Press Release

AIDS Care Gap between Wealthy and Developing Countries Risks Becoming a Chasm

London, March 9, 2010 – AIDS leaders gathering in London today face the daunting challenge of implementing new World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations for earlier treatment with better AIDS drug cocktails at a time when donors are backing away from the promise of “universal access,” said Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).

Field News

Afghanistan: MSF Providing Badly Needed Health Care in Helmand Province

MSF teams are attending to medical needs and expanding the services they can offer in the Afghan capital and in the southern province of Helmand.

Field News

Haiti: MSF Expanding Post-Operative Services in Response to Growing Need

“The immediate emergency phase may be over, but the long-term work is just beginning, and it’s no less an emergency,” said MSF Haiti Head of Mission Karline Kleijer.

Slideshow

Unrecognized and Unprotected Rohingya in Bangladesh

A violent crackdown on unrecognized Rohingya refugees in southern Bangladesh has driven thousands from their homes.

Field News

Chile: MSF Supporting Hospitals, Organizing Mobile Clinics, Sending Supplies

Ten days after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Chile, MSF teams  are focusing their interventions on the most urgent needs.

Speech

U.S. Trade Law Penalizes Provision of Affordable Lifesaving Drugs

MSF's US Director of the Access to Essential Medicines Campaign testified at the US International Trade Commission about the effect that a provision in the U.S. Trade Act is having on U.S. global health policy and international efforts to expand access to affordable medicines.

Podcast

MSF Frontline Reports

Meet Natacha, a mother in Burkina Faso who struggles for her children's survival every year during the hunger gap; hear about MSF’s work in some of Zimbabwe's prisons; and get an update on the urgent needs in Haiti.

Video

Zimbabwean Migrants in South Africa Face Abuse on Both Sides of the Border

Zimbabweans have been crossing the border, seeking refuge in South Africa, for years. They are fleeing an economic and humanitarian crisis, trying to survive. But many risk their lives by making the journey.

Press Release

"Top Ten" Humanitarian Crises: Aid Blocked and Diseases Neglected

Civilians attacked, bombed, and cut off from aid in Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and DRC, along with stagnant funding for treating HIV/AIDS and ongoing neglect of other diseases, were among the worst emergencies in 2009.

Resource

A Refugee Camp on the Web

What would you do if you and your family were forced from your home by war, violence, or disaster? Visit MSF's interactive "A Refugee Camp On The Web" to experience what 42 million people worldwide face every day.
Learn about MSF's assistance to refugees: