MSF/Médecins Sans Frontières [to 21 November 2015]
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/news-stories/press/press-releases
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Press release
Occupied Palestinian Territory: “MSF Urges the Relevant Military Authorities to Comply with International Humanitarian Law”
November 13, 2015
Cristina Carreño, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) medical coordinator, Jerusalem
What is the MSF position on the incident in which a patient was taken and one of his caretakers killed in a Hebron hospital?
The incident occurred at El Ahli Hospital, which is not an MSF facility. However, the patient was receiving care in MSF’s mental health support program for victims of political violence.
Press release
MSF Launches Global Action Against Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline to Cut the Price of Pneumonia Vaccine
November 12, 2015
MSF dumps $17 million in fake cash at Pfizer’s New York HQ, the amount the company makes in one day of pneumonia vaccine sales.
Field news
CAR: MSF Reinforces Medical Activities in Bangui Following Renewed Violence
November 12, 2015
The situation remains tense in Bangui, capital of Central African Republic (CAR), following the resurgence of violence at the end of September. Many have sought refuge in camps for displaced people such as Ben Zvi, John XXII, Saint-Sauveur, and Mpoko.
Field news
Fighting Measles in DRC “Like Trying to Put out a Forest Fire Blindfolded”
November 12, 2015
A deadly measles epidemic continues to spread through Katanga province, in southern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with devastating effects on the very young. For the past two months, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) doctor Marion Osterberger has been working in Ankoro hospital, which has become so overcrowded with patients that up to five children have had to share each bed.