Access to Healthcare
Latest News - 18 Sep 2013
DAILY DISPATCH: Head girl honoured for her practical ubuntu
Kingswood College head girl Ziyabukwa Mayalo,18, is this year's recipient of the Dr Neil Aggett service award. Social activist Jay Naidoo handed over the award, which recognises "individual service above self", to Mayalo at a ceremony at Kingswood College in Grahamstown.Latest News - 18 Sep 2013
Access to medicines
Latest News - 18 Sep 2013
FINANCIAL MAIL: Pharma Dynamics' costly patent war with Bayer
It has the makings of a David versus Goliath battle, except this time the latter seems to be winning.Latest News - 18 Sep 2013
Vaccination
Latest News - 18 Sep 2013
MAIL & GUARDIAN: Clinic victory:A shot in the arm for people's rights
Lusikisiki Village Clinic is one of the many healthcare facilities in the Eastern Cape that has suffered because of the deterioration of the province's healthcare system.Latest News - 18 Sep 2013
HIV/Aids
Briefing Document - 11 Sep 2013
Against the odds: Integrating maternal and newborn care
Most women around the world who consider a pregnancy have the same wish – a safe delivery and a healthy baby.Briefing Document - 11 Sep 2013
Violence
Press Release - 11 Sep 2013
CAR: Violent attacks leave civilians injured and homes destroyed
Days of violence in the Bouca and in Bossangoa areas of Central African Republic (CAR) have badly affected civilians who have already suffered months of conflict and repeated displacement.Press Release - 11 Sep 2013
HIV/Aids
Latest News - 11 Sep 2013
SOWETAN LIVE: South Africa tackles drugs patent reform
South Africa's government has published a draft intellectual property policy with potential far-reaching effects for pharmaceutical patents, which rights groups hailed Monday as a move towards lower medicine costs.Latest News - 11 Sep 2013
HIV/Aids
Press Release - 9 Sep 2013
Trade & Industry’s draft IP policy lays foundation to prevent abusive patents from blocking access to affordable medicines
TAC, MSF & SECTION27 welcome the announcement that the Department of Trade and Industry has called for public comment on the long-overdue draft National Policy on Intellectual Property.Press Release - 9 Sep 2013
MSF surgeon killed in Syria
A 28 year old Syrian surgeon working for MSF, Dr Muhammad Abyad, has been killed in northern Syria. His body was found on 3 September in Aleppo province.Press Release - 5 Sep 2013
Armed conflict
Patient and Staff Stories - 30 Aug 2013
Afghanistan: “Conflict still rages and humanitarian needs will only grow“
The wave of attacks in Kabul in June and July reflect this, but people continue to be affected by conflict throughout the year in large parts of the country.Patient and Staff Stories - 30 Aug 2013
Drug-resistant TB
Press Release - 29 Aug 2013
New hope to beat XDR-TB with Linezolid
The complete cure of a young woman for one of the most severe forms of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) using a high-strength antibiotic in South Africa brings fresh hope for thousands of patients facing a less than 20% chance of treatment success with standard treatments.Press Release - 29 Aug 2013