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MSF launches online resource for challenging unwarranted drug patents
On 10-year anniversary of landmark Thai case, new ‘Patent Opposition Database’ aims to boost access to medicines in countries increasingly hit by high drug prices
Last updated 2 October 2012
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Malaria: "We may have found a real arm to fight it"
Since July, MSF has been employing seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) for the first time in two Sahelian countries. The initial results are encouraging, notably for the number of avoided cases. Dr....
Last updated 24 September 2012
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Malaria in the Sahel: 65% fewer cases thanks to preventive treatment
MSF is rolling out a new strategy for the preventive treatment of malaria in Mali and Chad. The initial results, showing a drop in malaria cases and hospitalisations, are highly encouraging.
Last updated 24 September 2012
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TB in Swaziland: ‘MSF gave me the strength to carry on living’
MSF's Sophie Scott visited Makayane project in Swaziland where patients are treated for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis as outpatients. Here she gives a personal account of the project. “What if...
Last updated 18 September 2012
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MSF calls on South African Department of Health and Medicines Control Council to fast-track the registration of bedaquiline for local use
Prioritised FDA review of first new TB drug in over 50 years – but SA TB patients still denied treatment
Last updated 18 September 2012
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Infographics: Big pharma's continued attack on India, 'pharmacy of the developing world'
Novartis and Bayer are both charging exhorbitant prices for medicines in India as they continue their fight against the country's patent law that puts people over profits in the name of access to affordable...
Last updated 11 September 2012
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Appointment of New Secretary General and International Medical Secretary to MSF
Geneva, 11 September 2012 – As of 10 September, Jerome Oberreit begins his tenure as Secretary General of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), while Dr Marc Gastellu Etchegorry takes on the new position...
Last updated 11 September 2012
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Novartis’ six-year legal challenge against India’s pro-health patent law heads to Supreme Court
Case could negatively impact India’s role as ‘pharmacy of the developing world’
Last updated 11 September 2012
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MSF to receive 2012 J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding
First Time Prize Awarded to Organization, Rather than to an Individual WASHINGTON, DC/NEW YORK, SEPETEMBER 6, 2012 -- The Fulbright Association will present its 2012 J. William Fulbright Prize for...
Last updated 6 September 2012
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Bayer attempts block on affordable patented drugs in India
German company appeals against life-saving compulsory licence decision in India
Last updated 3 September 2012
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