By Michael Lawson, Humanitarian Affairs Officer for MSF Canada “We have no water, we have no food. We have nothing.” That is how one man standing outside a mobile medical clinic run by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, described the situation he and his family had been living […]
Opening Statement – Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), June 12, 2023 For the past 52 years, and today in over 70 countries, Doctors Without Borders or Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has alleviated suffering by delivering impartial, neutral, independent medical humanitarian assistance in line with international humanitarian law and medical ethics. Here in Canada, more […]
This year, and for the first time, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières is participating in Ottawa’s iconic Winterlude Festival. From Feb. 3 to 20, MSF welcomes everyone to visit our over three-metre-tall ice sculpture located at the corner of O’Connor and Sparks Street. Entitled “Finding Home Again,” the sculpture of mother and […]
Read More… from “Finding Home Again”: MSF at Ottawa’s Winterlude Festival 2023
By Adam Houston, MSF’s Medical Policy and Advocacy Officer in Canada.
[…]
Read More… from Canada: Actions needed on the 1 year anniversary of COVID-19 vaccine dose
By Jason Nickerson, MSF Humanitarian Representative to Canada, and Adam Houston, MSF Canada Medical Policy and Advocacy Officer.
[…]
A message to newly re-elected Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from MSF Canada.
[…]
Read More… from Flash response: A message to re-elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Today, it was announced that COVAX – the global mechanism intended to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to low- and middle-income countries – is short at least 140 million doses.
[…]
Read More… from MSF: Canada must commit to COVID-19 vaccines sharing
As Canada looks to expand its biomanufacturing capacity for vaccines and other health technologies, it’s essential we look not only at how best to meet domestic Canadian needs, but how to ensure this capacity will also help us respond to global unmet needs for COVID-19 and other vaccines.
[…]
MSF announces collaboration to assist people experiencing homelessness at Toronto’s 1st COVID-19 Recovery site.
[…]
Today’s statement urges for continuity and continued measures that will protect both public health and the health of all.
[…]