alternative R&D mechanisms

On the opening of the 66th World Health Assembly, MSF along with other organisations and individuals, submitted a letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) and its Member States to "exercise...

Statements, Speeches, Letters – Last updated 17 May 2013
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A liver cancer treatment is off-limits in the NHS due to its unjustifiably high price tag, but in India the same treatment is available for less than £100 a month. In this week's Scrubbing...

Op-eds & Articles – Last updated 28 March 2013
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MSF is deeply disappointed with both the report of the meeting of Member States on the CEWG report and the draft Resolution. Despite a clear restatement of the failures of the current R&D system...

Statements, Speeches, Letters – Last updated 25 January 2013
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Médecins Sans Frontières welcomes the renewed attention and focus on Neglected Tropical Diseases, and the ambitious goals in the WHO roadmap aimed at significantly reducing disease burden....

Statements, Speeches, Letters – Last updated 25 January 2013
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Distinguished Delegate, We are writing to express our deep concern at the lack of ambition and apparent inaction of the WHO and Member States in taking forward the work of the Consultative Expert...

Statements, Speeches, Letters – Last updated 25 January 2013
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Multimedia – Last updated 18 January 2013
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Multimedia – Last updated 12 December 2012
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Over the past half century, there have been unprecedented improvements in health outcomes, spurred in part by unparalleled scientific progress in the pharmaceutical sector. Yet access to the...

Report – Last updated 12 December 2012
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December 13-14, 2012, New York City For complete information on the conference including agenda, registration, and background materials, visit the conference site.  A decade...

Events & Presentations – Last updated 11 December 2012
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On 26-28 November 2012, countries were meeting at the World Health Organization (WHO) to address the failings of the medical R&D system and discuss the conclusions of a 2012 report by...

Web article – Last updated 29 November 2012
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