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DRC - Measles outbreak in Province Orientale
Measles

More resources needed to end the measles epidemic in DRC

In 2013 MSF vaccinated more than 1,100,000 children in Democratic Republic of Congo, but efforts must still be made to end the epidemic
 Press Release - 24 Mar 2014
 
Drug-resistant TB

MSF crisis alert: The new face of an old disease

Executive summary: Global drug-resistant TB crisis demands mass mobilisation and new treatments.
 Briefing Document - 20 Mar 2014
 
Tuberculosis

Urgent action needed to tackle global drug-resistant TB threat

A new briefing paper by MSF outlines why the alarming spread of deadly strains of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is one of the biggest global health threats we face today.
 Press Release - 20 Mar 2014
 
Drug-resistant TB

Cabinet & MPs, save your voters lives

Marching to Parliament the TAC, MSF and SECTION27 led over 1,500 health activists from 13 organisations to express dismay over the government’s ongoing delays in completing SA’s IP policy.
 Press Release - 13 Mar 2014
 
Press Conference in Pretoria, South Africa - April 19, 2001
South Africa

PRETORIA NEWS: Activists tackle department on patent laws

Health activists from MSF, TAC and Section 27 marched to the Department of Trade and Industry to protest against the delayed implementation of patent laws, which they say would decrease the price of essential drugs.
 Latest News - 12 Mar 2014
 
HIV/Aids

Minister Rob Davies - our lives are in your hands!

Marching to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and SECTION27 led 1,000 health activists to demand the finalisation of a National Intellectual Property (IP) Policy.
 Press Release - 11 Mar 2014
 
HIV/Aids

NEW AGE: KZN 'epicentre' for HIV-Aids

KZN has the highest HIV-Aids infection burden in the world, with one in four adults infected by the virus, according to a new report.
 Latest News - 10 Mar 2014
 
Violence

CAR: Escalating violence endangering civilians and delivery of humanitarian aid

The escalation of violence in CAR, mainly north of the country, is undermining vital humanitarian assistance for people who are already suffering due to limited access to aid.
 Press Release - 7 Mar 2014
 
Sexual and gender-based violence

Forced to flee: Women's health and displacement

On International Women’s Day 2014, as on every day, thousands of women will be forced to flee their homes.
 Briefing Document - 6 Mar 2014
 
Nelisiwe Ziqugu, Community Health Agent, doing door to door HIV testing. KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
HIV/Aids

Two new studies point to impact of HIV treatment on transmission in high-HIV-burden African contexts

Malawi Two new studies released by Epicentre, MSF's research arm at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Boston this week point to reductions in new HIV infections in areas where HIV treatment has been scaled up.
 Press Release - 6 Mar 2014