25 April 2012
Triple-fold Increase in Cases Since 2009A massive increase in malaria cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is overwhelming existing treatment capacity, demanding a comprehensive and stepped-up response, the international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said today.
DRC. Photo: Sandra Smiley/MSF
MSF’s health centres and hospitals have observed a marked increase in malaria cases, including in its severe form. In six provinces (half of the vast country), the number of people treated for malaria in MSF projects has increased 250 percent since 2009, with the rise even more sharp in recent months. The increase is particularly alarming due to the high...
01 September 2009
Will leaders act now to save lives and make health care free in poor countries?
User fees for health care are a life or death issue for millions of people in poor countries. Too poor to pay, women and children are paying with their lives. People who can’t pay are often imprisoned in hospitals until their families can clear their bills. For those who do pay, over
100 million are pushed into poverty each year.
01 September 2009
Vol 9, The Lancet
01 October 2009
October 2009, Journal of the International AIDS Society 2009, 12:23
08 August 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa suffers from the world's most pronounced crisis in human resources for health: 36 of the 57 countries that now face health worker shortages are in Africa. These shortages intensify and are intensified by the HIV/AIDS pandemic.