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"In all this talk.... the patient gets lost" - International AIDS Conference
Cost-saving debates at International AIDS conference loses focus on what is most efficient for patients, neglects need to bring drug costs down
PODCAST: "It could be my daughter"
Dr Atim Hamza started with MSF as national staff in Uganda, his home country. Here, he explains how he came to work with us and, despite the sacrifices he has to make, why he continues.
Congo: MSF continues to support treatment of victims of fuel tanker explosion
MSF is treating burn victims in South Kivu province after a fuel tanker crashed and exploded killing 269 earlier this month.
Invisible | Starved for Attention video
Donors gambling with patients’ lives - International AIDS Conference
International donors are disregarding scientific evidence on the benefits of earlier and expanded treatment. They do so at the expense of the ten million people in need of treatment in order to achieve short-term cost savings, said Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) at the International AIDS Conference on Monday.
Haiti: MSF distributes tents after storm destroys shelters in camp
On Monday afternoon, a storm hit a camp in Coraille, north of Port au Prince, where more than 7 000 people are living, destroying almost one third of the tents.
Pakistan: Bomb blast in Swat District leaves 5 dead and 58 wounded
Following an explosion at midday in Mingora, the main city of Swat district in Khyber Pathkunkhwa province, doctors and medical staff from MSF and Pakistan’s Ministry of Health treated 58 injured people, some of whom were seriously wounded.
Haiti: Where your money went?
Following the earthquake that devastated Haiti on 12th January, MSF was overwhelmed by the generosity of people around the world who gave so generously to support our emergency work. By the end of May, MSF had received already spent 58 per cent of these funds – some 53 million euros.
Afghanistan: Improving paediatric care in Boost Hospital, Helmand
MSF has been supporting Boost Hospital, on the outskirts of Helmand’s provincial capital, Lashkargah, since November 2009. In recent months, as many as 300 new patients have been seen every week, almost half of whom are children.
“No weapons, no fees”: MSF in Afghanistan
An overview of MSF's projects in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Reinforcing emergency healthcare in Helmand
Helmand’s one million inhabitants continue to suffer from the effects of the ongoing conflict between coalition and Afghan government forces and opposition groups. MSF has been supporting activities in Boost Hospital in Lashkargah, the capital of Helmand province, since November 2009, where the need for emergency medical assistance remains acute.
Haiti six months on: MSF report on emergency earthquake response
Six months after the January 12 earthquake in Haiti, Médecins Sans Frontières today publishes a report describing its largest ever emergency response.
MSF Helps Victims of Fuel Tanker Disaster in DRC
30 pence meningitis A vaccine promises hope for 430 million people at risk
“This new vaccine opens up whole new possibilities,” said Dr Cathy Hewison, medical adviser at MSF. “In 2009, MSF vaccinated more than 7 million people for Meningitis A, but until now we have been confined to emergency response, trying to slow and stop epidemics."
Unni Karunakara new international president of Médecins Sans Frontières
During the International Council meeting of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Amsterdam this weekend, Dr. Unni Karunakara has been installed as the new International President of the medical humanitarian organisation.
Frontline Report podcast: TB in Swaziland
Nurse Jo Hutchinson explains how MSF is using innovative methods of treating the deadly dual HIV/TB epidemic in Swaziland.
MSF hands over last hospitals to Ministry of Health after 20 years in Liberia
London/Monrovia, Friday 25 June 2010: Today, after 20 years of emergency medical aid in Liberia, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) officially stops running its final hospitals and the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare takes responsibility for these services.
Audio Slideshow: We couldn't just sit by: 20 years in Liberia
Liberian staff from Médecins Sans Frontières chronicle 20 years of emergency aid in Africa’s oldest republic.
MSF increases its medical and humanitarian support in Kyrgyzstan
The situation is still very tense in Osh and Jalal-Abad, , where violent clashes have killed hundreds. MSF teams are providing medical care to the victims and displaced.
Afghanistan: Boost hospital treats 24 patients following bomb blasts
MSF staff worked with local hospital staff at Boost hospital, Helmand province, to treat 24 wounded after four explosions occurred in the city centre on Sunday morning.
PRESS RELEASE: Call to G8 to reform food aid system
World leaders meeting at the G8 and G20 summits will not succeed in improving mother and child health in the developing world unless they fundamentally change how they address malnutrition and establish new sustainable funding sources to combat this treatable and preventable condition, the international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said today
Somalia: MSF resumes activities in Hawa Abdi following security incident
“The armed groups that occupied the clinic have left the hospital and our medical staff are treating patients once again,” explains MSF head of mission, David Querol.
INTERVIEW with Lauren Cooney: Lead poisoning in Nigeria
Interview Lauren Cooney, emergency manager with MSF, currently in the north of Nigeria supporting MSF’s response to acute lead poisoning in Zamfara state.
Lead poisoned children in Nigeria requiring immediate treatment
MSF and Nigerian health authorities have started treating 50 children with lead poisoning. The contamination could affect as many as 10,000 people in six villages.
MSF starts assistance to victims of violence in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
MSF teams are arriving on both sides of the border between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan to provide emergency assistance to those affected by the violence.
PRESS RELEASE: Nutrition crisis in Chad
The Sahelian belt of Chad faces one of its worst nutrition crises in recent years. MSF is calling for a faster and larger deployment of humanitarian assistance to meet the needs of the most vulnerable, particularly children under 5.
Somalia: MSF opens new TB facilities in Middle Shabelle region
On 5th June 2010, MSF opened new tuberculosis (TB) departments in two of its health centres in Middle Shabelle Region, Somalia. The departments will provide free, quality TB services, including testing, treatment and health education to the communities living in the surrounding areas of Mahaday and Gololey.
Guatemala: volcanic eruption and tropical storm cause havoc
First it was lava, rocks and sand that fell from the sky. Then came the rain. Guatemalans had little time to recover as two natural disasters slammed into the country.
Haiti: Tackling anxiety in displaced people through psychosocial support
The daily lives of displaced people in Camp Pétionville Golf Club create a new source of anxiety. The team of MSF psychologist are trying to tackle this problem through group counselling and psychosocial support.
Haiti: Interview with an MSF psychiatrist who leads an MSF mental health team
Dr. Maryvonne Bargues is an MSF psychiatrist. She leads MSF mental health team, working at Saint-Louis hospital in Port-au-Prince.She explains how, four months on, people are still feeling the earthquake's psychological aftershocks.
Southern Africa: Measles epidemic in Malawi is now a regional emergency
Malawi faces its biggest measles epidemic in 13 years. MSF has launched vaccination campaigns for more than 2.5 million children, but more international effort is needed.
PHOTO GALLERY: On the vaccination trail in Malawi
Since February, Malawi has faced its biggest measles epidemic in 13 years, and the entire southern African region is affected. MSF teams have launched vaccination campaigns for more than 2.5 million children.
Somalia: MSF supports displaced population after recent floods in Belet Weyne
MSF teams respond rapidly when floods in Belet Weyne, Somalia, displaced over 10,000 people from the town. Conditions are not critical, but MSF will continue to monitor the situation.
Somalia: MSF treats wounded amid vaccination campaign in Guri-el
At the end of April, MSF launched a vaccination campaign in Guri-el and its surroundings. But following recent clashes in Somalia’s Galgaduud region, MSF is also treating wounded patients in Istarlin hospital.
Overcoming malnutrition: the time to act is now
Malnutrition plays a huge role in childhood mortality. Unfortunately, most current food aid programmes for developing countries rely almost exclusively on substandard foods. International donors must end this double standard. Nutrient-rich foods must be at the centre of their efforts to tackle childhood malnutrition.
PRESS RELEASE: "Starved for Attention", a radical new vision of malnutrition
MSF and VII Photo launch a global multimedia campaign on childhood malnutrition, a crisis which affects 195 million children worldwide. Read the MSF Report.
The World Health Assembly: A step forward in the fight against Chagas
The resolution stressed key issues, such treatment and diagnosis at primary healthcare level, improving access to existing treatments, and promoting R&D.
PRESS RELEASE: Donor retreat widens HIV/AIDS treatment gap in Africa
In a new report, MSF warns that now is "No time to quit" on HIV/AIDS funding. Backtracking by international donors will cause unecessary deaths.
VIDEO: No time to quit on HIV/AIDS funding
Backtracking by international donors in HIV/AIDS funding risks undermining years of positive achievements and will cause many more unnecessary deaths, warns MSF in its latest report.
Haiti: MSF activity update, from May 2010
VIDEO: Somalia eye camp gives thousands back their sight
In northern Somalia, many suffer from blindness. MSF has successfully completed a special "eye camp" in Galcayo. During their ten day visit, Dr. Dalmar and his team screened and treated over 3000 people, and performed 626 operations.
Haiti: Time passes but medical needs persist
Four months after Haiti's devastating earthquake, MSF continues to adjust its activities to meet the changing - still major - medical needs.
Photo Gallery: treating Chagas disease in a conflict zone
In 2009, MSF started providing Chagas screening and treatment in Arauca, a conflict-affected region in Colombia. In April 2010, MSF celebrated its first success.
North East Congo: many challenges still remain
The areas of Haut-Uélé and Bas-Uélé in the north east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been prey to violence and armed conflict since late 2008. Pierre Kernen, who coordinated MSF’s activities in Niangara between August 2009 and April 2010, describes the situation for the people in the region and the challenges to humanitarian aid.
Chagas disease: MSF and DNDi call for a more rounded resolution
MSF and DNDi stress the importance of Chagas diagnosis and treatment. The resolution to be adopted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) is a step in the right direction but only focuses on prevention.
Chagas: Fighting a silent disease in Colombia
In 2009, MSF started Chagas screening and treatment in Colombia. In April 2010, all 11 children diagnosed with Chagas in Genareros have completed their treatment.
VIDEO: Appalling conditions for migrants entering and living in South Africa
This video gives us an insight into the lives of Zimbabwean migrants entering and living in South Africa. They continue to be the victims of rape, attack, police harrassment, appalling living conditions and a lack of essential healthcare.
South Africa: Rapes, attacks and appalling conditions for migrants and refugees
MSF expresses grave concern for the thousands of migrants and refugees in South Africa. These vulnerable people continue to suffer sexual violence, harassment, appalling living conditions and a lack of access to essential healthcare.
Somalia: MSF calls for respect for neutrality of medical facilities
On 5th May 2010 a private dispute escalated into a violent clash in the area surrounding Hawa Abdi clinic in Somalia. This triggered the occupation of the medical premises and a number of MSF non-medical staff are still being detained. MSF had to evacuate its patients and suspend its activities.
Global vaccine drive facing acute crisis - New report explains why
In a new report published today, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and Oxfam International warn that the global approach to ensure that children in the poorest countries receive life-saving vaccines is hampered by high prices and is now facing an acute funding crisis.
VIDEO: Inside the inflatable hospital in Haiti
John Pratt, locum doctor from Swansea is currently working for MSF in the inflatable hospital in Port au Prince, Haiti. Here he shows us around the hospital and talks about the kind of work MSF is doing.
SLIDESHOW: Positive changes in Colombia
Two nurses working in the maternity ward at the San Francisco de Asis Hospital explain the positive changes the hospital has seen since MSF started working.
Somalia: Fighting forces MSF to suspend activities in Hawa Abdi clinic
On the 5th May 2010 the medical aid organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) was forced to temporarily suspend its activities in Hawa Abdi clinic, after a security incident not related to MSF’s activities degenerated into a major clash.
Sierra Leone: Improving healthcare for women and children
On the 27th of April 2010, the Sierra Leone government will start implementing a policy of free healthcare for pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers and children under five. MSF welcomes the government’s commitment to the new policy and hopes that this will improve the access to healthcare for these vulnerable groups.
Victory for access to medicine as Valganciclovir patent rejected in India
International medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) welcomes the decision by the Indian Patent Office to reject the product patent it had previously granted to pharmaceutical company Roche for the drug valganciclovir.
HIV treatment in Kenya: Victor and Kennedy remember...
Kennedy and Victor remember how things used to be for this community in rural Kenya for people living with HIV and the changes that have taken place since.
DR Congo: Trapped in Ituri
Since the end of 2009, thousands of civilians have found themselves trapped by the ongoing conflict pitting the military against other armed groups in southern Ituri in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
VIDEO: Malaria thrives as medecine is hard to find in Northern Uganda
"After the incubation period, the hospital is full of kids with malaria," says MSF's Dr Eamonn Vitt. This easily-treatable disease kills thousands every year across the world.
VIDEO: Migrants in Greek detention centres
Arriving in Greece with high expectations for a new life, many migrants end up in detention centres for months before being deported. MSF works in these centres providing support to undocumented migrants.
Southern Sudan: MSF in place to respond to violence in Bentiu
On Saturday morning, following an appeal from the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Bentiu, Unity State, Southern Sudan, the international medical organisation Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) mobilised a medical team to evacuate three patients suffering from gunshot wounds. The patients were severely wounded during protests in Bentiu which occurred on Friday, following local radio announcements of the winner of the governorship race in Unity State.
Word Malaria Day 2010
In 2009, MSF treated 1,178,171 malaria patients across the world. Over 1,000,000 people die each year from malaria, even though simple and effective tools exist, proven to dramatically reduce the burden of this disease.
PRESS RELEASE: Trading away people's lives - the EU-India FTA
As the European Commission (EC) and India meet for closed-door negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) this week, international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warns this is the last chance to remove provisions that will block access to life-saving medicines for people living in the developing world.
Trading away the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS
India is effectively the pharmacy of the developing world and the signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) could mean less access to affordable medicines for millions.
Vanlalsiam's story: The difference a few months can make
In November 2009, Vanlalsiam, HIV positive and suffering from tuberculosis, was so weak that it was difficult to get a sputum sample to test for multi-drug resistant TB. After discovering his HIV load to be extremely high, MSF doctors in Manipur, India changed his treatment regime. Dr Fiona Fisher tells us how she barely recognised him five months later.
China: Qinghai earthquake update
A three-person MSF assessment team arrived in Yushu on Saturday evening and spent Sunday meeting officials and looking at medical needs. The team will continue its assessment from Monday, looking at villages outside of Jiegu to see if medical needs exist outside of the main town in the area.
Eastern Sudan: MSF opens new kala-azar treatment centre
“Had these people not received treatment they would have died.” explains Dr Dagemlidet Worku, MSF field coordinator of this new project based in eastern Sudan.
China: MSF heading to Qinghai Province to assess earthquake damage
Following a 7.1-magnitude earthquake in China’s Qinghai province early Wednesday, MSF is sending a three-person team to asses the situation.
AUDIO SLIDESHOW: Haiti - How they live
This slideshow is narrated by an MSF communications officer, who accompanied MSF field staff on assessments of living conditions in makeshift camps where people had been living without basic assistance.
MSF in Haiti: three months after the quake
Three months after the earthquake which devastated Haiti on January 12, killing over 200,000 people, MSF is continuing to respond to both the immediate and the longer-term needs of the Haitian people.
Zambia: Worst cholera outbreak in years
In Lusaka, Zambia's capital, MSF is responding to the worst cholera outbreaks for many years. Over the last five weeks the number of cholera cases has risen dramatically to more than 4,500.
Chad: MSF vaccinates 500,000 children against measles in N’Djamena
A mass vaccination campaign against measles was launched in the Chadian capital on 26th March 2010, following a quick increase of measles cases affecting children and adolescents.
Turkmenistan: Dangerous healthcare practices put lives at risk
Turkmenistan’s outward show of health and prosperity to the international community is masking a dangerous public health situation as the existence of infectious disease is denied, medical data is systemically manipulated and international standards and protocols are rarely applied in practice.
VIDEO: Your messages delivered to Eastern Congo
The first messages of support for the people of Eastern Congo, written by nearly two thousand MSF supporters, have already arrived in Congo and more are to follow.
MSF provides for victims of violence in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Hundreds of wounded arrived in Bishkek hospitals on 7th April, following violent confrontations between armed forces and protesters in the streets of Kyrgyzstan’s capital.
Bomb leaves 44 dead and 88 severely wounded in North West Frontier Province
Following a bombing in the Lower Dir district of Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province on Monday, MSF and Pakistan Ministry of Health staff treated 88 injured people.
Papua New Guinea: Treating victims of violence
Nathalie Muffler, MSF gynaecologist, talks about her experiences in Papua New Guinea where people are caught in an endless spiral of violence.
PRESS RELEASE: Haitians need a free and efficient healthcare system
New York donor conference must not take measures that would limit the availablity of healthcare for Haitian people -international medical organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is calling for free and efficient healthcare for Haitians ahead of the UN donor conference to be held in New York tomorrow.
VIDEO: Month in focus March 2010
Video update on MSF activities rebuilding lives in Haiti; a dire situation for refugees near Dadaab in Kenya; closing projects in Sri Lanka, the Koutiala paediatric project in Mali and the problems facing people with TB worldwide.
Haiti: A crucial phase begins
Ten weeks after the earthquake of 12th January, which left up to 300,000 people injured, a crucial phase has begun, in which thousands require long-term medical care and practical support.
Chad: coming to grips with a new reality
In January, MSF established a project to support the paediatric and maternity wards in AmTiman hospital, a 100-bed facility in one of Chad's major economic centres.
Iraq: "We are making a difference"
Anaesthetist Dr. M talks about the impact of MSF's work in Hawijah, Kirkuk governorate. It is the first time since the outbreak of war that MSF is able to directly treat patients in this part of the country.
Malaria emergency in northern Burundi
Burundi has been grappling with a serious increase in the numbers of malaria patients since the start of the year. The MSF teams have been working with Burundi authorities to fight the disease’s spread.
Tuberculosis: fighting the resurgence
At the end of the twentieth century, optimism prevailed that tuberculosis was on its way to being eradicated around the world. However, the disease is coming back with a vengeance. From Swaziland to Kyrgyzstan MSF teams are fighting its resurgence.
Patience, patience and don't lose hope
Ruslan is returning to prison to visit his fellow inmates, but this time he is a free man. He has gone to celebrate with his doctors the completion of his long, arduous and painful treatment for multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB).
TB Day: A not uncommon story from Chechnya
The patients in this slideshow are all being treated for TB in Grozny. One of them, a mother of two, shares her story. Her experiences are not uncommon for people living with TB in Chechnya. Médecins Sans Frontières has been implementing TB treatment and support program since 2004.
Afghanistan report: A return to humanitarian action
A new report by MSF explores the challenges MSF has faced after resuming its humanitarian medical work in Afghanistan in 2009.
DRC: Armed Congolese soldiers enter MSF hospital and remove wounded patients
After a serious incident at an MSF hospital in Hauts Plateaux, South Kivu, MSF calls on all warring parties to respect medical facilities.
DRC: thousands of civilians trapped by conflict
As conflict in the the Kivu province intensifies, MSF calls on all armed groups to respect the safety of civilians and allow them access to healthcare
Papua New Guinea: MSF completes emergency cholera intervention
MSF has completed a seven month-long emergency cholera intervention in Papua New Guinea. MSF has now handed over treatment centres to the Ministry of Health
Press release: NATO statement endangers patients in Afghanistan
International medical humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), strongly objects to a recent statement made by NATO.
MSF in Afghanistan: Lashkargah, Helmand
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has now started supporting the regional Boost hospital in Lashkargah, the capital of Helmand province in Afghanistan.
Earthquake in Chile: MSF's response
Ten days after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile, the Médecins San Frontières teams that have travelled through the affected areas are focusing their interventions on the most urgent needs.
Press Release: AIDS care gap
London, 9 March 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”, warns Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
MSF in Afghanistan: Ahmed Shah Baba in Eastern Kabul
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been supporting the district hospital of Ahmed Shah Baba in Eastern Kabul since October 2009. The population of Kabul has...
International Women's Day - Maternal Healthcare in the Somali Region, Ethiopia
“The moment I saved the first child’s life in Wardher will always stay with me”... recounts Mali Ebrahami, an MSF midwife recently returned to Europe from working...
Haitians facing ‘intolerable breach of human dignity’
Joint interview with Colette Gadenne, who has been managing MSF activities in Haiti and Christopher Stokes, General Director of MSF in Brussels.
Republic of Congo: the forgotten people of the Ubangi River
Tens of thousands of refugee families on the banks of the Ubangi River in the Republic of Congo and Central African Republic (CAR) are facing extreme shortages of food, shelter and healthcare. The refugees fled violence which erupted in Equateur province in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo at the end of 2009.
Rohingya in Bangladesh: Unrecognised, unprotected and unassisted
A violent crackdown on unrecognized Rohingya refugees in southern Bangladesh has driven thousands from their homes, into a makeshift camp in Kutupalong, where MSF has been providing medical care.
Haiti earthquake: MSF activity timeline
A chronological overview of MSF's activity in Haiti from when the earthquake struck.

MSF Logistique, a non profit-making association (under french 1901 law), is one of the supply centres for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) MSF Logistique supplies MSF missions with medication and equipment for ongoing programs and emergency actions (displaced populations, epidemics, natural disasters, war zones, ...)

MSF Logistique handles all the roles in the supply chain, from purchases to goods transportation, and can also offer services linked to its activity. MSF Logistique is approved as a pharmaceutical establishment and bonded warehouse.

MSF Logistique recruits : Visit the recruitment area to know the current vacant position and also to send us spontaneous applications and requests for training course.

Extension project of MSF Logistique : With the evolution of demand, MSF Logistique must make evolve its structure in order to put its means in adequacy with the international request. Within this framework, a project of extension of the storage surface has been initiated for a few years.

Openning of the new MSF Logistique website : The MSF Logistique website makes new skin ! Having several platforms of access, it makes possible to any user (public or professional) to find information needed at any time.

“The letter” (July 2010) is published …