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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
 
India

Novartis challenges pro-health patent law

Press Release 11 Sep 2012
 
India

Bayer attempting to block affordable patented drugs

Press Release 3 Sep 2012
 
Access to medicines

EU parliament rejects ACTA

Press Release 5 Jul 2012
 
Vaccination

New global vaccine strategy glosses over basic immunisation gaps

Press Release 15 May 2012
 
Access to medicines

The Right Shot: Extending the reach of affordable and adapted vaccines

Report 15 May 2012
 
India

MSF launches new Novartis campaign

Project Update 15 Feb 2012
 
India

About the Novartis Drop the Case campaign

Project Update 15 Feb 2012
 
India

Open letter from MSF President to Indian PM Manmohan Singh on FTA

Project Update 10 Feb 2012
 
India

EU-India trade deal could cut medicines lifeline for people in developing countries

Press Release 10 Feb 2012
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