🤔 Testing, testing: what do you know about Ebola tests? 📩 ...and, take the opportunity to subscribe to our newsletter right before the August issue! msfaccess.org/newsletter/h...
Test: have you heard about tests?
Ensuring sustainable, adapted, ready and available diagnostic capacity is critical for a quick response to disease outbreak, and in the current Ebola outbreak, this must be a priority.
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We are taking our demand directly to Gilead at the #AIDS2026 conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - a country where people still can't access lenacapavir, even when they contributed to the clinical trials for this breakthrough HIV drug. Read more: www.instagram.com/p/DbThjxUH4gy/
It's #WorldHepatitisDay and over a quarter of a million children are still acquiring chronic hepatitis B at birth each year, resulting in many premature deaths. But this can be prevented👇
MSF Access@msfaccess.org · 3mo agoEach year, over a quarter of a million children acquire chronic hepatitis B at birth, resulting in many premature deaths. If every newborn received hepatitis B birth dose – an affordable vaccine supported by Gavi – these deaths could be prevented. #WorldImmunizationWeek
Today, MSF called for the inclusion of analogue insulin pens to Kenya’s Social Health Authority (SHA) benefits package. Doing so would align with Kenyan and WHO guidelines, and ensure that more people have access to more efficacious and person-preferred treatments.
The Ebola disease outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda revealed a critical diagnostic blind spot in existing Ebola surveillance and testing systems. DRC authorities have expanded laboratory testing capacity, but timely access remains a challenge.
It's time to translate lessons learned from past Ebola outbreaks into timely access to medical tools for affected communities and countries. @doctorswithoutborders.org urged countries to act now: www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/msf-u...
MSF statement at the UN multi-stakeholder hearing on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (PPPR)
Response to Ebola disease outbreak highlights urgent need to center affected communities in global health decision-making
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A drug exists that is nearly 100% effective at preventing HIV and only needs to be taken twice a year. It's called lenacapavir. But Gilead, the company that controls it, isn't making enough available for the world. We know Gilead can make lenacapavir more accessible.
This Ebola disease outbreak once again exposes persistent failures to ensure that accessible medical tools for diseases disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries are prioritised, funded, and produced as part of R&D. It has to change now. msfaccess.org/principles-e...
❓ What’s an access ____________ gap? 👉 Bridging these gaps and protecting people’s basic right to access healthcare is not easy, but it is possible, and we’re working on it. 👇 Read our latest newsletter to find out more! msfaccess.org/newsletter/w...
What’s an access ____ gap?
These gaps manifest themselves in many ways, from conflicts that delay lifesaving vaccines from being delivered to people, fuelling deadly, vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks, to failures to attach...
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⏰ “This outbreak can still be brought under control, but the window for action is narrowing.” One month after the Ebola disease outbreak was declared in DRC, major gaps in surveillance, diagnosis, contact tracing and community engagement persist.
DRC: MSF warns dangerous gaps persist in Ebola disease response | MSF
Despite the recent scale-up in the Ebola disease response in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), major gaps in surveillance, diagnosis, contact tracing and community engagement persist.
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In San Pedro Sula, Honduras, we're improving access to sexual and reproductive health services for adolescents. 🎥 Diana Dáila, our medical activity manager in Honduras, tells us how her team provides this care.
Cancer is becoming one of the most serious health challenges in Papua New Guinea. Patients often come in late for care, and there is limited capacity for diagnosis and treatment. Our new cancer initiative in Morobe province is addressing gaps in care:
Papua New Guinea: Strengthening cancer care in Morobe | MSF
A new MSF project in Papua New Guinea is strengthening cancer care, including palliative care, at ANGAU Memorial Provincial hospital, in collaboration with local authorities.
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With no validated treatments or vaccines yet, and limited diagnostics for Bundibugyo virus disease, R&D and funding must embed transparent and enforceable conditions from the outset to guarantee timely, sustainable access to affordable medical tools for the most affected communities.
#Ebola outbreaks: There are currently no approved vaccines or treatments available for the #Bundibugyo virus. Our teams, along the Democratic Republic of Congo’s MOH are working to contain the spread of the disease and strengthen patient care: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/democratic-r...
In eastern DRC, our teams are working to contain the spread of the Ebola disease outbreak and strengthen patient care, alongside the Ministry of Health. Learn about our response so far:
Ebola disease in DRC: MSF scales up response to a rapidly evolving outbreak | MSF
In Democratic Republic of Congo, MSF teams are scaling up our response to the Ebola disease outbreak.
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👋 Meet Nombuso Ntshalintshali, our laboratory manager at Sitsandziwe clinic in Eswatini! Her lab uses a ‘test and treat’ approach, giving fast, accurate results for sexually transmitted infections so that patients can get targeted medications that reduce the risk of antibiotic resistance.
“A more equitable system can begin today if governments choose to act on the commitments they have already made in the Pandemic Agreement.” MSF statement at #WHA79, delivered by Yuanqiong Hu, Head of Analysis, MSF Access. Read the full statement: msfaccess.org/open-ended-i...
🚨 Ebola in DRC Our teams are scaling up our response to the Ebola disease outbreak in DRC. How are we responding? What's different about this outbreak? Why are we concerned? Read the answers here ⬇️
DRC Ebola outbreaks | MSF medical response
Learn more about the largest-ever Ebola outbreak in DRC and our response
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🥁 We’re continuing our drumbeat call of analogue insulin pens for all at #WHA79. It’s time for countries & @who.int to end the double standard in diabetes care and include analogue insulin pens and glucose monitoring devices in all diabetes guidelines. msfaccess.org/follow-polit...
Follow-up to the political declaration of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases – WHA79/12.1
MSF statement on noncommunicable diseases at the 79th World Health Assembly
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Why is this Ebola disease outbreak different? John Johnson, our medical lead for epidemic response, gave an interview to explain the Bundibugyo virus and its challenges:
The Bundibugyo virus challenge: why is this Ebola disease outbreak different | MSF
In an interview, John Johnson, MSF's medical lead for epidemic response, explains the Bundibugyo virus and what makes this Ebola disease outbreak different.
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“Immediately closing the devastating vaccination coverage gaps we’re seeing requires political will,” Dr Daniela Garone, MSF Read our call ahead of discussions on the progress towards reaching global immunisation goals #IA2030 at #WHA79. msfaccess.org/urgent-actio...
Urgent action needed to close devastating vaccination coverage gaps in conflict-affected settings
Sustained funding, timely and unhindered access to vaccine supplies, and flexible, secure and adapted delivery models required to reach more people with lifesaving vaccination in world’s most fragile ...
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This week, we're right here at the World Health Assembly #WHA79, calling for countries to make sure global health policies for the coming years ensure everyone, everywhere has access to affordable medical products.
MSF representatives will address critical health issues at the World Health Assembly #WHA79 this week, calling for urgent action on: 🦠Antimicrobial resistance 🩺Noncommunicable diseases 😷Pandemic preparedness & response 💉Vaccines Read the statements: msfaccess.org/msf-statemen...
MSF statements at WHO World Health Assembly 79th session
MSF statements on access to healthcare products at 79th World Health Assembly
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📢 This World Health Assembly #WHA79, we’re calling for countries, donors, and other global health stakeholders to urgently dismantle the barriers blocking access to lifesaving vaccination in conflict-affected settings by:
Did you know that the Pandemic Agreement, signed one year ago, is still on hold because of an annex? Enter the PABS* annex! * Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing
In South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, a new challenge is disrupting healthcare. Funding withdrawals are making vital care inaccessible, particularly for pregnant women and newborns. Read our latest press release here ⬇️
Eastern DRC: Minova is on the brink of a healthcare crisis | MSF
Obstetric care has become inaccessible to women in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, as donor organisations have recently withdrawn from the area.
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From five ways to improve vaccine access to outrage over pharma failing to address the barriers stopping people from accessing HIV prevention medication, explore our call for disease prevention not to be a privilege in our latest MSF Access newsletter: msfaccess.org/newsletter/f...
Five key pathways to improve vaccine access you should know about
This month, we talk about barriers in accessing medical tools needed for disease prevention and explore how we can go about bringing these barriers down. During World Immunisation Week (24-30 April), ...
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We are pleased to welcome Kris Torgeson as the incoming Executive Director of MSF Access.
MSF Access welcomes Kris Torgeson as incoming Executive Director
We are pleased to welcome Kris Torgeson as the incoming Executive Director of MSF Access. She comes to the role with extensive experience both within and beyond MSF.
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