bradol of Médecins Sans Frontières discusses the humanitarian emergency left in the wake of Boko Haram’s occupation of Borno State, Nigeria. Several days ago,

Shorter Regimens Offer New Hope to Adults and Children with MDR TB by Halving Treatment Time

Source: Shorter Regimens Offer New Hope to Adults and Children with MDR TB by Halving Treatment Time AddThis Sharing Buttons above Leonardo Palumbo, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), reflects on the new WHO guidelines for MDR-TB. Recent

It’s Past Time for a More Holistic Response to Malaria

MSF152696-High-res-690x320Source: It’s Past Time for a More Holistic Response to Malaria AddThis Sharing Buttons above On World Malaria Day 2016, Estrella Lasry of Médecins Sans Frontières calls for a more holistic approach if we are

Drug-resistant tuberculosis: Not just a precursor to the post-antibiotic apocalypse

Source: Drug-resistant tuberculosis: Not just a precursor to the post-antibiotic apocalypse AddThis Sharing Buttons above On World TB Day, Jay Achar of Médecins Sans Frontières highlights the threat of drug-resistant tuberculosis and calls for improved

More people, more time, better data – what we need to ‘treat-all’ with HIV

redribbon-e1448993818437-640x320On World AIDS Day 2015 and as the 18th International Conferences on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) is in full swing, Helen Bygrave discusses the implications of the recently announced WHO ‘treat-all’ policy. On

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 frustrations with the lack of implementation of simple, programmatic strategies for improving HIV care. My main memory of … Continue reading »

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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 country-level finance indicators could be a step backwards for global health, especially in middle-income countries.  This month signals a critical … Continue reading »

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