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2009

Sri Lanka: A 'Quite Indescribable' Scene After War Ends

When the war between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Sri Lankan government ended on May 16, MSF emergency coordinator Lauren Cooney and her team provided emergency medical care at the Omanthai checkpoint, where thousands of people poured out of the conflict zone.  Here, Cooney describes the situation.

June 3, 2009

Haiti Donor Conference Press Teleconference

As Haiti’s prime minister, the UN Secretary General, representatives from more than 30 donor countries, and multilateral agencies convene tomorrow in Washington, D.C., to fund strategies for Haiti’s future economic and social development, they must not neglect the country’s immediate public health crisis. MSF calls on the Haitian government and international donors to immediately implement concrete measures to improve access to health care for the Haitian population.

April 13, 2009

Press Teleconference on Zimbabwe

Transcript of a press teleconference on Zimbabwe's humanitarian crisis, which continues to rapidly deteriorate, causing appalling suffering. MSF's medical teams have now treated almost 45,000 people for cholera, and the crisis is far from over.

February 17, 2009
2008

MSF Calls on President of Niger to Lift Ban on Organization’s Nutritional Programs Immediately

Press Teleconference: Nicolas de Torrenté, executive director of MSF-USA and Marie Pierre Allié, president of the French section of MSF, discussed the organization’s suspension from treating malnutrition in the Maradi region of Niger.

October 21, 2008

Trapped Somali Populations Need Immediate Life-saving Assistance

Press Teleconference: Nicolas de Torrente, executive director of MSF-USA, Benoit Leduc, MSF operations manager for Somalia, and Dr. Greg Elder, MSF deputy operations manager, discuss the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Somalia.

June 26, 2008
2007

Food is not Enough: Revolutionary Malnutrition Treatment Available Now, But Out Of Reach For Millions Of Children

Thank you everyone, for joining us today. I'd like to welcome you to the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières, or MSF, press teleconference titled: Food is Not Enough. Today, six days before World Food Day, Doctors Without Borders offices worldwide are issuing a call for increased and expanded use of new and revolutionary ready-to-use therapeutic foods, ideal for treating childhood malnutrition.

October 10, 2007

Thailand, Abbott, and the Second-Line Aids Crisis

Press teleconference on Thailand's compulsory licensing of an HIV/AIDS treatment, Abbott's response, and the coming crisis in availablity of second-line HIV drugs in developing countries.

April 25, 2007

People Before Patents: Novartis Press Teleconference

On Friday, January 26, 2007, MSF held a press teleconference titled "People Before Patents," to brief members of the media on a legal challenge to India's patent law brought by the Swiss-based pharmaceutical company Novartis.

January 26, 2007
2006

Press Teleconference on Lopinavir/Ritonavir

Transcript of a press teleconference on the lack of availability of Abbott's new heat-stable Kaletra in African countries.

March 15, 2006
2004

After 24 Years of Independent Aid to the Afghan People, MSF Withdraws from Afghanistan Following Killing, Threats and Insecurity

Transcript of Press Conference held in Kabul, Afghanistan.

July 28, 2004
2003

Cancun and Beyond, Access to Medicine and the FTAA

Transcript of Teleconference Hosted by MSF's Kevin Phelan

August 28, 2003

Humanitarian Situation in Iraq

Transcript of Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Press Conference held at the National Press Club, Washington, DC.

May 2, 2003

"It's Time for a Faster Cure"

Transcript of Press Teleconference Hosted by the Global Alliance for TB Drug Development.

March 19, 2003
2002

A Man-Made Famine Ravages Angola: Thousands Will Starve Without Immediate Assistance

Transcript of a press teleconference hosted by MSF

May 30, 2002

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria: Understanding the First Grant Announcements and Access to Medicines

Transcript of a press teleconference hosted by MSF on the occasion of the Global Fund Board of Directors meeting (April 22-24, 2002)
April 22, 2002
2001

Access to Medicines and the Doha WTO: Why Patents Matter

Transcript of press teleconference hosted by MSF

November 6, 2001

The World's Tuberculosis Crisis: The Need for New Treatments

Transcript of a press teleconference held on the occasion of World TB Day 2001 (March 24, 2001)
March 21, 2001
2000

World AIDS Day Teleconference Transcript

November 20, 2000
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