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Press Release - 15 Oct 2020
Fix the Patent Laws Coalition supports South Africa and India’s proposal to facilitate access to COVID-19 vaccines
The Fix the Patent Laws Coalition (FTPL), a group of over 40 organisations working to reform South Africa’s patent laws, welcomes the progressive proposal by South Africa and India for a waiver of all intellectual property in respect of COVID-19 related diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines.Press Release - 15 Oct 2020
Cancer
Cancer—a scourge for women in Africa
Over one million new cases of cancer are reported every year on the African continent and the actual number may well be higher Latest News - 15 Oct 2020
International Activity Report 2019
Annual Report - 13 Oct 2020
Access to Healthcare
Darfur: Responding to healthcare needs in a place that has been neglected
Our teams directly respond to acute health needs and help save lives in a place that has long been neglected and where access to health care is still very limited. - 13 Oct 2020
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Patient and Staff Stories - 9 Oct 2020
Keeping MSF projects running through floods and pandemics
Logistician Warwick Windell has worked in Kunduz and Kenema building new hospitals and now he shares his experiences of providing logistics to Mocha, where the ER is set up in tents. He also speaks about his time in Eshowe supporting the team during COVID-19.Patient and Staff Stories - 9 Oct 2020
Mental Health
Desperation builds in Dadaab, as promises of durable solutions falter in the face of COVID-19
A mental health crisis is growing in the Dadaab refugee complex, where hundreds of thousands of Somalis have been stuck for decades now. A fatal mix of pent-up despair, anxiety and fear, combined with new uncertainties brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, is forcing refugees to take extreme measures. Latest News - 9 Oct 2020
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In landmark move, India and South Africa propose no patents on COVID-19 medicines
Press Release - 7 Oct 2020
South Sudan
Hidden impact of conflict
Jean-Nicolas describes his role part of a small team from the MSF coordination in Juba who flew into Pieri to support during the emergency response in August - particularly with the evacuation of critical patients to the MSF hospital in Bentiu. In total 36 patients were evacuated over just 72 hours - with more than 100 wounded treated by the Pieri team over one week. Latest News - 6 Oct 2020
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Liberia: Mental health and epilepsy patients more vulnerable during COVID-19 crisis
In Liberia, Doctors Without Borders helps treat more than 1,400 people with epilepsy or mental illnesses in collaboration with five health facilities in and around the capital, Monrovia. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, has created additional challenges for patients, leading to greater social isolation and disrupting treatment in some cases. Latest News - 6 Oct 2020
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