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EU Parliament Rejects ACTA; Allowing for Continued Access to Generic Medicines in Developing Countries
Brussels/Geneva, 4 July 2012 - Members of the European Parliament today voted to reject the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) put before them by the European Commission. International medical...
Last updated 4 July 2012
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Neglected Tropical Diseases: New MSF Report Highlights How to Break the Cycle of Neglect
Barcelona/New York, June 11, 2012 — In order to break the vicious cycle that leaves tropical diseases neglected, existing programmes that diagnose and treat patients need to be expanded and medical...
Last updated 11 June 2012
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Health R&D convention talks still moving despite developed countries delay tactics
There was high drama at the World Health Assembly this year as WHO member states fought over a compelling new proposal that could help the development of newer and better drugs, vaccines and tests for...
Last updated 4 June 2012
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MSF welcomes new Executive Director of the Access Campaign
Dr Manica Balasegaram to take up position from mid-August Geneva, 31 May 2011– After six successful years leading Médecins Sans Frontières’ (MSF) Access Campaign, Dr Tido von Schoen-Angerer will...
Last updated 31 May 2012
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MSF vaccinates 117,000 people against cholera in Guinea: a promising approach to outbreak response
Geneva, 31 May 2012 - Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has vaccinated 117,000 people against cholera in the region of Boffa, 150 km north of Conakry, the Guinean capital. This is the first time that...
Last updated 31 May 2012
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US and EU Derailing Ten-year Process to Create Health Research & Development Convention
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Opportunity to transform medical innovation before health ministers
65th World Health Assembly to debate binding convention on R&D
Last updated 21 May 2012
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New global vaccine strategy glosses over basic immunisation gaps
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Interview on strengthening the Expanded Programme on Immunisation: Lessons from Chad
MSF has been treating patients for malaria in the Moissala district of Chad for two years, but the team has also responded to outbreaks of contagious diseases such as measles and meningitis. These outbreaks...
Last updated 15 May 2012
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View from the field: Why we need to simplify vaccination
South Sudan 2012 © Robin Meldrum/MSF Why is it so difficult to achieve and sustain high levels of immunisation coverage in remote areas, or where health systems are severely limited? Dr. Michel...
Last updated 15 May 2012
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