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View from the field: Why we need to simplify vaccination
Why is it so difficult to achieve and sustain high levels of immunisation coverage in remote areas, or where health systems are severely limited? Dr. Michel Quéré, MSF medical advisor for programmes...
Last updated 15 May 2012
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Interview on strengthening the Expanded Programme on Immunisation: Lessons from Chad
MSF has been treating patients for malaria in the Moissala district of Chad for two years, but the team has also responded to outbreaks of contagious diseases such as measles and meningitis. These outbreaks...
Last updated 15 May 2012
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Infographic: We need more affordable vaccines
Download infographic: We need more affordable vaccines - Honduras Download infographic: We need more affordable vaccines - two new vaccines
Last updated 15 May 2012
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Infographic: We need easier-to-use vaccines
Download infographic: We need easier-to-use vaccines - five vaccination visits Download infographic: We need easier-to-use vaccines - millions of children remain unreached Download infographic:...
Last updated 15 May 2012
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AS/AQ Answers Needs of Malaria Patients
Why AS/AQ answers the needs of patients Many of the older drugs used to treat malaria like chloroquine are increasingly ineffective because of resistance. Newer treatment options – more effective...
Last updated 5 March 2007
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Medical Innovations in Humanitarian Situations
Médecins Sans Frontières held a panel discussion and webcast which looked at how innovations introduced over the past 40 years have improved the organisation's medical humanitarian work. Watch a...
Last updated 3 June 2011
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New direction: WHO’s work on the financing of medical research and development is given a fresh start
A group of eminent experts accused of conflicts of interest over the undue influence granted to the pharmaceutical industry, publish a report whose methodology is described as foggy and whose conclusions...
Last updated 16 June 2010
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How much is actually being spent on neglected disease research?
The G-FINDER report, assessing how much is actually being spent on research and development for neglected diseases, was launched in London in February 2009. Below is the statement released by MSF Access...
Last updated 4 February 2009
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Update from the IGWG
Geneva, Monday 28th April: Time is of the essence – as the final meeting of a two year process to overhaul medical research and development opens in Geneva today, there is a lot at stake. At...
Last updated 28 April 2011
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Alternative models: Paul Herrling interview
Paul Herrling, Head of Corporate Research at the pharmaceutical company Novartis, explains some key ideas behind a proposal to bring together pharmaceutical companies with a range of other partners to...
Last updated 1 January 2009
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