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“This is a very valuable book. It shows one of the world’s great...”
– Dr. Hugo Slim, Oxford Institute of Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict, on the new MSF book Humanitarian Negotiations Revealed: The MSF Experience, now available for purchase on Amazon.
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“It all happened very quickly. We saw almost 30 patients over the course of an...”
– Silvia Dallatomasina, MSF’s medical coordinator in Kunduz. Following violent protests over the reported burning of Korans at Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan, MSF received 50 people at its surgical hospital in Kunduz Province in northern Afghanistan. Many patients had suffered gunshot wounds.
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“With a refreshing honesty, it explores the thin line that humanitarian agencies...”
– Mark Duffield, Professor of Development Politics and Director of Global Insecurities Center, University of Bristol, on the new MSF book Humanitarian Negotiations Revealed: The MSF Experience, now available for purchase on Amazon.
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“The math is simple. Rapidly scaling up HIV and TB treatment now will prevent...”
– Peter Paul de Groote, MSF head of mission in Myanmar
Speaking on the dire effects of the recent cancellation of a new round of funding from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria.
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“The idea was to create a project not to replace the Iraqi health system but, as...”
– Dr. Assamarraie,
an Iraqi surgeon and deputy medical coordinator of MSF’s program in Amman for the chronically wounded, in an interview with Warscapes.
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“Yet again, donors have turned their backs on people living with HIV and TB in...”
– Peter Paul de Groote, MSF head of mission in Myanmar
Speaking on the tens of thousands of people living with HIV and tuberculosis (TB) in Myanmar who are unable to access lifesaving treatment, a dire situation exacerbated by the recent cancellation of a new round of funding from the Global Fund to...
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WatchSomali Survivor Seeks to Give Back
Civil war destroyed Hussein Magale’s home in Somalia in 1992, when he was around two years old. Forced to flee, he spent the next 16 years in a Kenyan refugee camp.
“I was born in Somalia, raised up in Kenya, now I’m switching over to being an American,” he said.
“(People) live in an open prison, far away from justice and humanity,” Magale said. “They...
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Somalia: Providing Humanitarian Aid on al-Shabab’s...
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“Leaving people without drugs is like tying a rope round a person’s neck”
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Charles, a Kenyan who benefits from access to vital medications that are at risk of being cut off.
Join in on the action and tweet this line:
Help #MSF protect access to affordable meds, tell @Novartis to drop its case vs #India http://ow.ly/8XPoQ #STOPnovartis
More about the situation in...
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“I beg @Novartis not to make drugs inaccessible – doing so will lead me to an...”
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Bridget, a person who benefits from access to vital medications that are at risk of being cut off.
Join in on the action and tweet this line:
Help #MSF protect access to affordable meds, tell @Novartis to drop its case vs #India http://ow.ly/8XPoQ #STOPnovartis
For more information about...
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“A final curious twist in this story is the professional background of President...”
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Dr. Greg Elder, MSF dept. director of operations, in a blog he wrote for the British Medical Journal (BMJ) on the humanitarian principles and medical ethics that have become another silent casualty of the conflict in Syria.
Check out more about the situation in Syria.
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WatchFor six years the drug company Novartis has refused to back down on its legal case to stop the production of affordable generic medicines in India. MSF, with others, continues its resolute opposition to this attack on life-saving medicines that save millions of lives in developing countries.
Watch this one-minute summary of key events leading up to the Supreme Court case in India on 28 February...
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CALL TO ACTION!
We need YOU to help us #StopNovartis!
For the past 6 years drug giant Novartis has been pursuing a legal case in India that threatens access to life-saving affordable medicines for millions across the developing world.
As the case now opens before the Indian Supreme Court, join MSF & tell Novartis that people matter more than profits.
Join in on the action and tweet this line:
Help...
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“A majority of the drugs used by the American government’s PEPFAR HIV treatment...”
– Leena Menghaney, representative of Doctors Without Borders in India, quoted in The Washington Post’s coverage of the ambitious free-trade agreement being negotiated between India and the European Union that could severely curtail India’s production and export of affordable drugs for millions...
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“I thought long and hard and long about applying to MSF. But, they ask for a...”
– -Lorna Adams is a Canadian Family Physician, currently working in the world’s newest country, South Sudan.
Read more about her journey in working with MSF on her blog.
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WatchHands Off campaign protests have taken place all over the world, from Nairobi to Kathmandu via Jakarta, Manipur, Brussels and New Delhi.
The goal of all of these actions has been to stop mandates that would harm access to affordable, life-saving medicines for millions removed from international agreements such as the EU-India FTA.
MSF has joined thousands of protesters in the streets of New...
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