It's war on tropical diseases

But experts warn that drugs alone will not win it, after the pharmaceutical giants agree to work together on an ambitious project.

15 000 Aids victims likely to die in Congo, says MSF

An MSF report claims 15 000 Aids victims in Congo will likely die waiting for ARVs in the next three years because of "horrific" health care access.

MSF calls for release of kidnapped workers in Somalia

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has made a renewed call for the safe release of two Spanish workers who were kidnapped in Somalia in October.

South Sudan pleads for aid for 'disaster zone'

Fighting between tribes in its troubled Jonglei state has led South Sudan to declare the area a disaster zone, pleading for help from relief agencies.

South Sudan tribe vows to 'exterminate' rival group

Armed Lou Nuer youths have marched on Pibor, home to the rival Murle people, who they blame for cattle raiding and have vowed to exterminate.

Two aid workers killed in Somalia

Médecins Sans Frontières has confirmed that two staff members, a Belgian and an Indonesian, have been killed by a gunman in war-torn Mogadishu.

Many Afghan women forced to give birth at home

An Afghan woman has an average of five babies in her lifetime -- with mothers saying it is hard, lonely and frightening.

UN warns Somalia famine likely to spread further

Famine has spread to another Somali region and the UN has warned more areas will become affected in the next four months.

Tripoli hospital closes as fighting rages on

Médecins Sans Frontières has revealed that Tripoli's Abu Salim Hospital has been shut down because staff and patients can no longer access it.

'South Africa, send your doctors to Libya'

Low on medical staff and much-needed supplies in Libya, Médecins Sans Frontières is appealing to SA to send more doctors to the war-torn country.

Refugee tide swamps world's biggest camp

The biggest refugee camp in the world is full, creating a humanitarian emergency that threatens thousands of malnourished children, MSF has warned.

Local success story sets example for treatment

The successes of SA's first public-sector ARV programme shows governments what can be achieved ahead of the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Aids.

SA marks Aids treatment milestone

Aids patients and government officials on Friday celebrated the 10th anniversary of a pioneering program that brought drugs to impoverished people.

MSF: Côte d'Ivoire healthcare crumbles amid violence

Access to healthcare in Côte d'Ivoire has been hit hard by post-election violence, Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) reported on Friday.

DRC troops blamed for rapes, looting in Sud-Kivu

(DRC government troops have been blamed for abuses, including rapes and looting, in of Sud-Kivu to avenge the death of one of their colleagues.

Warning against cuts in Aids funding

Now is not the time to cut funding for HIV/Aids, say the TAC, MSF and Cosatu, among others.

MSF: 300 Zimbabweans seek asylum in SA each day

As many as 300 Zimbabweans are arriving in South Africa a day to apply for asylum, Médecins Sans Frontières said on Wednesday.

Blocking of aid worsened 2009 humanitarian crises

Trapped civilians in Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Sudan cut off from aid deliberately, says Médecins sans Frontières.

MSF: Thousands of Congolese refugees need aid

Violence is spreading in northern DRC, where hundreds of thousands have fled clashes between government forces and rebels, MSF said on Wednesday.

MSF: New fighting pattern in south Sudan targets to kill

Women and children are being deliberately targeted in ethnic clashes in south Sudan, Médecins sans Frontières said on Thursday.

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