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South Sudan: A mother's struggle to vaccinate her baby
South Sudan 2012 © MSF To fully vaccinate a child with the basic package of immunisations – called the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) – infants must be brought to a health facility...
Last updated 15 May 2012
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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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Infographic: The Scope of TB
Last updated 24 April 2012
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Critical shortage of first-line therapy for Chagas: The story of benznidazole
In 2011, there were delays in rolling out screening and diagnosis activities in communities at risk in MSF projects in rural Bolivia and Paraguay due to the shortage of benznidazole. This was not just...
Last updated 10 April 2012
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Background Information on India's First Compulsory Licence
India grants first Compulsory licence to allow generic production and sale of a patented medicine The compulsory licence was granted under Section 90 of the Indian Patents Act, on 12th March 2012 by...
Last updated 10 April 2012
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Novartis’s Day in Court Set for 10 July
Hearings in the case opposing Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis and the Indian government are now set to start on 10 July. The Novartis Supreme Court case is the final act in a legal battle that...
Last updated 28 March 2012
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Novartis’s Day in Court Set for 28 March, Campaign to Drop the Case Continues
Hearings in the case opposing Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis and the Indian government are now set to start on 28 March. The Novartis Supreme Court case is the final act in a legal battle that...
Last updated 1 March 2012
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