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Treating multi drug resistant TB and HIV/AIDS in Manipur, India

Access to medicines

Unaffordable, unavailable, not adapted - people around the world face these challenges in accessing lifesaving medicines.

During the 1990s, MSF teams made a bitter observation: we were failing to treat some of our patients suffering from infectious diseases, while in developed countries, remarkable progress was being made in the field of health. Two decades on, medicines in developing countries are still either too expensive, aren't suitable to be used in many of the contexts in which we work (for example, in hot, humid conditions or where there's a lack of electricity), or simply don't exist for the diseases we need to treat.

In 1999, we launched the Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines, now known as the Access Campaign. Its mission focuses on three areas: overcoming barriers to access to essential medicines, stimulating research and development for neglected diseases, promoting health exceptions to global trade agreements.

In 2003, MSF joined several research institutes, including the Institut Pasteur, to create the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), a non-profit research and development organisation engaged in research and development of new treatments for neglected diseases.

 
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MSF Access Campaign

msfaccess.org
 
HIV Treatment in Myanmar
Access to medicines

Generic competition pushing down HIV drug prices, but patents keep newer drugs unaffordable

Press Release 2 Jul 2013
 
HIV/AIDS

Putting HIV Treatment to the Test

Report 2 Jul 2013
 
Access to medicines

Untangling the Web of ARV Price Reductions - 16th Edition

Report 2 Jul 2013
 
HIV SUPPORT GROUP COMMUNITY  MAPUTO MOZAMBIQUE
Malaysia

MSF applauds new WHO recommendations for accelerating HIV treatment in developing countries

Press Release 30 Jun 2013
 
MSF Health facility,  Darvazeh Ghar district, south of the Grand Bazaar of Tehran.
Iran

Surviving in Tehran’s southern neighborhoods

Project Update 21 Jun 2013
 
India

Must address worrying stock out of tuberculosis drugs

Press Release 17 Jun 2013
 
Bangui, hospital communautaire, emergency operation
Central African Republic

Critical needs in the east of the country

Project Update 14 Jun 2013
 
Humaniatarian emergency in Rakhine state, Myanmar

Government restrictions severely impact access to healthcare in Rakhine state

Press Release 28 May 2013
 
Kenya

New clinic brings comprehensive care to most vulnerable

Press Release 16 May 2013
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