MSF/Médecins Sans Frontières [to 20 June 2015]
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/news-stories/press/press-releases

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Press release
New Barrage of Barrel Bombs on Health Facilities in Syria
June 18, 2015
Two Hospitals Attacked Over Recent Days; At Least Ten Struck Since May

Press release
MSF Bolsters Mediterranean Search and Rescue
June 15, 2015
BARCELONA/NEW YORK—The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today launched an additional search and rescue boat in the Mediterranean Sea, to assist people during their attempts to reach Europe while fleeing war, persecution, and poverty.
Sailing today from the port of Barcelona, the boat, a 50-meter-long vessel named Dignity I, has an 18-person crew, including MSF medical personnel. It can accommodate up to 300 people rescued at sea.

Field news
China Rejects Gilead Patent on Hepatitis C Drug Sofosbuvir
June 19, 2015
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has learned that the Chinese patent office has just denied Gilead Science’s request for a key patent on the hepatitis C drug sofosbuvir. This drug, together with other antivirals, is the backbone of several newer, more effective curative treatments for hepatitis C, yet is exorbitantly priced in many countries, restricting access for people who need it. Hepatitis C is a global public health crisis, with at least 150 million people living with the disease, and 350,000-500,000 people die each year from complications of it.

Field news
Caring for Mothers and Victims of Violence in Boga, DRC
June 17, 2015
Since April 1, 2015, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been working in the isolated region of Boga, in the Ituri District of Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Orientale Province. MSF aims to improve the quality of care offered to both the local population and displaced people in the region. To this end, the project focuses on reproductive health and the medical and psychological treatment of victims of violence.

Field news
MSF Saddened by Loss of Life During Argos Ship Rescue
June 16, 2015
On Monday, June 15, at least one person died during a search and rescue operation by the Bourbon Argos, a ship chartered by the international medical organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to carry out search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean sea. People who were rescued reported that another two people had drowned but their deaths could not be confirmed.