Initial results with experimental Ebola drug show positive effect for some patients
Initial results of a clinical trial of the experimental drug favipiravir suggest that it can reduce mortality among patients with low levels of the Ebola virus in their blood.- 24 Feb 2015
Initial results with experimental Ebola drug show positive effect for some patients
Preliminary data from the JIKI clinical trial, which is testing the efficacy of favipiravir in reducing mortality associated with Ebola, provide two important pieces of information
Press Release - 24 Feb 2015
Ukraine
Latest News - 19 Feb 2015
Ukraine: “When the shelling starts… you just run to the closest basement”
A testimony from Alyona, a woman who fled Debaltseve, Ukraine, with her husband and son at the end of January.Latest News - 19 Feb 2015
Asylum seekers and migrants left in cold Serbia
Asylum seekers, refugees and migrants who have risked their lives to reach Europe are being left stranded in forests and abandoned buildings in Serbia in harsh winter temperatures without sufficient food or shelter.Press Release - 19 Feb 2015
Syria: MSF calls for wounded to be evacuated from Aleppo
MSF urged all parties to the conflict to facilitate the evacuation of the wounded people due to the fierce clashes in the recent days in Aleppo, a city in northern Syria.Press Release - 19 Feb 2015
Drug-resistant TB
Press Release - 17 Feb 2015
Tuberculosis: a symposium to discuss new treatments and approaches in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
The fourth TB Symposium for Central Asia and Eastern Europe, jointly organised by the Armenian Ministry of Health and MSF, will take place in Yerevan, Armenia, on 17 and 18 February.Press Release - 17 Feb 2015
DAILY SUN:Beating cancer myths
World Cancer Day happened last week and people living with cancer - a South African support group representing thousands of patients publicly signed the Fix the Patent Laws Campaign.Latest News - 16 Feb 2015
Fighting Ebola, Ending Stigma: “I came really close to killing myself”
"Eight staff members from the clinic where I worked, including myself, got infected through that delivery. Only two of us survived after being admitted at the Ebola management center."Patient and Staff Stories - 12 Feb 2015
Drug-resistant TB
Briefing Document - 11 Feb 2015
ART initiation report and toolkit
Patient education and counselling in preparation for anti-retroviral treatment (ART) initiation is considered a key determinant of treatment adherence.Briefing Document - 11 Feb 2015
Emergency Room in Syrian besieged area
This video shows a busy ER in a hospital in one of the besieged areas near Damascus. In the besieged parts of the East Ghouta rural area near Damascus, Syria, intense bombing has been continuing for weeks, on an almost daily basis, and is still ongoing. MSF has established a programme of supporting Syrian medics in areas where MSF cannot directly set up activities. These are makeshift hospitals and health centres where no MSF staff are present, and MSF provides both material support and distance training support to help the hospitals cope with extreme medical needs.Videos and Photos - 11 Feb 2015