News updates

World AIDS Day : 29 November 2010

AIDS progress facing a double blow: stagnant funding & pricier drugs

HIV/AIDS treatment in developing countries is being dealt a double blow that will mean treatment recommendations cannot be implemented and the promise of new science remain unfulfilled, says the international medical humanitarian...[more]

 

World AIDS Day : 26 November 2010

HIV/AIDS progress under siege

Double Blow of Reduced Funding and High Drug Prices Blocks Impact of Latest Science and Treatment Recommendations for People Living With HIV/AIDS.[more]

 

Afghanistan : 23 November 2010

Healthcare in Helmand

Intense conflict in Helmand province has left around one million people without access to the healthcare they need.

In 2009 Médecins Sans Frontières started working in Boost hospital in Lashkargah, the capital of Helmand.[more]

 

Haiti : 19 November 2010

MSF calls on all actors to step up cholera response

While disease spreads, slow deployment of relief is major concern[more]

 

Haiti : 18 November 2010

A Cholera Emergency (Photo Slideshow)

Responding to the widespread and massive needs for cholera treatment in Haiti is a daunting task. MSF continues to treat high numbers of patients in the Artibonite region, where the outbreak originated.[more]

 

Haiti : 17 November 2010

Cholera Epidemic Gains Ground

Cholera continues to spread in Haiti as people struggle to access clean water and understand a disease they've never encountered before. MSF teams are responding to the outbreak in Port-au-Prince, in the center of the country,...[more]

 

Haiti : 17 November 2010

Critical cholera prevention activities far below needs

Treatable, preventable disease continues to claim lives[more]

 

Haiti : 16 November 2010

Toll nears 1,000. Situation expected to get worse

MSF has treated more than 12,000 people for cholera and cholera-like symptoms to date, and the organization is anticipating that the spread of the bacteria will not soon abate. MSF has deployed more than 150 international staff...[more]

 

Haiti : 13 November 2010

MSF steps up cholera response in Port-au-Prince

Hundreds of people a day are being treated[more]

 

Chad : 12 November 2010

Cholera latest crisis to hit weakened population

Since the end of August, a cholera outbreak has hit Chad, with close to 5,000 cases registered so far. This outbreak comes on top of a severe nutrition crisis in the country. MSF teams are on the ground responding to this...[more]

 

Haiti : 12 November 2010

Photos: Ensuring access to cholera treatment

Canadian epidemiologist describes the situation in Port-au-Prince[more]

 

Haiti : 12 November 2010

Hospitals in Port-au-Prince are overflowing with patients

Outbreak outstripping existing treatment capacity in the capital[more]

 

Myanmar : 10 November 2010

MSF calls for increased response to cyclone aftermath

81,000 homeless, crops destroyed weeks before harvest[more]

 

Haiti : 09 November 2010

Increasing suspected cholera cases in Port-au-Prince

MSF treating patients in capital[more]

 

Haiti : 09 November 2010

MSF scales up operations in the north

Amid stepped-up efforts to stabilize Haiti’s confirmed cholera epidemic, MSF continues to provide assistance to populations in the country’s remote areas. [more]

 

Haiti : 08 November 2010

Working to prevent epidemic's spread

MSF treats 6,400 for symptoms[more]

 

Haiti : 02 November 2010

Treatment continues, assessments ongoing in north

Teams in Port-au-Prince remain prepared; treatment centres offer best defense[more]