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An Overview of MSF’s Programmatic Use and Clinical Research with New Tuberculosis Treatment Regimens

October 26, 2016

Each day, 4,900 people die from tuberculosis (TB)—which is more than three people every minute—while an estimated 41 percent of people who fall sick with the disease are left undiagnosed and untreated. It is one of the top ten causes of death worldwide and was more deadly than HIV in 2015.
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Protection of Medical Services Under International Humanitarian Law: A Primer

October 21, 2015

The duty of treating the wounded and sick, and the correlating protection of medical personnel and facilities, has been at the core of international humanitarian law (IHL) since its inception in 1864. This was further enshrined in the Four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and the Two Additional Protocols of 1977. The protection of medical services in war zones is also part of International Humanitarian Customary Rules and is reflected in the domestic law and military code of all countries around the world.
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Snakebite: How a Public Health Emergency Went Under the Radar

September 08, 2015

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Financial Accountability: Ebola Response in 2014

March 23, 2015

The Ebola epidemic in West Africa deeply impacted public opinion at an international level. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) received massive financial support from thousands of donors all over the world. In 2014 alone, 70 million euros (approximately $93 million) were received through private donations, and 15 million (approximately $20 million) through public funds.
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Aleppo's Reality: Daily Life under Barrel Bombs

March 11, 2015

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Vaccinating Children Beyond the "Cold Chain:" Extending the Heat Stability of Vaccines

April 22, 2014

 

More than 22 million children worldwide did not complete basic childhood vaccinations in 2012, and an estimated 1.5 million children aged under five die every year from vaccine-preventable diseases.
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Displaced Women: Double Challenge

March 07, 2014

 

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On International Women’s Day 2014, as on every day, thousands of women will be forced to flee their homes. They will join the 45 million other people worldwide who are displaced, whether due to conflict, persecution, or natural disasters. More than half of all those displaced are women and children.
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Niger 2013: Tackling the Deadly Combination of Malaria and Malnutrition

April 24, 2013

In Niger, the deadly combination of malaria and malnutrition has created a vicious cycle that has a huge impact on some of the country's most vulnerable people.

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Stranded in the Desert

April 11, 2013

Since the start of the conflict in Mali in January 2012, hundreds of thousands of people have fled to other locations inside the country or to neighboring countries.

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Trading Away Health: The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)

March 03, 2013

Unless damaging provisions are removed before negotiations are finalized, the TPP agreement is on track to become the most harmful trade pact ever for access to medicines in developing countries.

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