HIV / AIDS

“I fell sick just after getting married. It was back in 2006, and I was working in Saudi Arabia. I went to the hospital and I found out I was HIV-positive there. At first I was shocked, I had...

Web article – Last updated 14 June 2013
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In this briefing document, MSF calls for action at both international and national levels to address current shortcomings in the diagnosis and treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMVR).  CMVR...

Briefing – Last updated 23 May 2013
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Introduction: Since 2002, the WHO has recommended either nevirapine (NVP) or efavirenz (EFV) as part of first-line antiretroviral therapy. These two drugs are known to have differing toxicity profiles,...

In Medical Journals / Research Articles – Last updated 16 May 2013
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Multimedia – Last updated 04 April 2013
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Médecins Sans Frontières has learnt that the verdict in Indian Supreme Court case of Novartis vs. Government of India will be handed down on Monday, 1 April 2013. The verdict will...

Web article – Last updated 26 March 2013
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This week in Singapore, behind closed doors, government negotiators from 11 Pacific Rim countries meet for the 16th round of negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement. The...

Op-eds & Articles – Last updated 14 March 2013
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Opportunities to Revolutionise Care in Developing Countries This report provides an overview on the current state of play and a framework for action with regards to hepatitis C diagnostics...

Report – Last updated 23 April 2013
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Multimedia – Last updated 12 March 2013
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Once considered a disease on the decline, the social and economic downfall that followed after the collapse of the Soviet Union has sparked an escalation of the TB epidemic in many post-USSR countries,...

Web article – Last updated 07 March 2013
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Atlanta, 5 March 5 2013 -- At the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Atlanta, the international medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières...

Press Release – Last updated 05 March 2013
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