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HIV/AIDS in the DRC: Behind the progress, huge challenges remain

29 Nov 2022
Democratic Republic of the Congo

In 2002, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams opened the first outpatient treatment centre offering free care to people living with HIV in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

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Isabelle Defourny

Statements & Opinion

COVID-19 vaccines: Our response cannot be one-size-fits-all

08 Dec 2021

The uneven progression of the COVID-19 pandemic and the unequal access to vaccines and treatments calls for locally tailored approaches.

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Project News

COVID-19 vaccines: Why we need global solidarity

29 Nov 2021

The World Health Organization’s declaration of Omicron as a “variant of concern” shows how critical it is to lift global COVID-19 vaccination rates.

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Statements & Opinion

Three reasons to end monopolies on COVID-19 medical tools

19 Nov 2021

One year ago—and seven months into the COVID-19 pandemic—India and South Africa put forward the TRIPS Waiver

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Statements & Opinion

4 reasons why Pfizer must share COVID-19 mRNA vaccine technology

10 Sep 2021

Imagine the difference it could make if African countries that are facing waves of COVID-19 infections didn't have to rely on imports of vaccines.

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Dr Salih M. Auwal

Stories From Patients & Staff

COVID-19 in Nigeria: “We are also fighting the virus here”

08 Sep 2021
Nigeria

Dr Salih M. Auwal is a Médecins Sans Frontières doctor and COVID-19 focal clinician working at Shinkafi clinic in Zamfara state, northwest Nigeria, where we provide care for malaria, sexual violence and other health needs.

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Statements & Opinion

MSF urges Australia to share surplus COVID-19 vaccines with COVAX

10 Jun 2021

Ahead of the G7 summit this week, Médecins Sans Frontières Australia is calling on the Australian government to immediately donate surplus vaccines that have been manufactured in Australia to COVAX. 

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Statements & Opinion

Australia must stop stalling negotiations on landmark pandemic monopoly waiver

08 Jun 2021

The Australian government needs to support formal negotiations on the landmark intellectual property waiver being discussed today at the World Trade Organization meeting, says the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) and Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF).

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Statements & Opinion

PNG's health system on the verge of collapse as COVID-19 cases surge

26 Mar 2021
Papua New Guinea

The health system in Papua New Guinea is on the brink of collapse as COVID-19 cases triple in a matter of weeks and increasing numbers of healthcare staff are testing pos

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Project News

COVID-19: vaccines and treatments must be accessible and affordable

08 Dec 2020

Around the world, governments fund critically important medical research and development using public money — including to develop a COVID-19 vaccine.

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