As the omicron variant spreads, MSF calls on Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech to immediately share their lifesaving mRNA vaccine technology with manufacturers that stand ready to boost the global supply.
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Darién Gap, Panama: Violence continues in migrant journeys
MSF has now provided 30,000 medical consultations to the people in transit between Colombia and Panama.
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As Canada reopens, lower-income countries still lack access to COVID-19 vaccines – leaving everyone at increased risk
By Jason Nickerson, MSF Humanitarian Representative to Canada, and Adam Houston, MSF Canada Medical Policy and Advocacy Officer.
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Geo Barents: 10 found dead and 186 rescued in Central Mediterranean
MSF search-and-rescue teams found 10 people dead yesterday on a wooden boat in the Central Mediterranean after 186 others were rescued within 24 hours.
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Global vaccine inequity is putting the lives of healthcare workers at risk – including MSF’s own front-line medical staff
By Adam Houston, MSF’s Medical Policy and Advocacy Officer in Canada.
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Haiti: Shortages of fuel, water and transportation threaten medical care
As tensions and armed conflict escalate in Haiti’s capital, shortages of fuel, public transportation and drinking water are putting medical facilities and patients at risk.
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Malnutrition soars in Herat as Afghanistan healthcare is at breaking point
The Afghan healthcare system has been fragile and plagued by major gaps for years now, and the suspension of international aid as a result of the recent political developments has further deteriorated the situation.
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MSF to President Biden: Help free the COVID-19 vaccine
MSF, supporters deliver petition to White House to demand President Biden do more to increase global access to COVID-19 vaccines.
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As Moderna releases astronomical Q3 sales figures, MSF says it’s time to share the technology with WHO mRNA vaccine tech transfer Hub in South Africa
MSF also calls upon US President Biden to use all government powers to force this technology transfer.
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The climate crisis is a health and humanitarian crisis
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has long responded to some of the world’s worst medical and humanitarian crises. Many of the areas in which we work are in the most climate-vulnerable settings in the world, and our teams provide care for people experiencing the health impacts of the climate emergency first-hand. It is very […]
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