Lassa fever: not only a neglected disease, but neglected patients too
Nigeria is one of the several West African countries where lassa fever is endemic, yet very little is known about it. Even though lassa fever is a lar...
Infectious diseases
TB-PRACTECAL: Doctors Without Borders clinical trial finds short, effective and safe drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment
New results show a much shorter treatment regimen for drug-resistant TB is superior to current care
Tuberculosis (TB)
Infectious diseases
Iraq
Iraq: Tackling multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, one patient at a time
In Iraq, Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) supports the Iraqi National Tuberculosis Institute to detect and diagnose TB and MDR...
Tuberculosis (TB)
Infectious diseases
South Sudan
South Sudan: Two deaths from hepatitis E as result of deplorable sanitation condition in Bentiu IDP camp
An alarming jump in the number of patients with hepatitis E and acute watery diarrhoea has been seen in the camp for internal displaced persons (IDP) ...
Infectious diseases
Iran
PRESS RELEASE: Beware of ‘bootleg’ alcohol – it can cause blindness and death
Hong Kong, 20 August 2021 - Methanol poisoning, caused by the ingestion of bootleg alcoholic drinks laced with methanol, has been a public health con...
Infectious diseases
Press release: Improving Access to Medical Tools and Drugs Key to End TB
With access to COVID-19 medical tools, treatment and vaccines dominating health conversations worldwide, it’s easy to forget that access to medical de...
Infectious diseases
Press Release: Measles remain highly contagious and must not be taken for granted
With COVID-19 still raging on,experts warn thatmanyhighlyinfectiousdiseasesare being overshadowed and neglected. Theseincludemeasles, a viral respirat...
Infectious diseases
Press Release: Make affordable hepatitis drugs and diagnostics accessible to millions
"Millions of hepatitis C patients are suffering due to expensive drugs and diagnostics. It's time for us to ensure access to affordable drugs and test...
