Dr Zulfiya Dustmatova works as a medical doctor with MSF in Tajikistan, where our teams work with the Ministry of Health and Social Protection to diagnose and treat children with drug-resistant TB (DR-TB). Although MSF had been treating adults with DR-TB in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, since 2009, we didn’t begin treating…

By Julien Potet, Senior Advisor, Tropical Diseases and Neglected Diseases, MSF Access Campaign Some diseases are more neglected than others. This is the case with snakebites, which are responsible for more than 100,000 deaths every year worldwide. …

In late 2022, science delivered when we shared the stunning results of a five-year clinical trial for a groundbreaking new treatment regimen for people living with drug-resistant TB. Ahead in 2023, we are looking forward to seeing the benefits to people’s lives as the treatment is rolled out in MSF…

Today MSF is publicly announcing its Clinical Trial Transparency Policy (CTTP). Transparency is one of MSF’s five working principles, alongside impartiality, independence, neutrality and bearing witness, which are all key to support the delivery of our medical humanitarian mission. MSF is involved in a number of clinical trials, and as…

Clinical trials are a fundamental pillar of the research and development (R&D) process for any new drug or vaccine. …

On International Snakebite Awareness Day (September 19th), we heard from Dr Mark McNicol, recently returned from MSF assignment in Lankien, a remote rural area in Jonglei State, South Sudan, where being bitten by a snake can mean profound and long-term impacts for people. If you get bitten by a snake…

Dr Sharmila Shetty, Vaccines Medical Advisor, MSF Access Campaign The current multi-country monkeypox outbreak, which started in Europe in early May 2022 and spread to more than 90 countries by August, has garnered worldwide attention and concern. …

Margriet den Boer, Kala Azar Advisor, MSF Manson Unit; and Julien Potet, Neglected Tropical Disease Policy Advisor, MSF Access Campaign As COVID retreats — for the moment at least — in many places around the world, a space is opening up for urgent attention to be given once more to…

Guest blogger: Rebecca Hotchkin, Co-National Coordinator, Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) UK, and medical student at King’s College, London University Climate change has been described as the biggest threat to global health in the 21st century. Last year’s UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, COP26, saw large-scale mobilisation in…