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Sandra Murillo The Huffington Post: For Doctors Without Borders, the Welfare of Patients Always Comes FirstAugust 26, 2010
In his July 28, 2010 blog post Moonbats Against Israel Alan Dershowitz made unfounded allegations about Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), the international medical humanitarian organization. His criticisms were based on erroneous reporting in July in the Israeli daily Haaretz, on what allegedly transpired between a group of Israeli doctors and an MSF medical team in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) earlier this summer. View external media PBS - News Hour: In Haiti, Mental Health Still a Concern for Many Quake SurvivorsAugust 6, 2010
In the last of his week-long series of reports from Haiti, Ray Suarez examines the mental health problems survivors are having following January's devastating earthquake. View external media MSF on CNN International: Helping Pakistan's flood victimsAugust 5, 2010
Aid agencies are working to get supplies to flood survivors in Pakistan. View external media One Casualty of Global Economic Crisis: Uncertain Finances for HIV/AIDS ProgramsJuly 20, 2010
The American Medical Association examines the current financing situation for HIV/AIDS programs in the midst of a persistent global economic crisis. View external media PBS Need to Know: Malnutrition, the silent epidemicJuly 19, 2010
Need to Know takes a closer look at how the U.S. food aid system is part of the problem in combating childhood malnutrition. View external media PBS - News Hour: The RundownJune 21, 2010
Filmmaker Explores Intense Situations Faced by Doctors Without Borders: Review by Lauren Knapp and Interview with Director Mark Hopkins. View external media NPR - Weekend EditionJune 19, 2010
Host Scott Simon interviews filmmaker, Mark Hopkins, and Doctors Without Borders doctor, Chiara Lepora. View external media Vanity Fair: Don't Confuse Doctors With Angels, Says Chiata Lepora of Living in EmergencyJune 4, 2010
"Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders, directed by Mark Hopkins, goes beyond the adrenaline and drama to show what these far-flung doctors encounter daily—blood and pain and panic, certainly, but also their own doubts and wavering faith. What am I doing here? and Who am I actually saving? are some of the soul-searching questions that linger in the air as Hopkins follows four doctors on fraught assignments in Liberia and the Congo in 2005 and 2006." View external media Los Angeles Times: Movie ReviewJune 4, 2010
"Expertly crafted, the documentary captures the rhythms and patterns of [four young physicians'] daily demanding lives and reveals the characters of four intelligent, reflective and wholly engaging individuals." View external media Fast Company: Review - The Bravest Doctors in the WorldJune 3, 2010
"The outstanding new documentary "Living In Emergency" follows four Doctors Without Borders volunteers as they try to heal the ailing--and themselves--in Congo and Liberia. The true power of this film is in how it quietly lays out, through these stories, the magnitude of the tragedy that war, poverty, corruption, and our own negligence of fellow humankind have wrought. It's a Goliath too huge for this good-hearted, heroic Davids to conquer, but still they try. With its rich, complicated tales of good work amid bad situations, the same could be said about this important and powerful film." View external media Variety: Movie ReviewJune 1, 2010
"With rare candor and a refreshing lack of piety, first-timers and combat-weary veterans exhibit their camaraderie, euphoria and burnout as the camera documents their struggles with logistics, horror, death and self-doubt." View external media The New York Times: Sainted Heroic Doctors, Minus the HalosMay 30, 2010
A similar sense of drama permeates “Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders,” a documentary film about the international humanitarian aid group that opens nationally on Friday. But “Living in Emergency” stands apart from standard medical fare by focusing on the organization and its mission rather than on individual predicaments..." View external media PRI: Donors Retreat From The War On AIDSMay 18, 2010
Of the 33 million people living with AIDS worldwide, only 4 million are on treatment. We have an update from Emi McLean, director of the access to essential medicines campaign for the international humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders. View external media The Huffington Post: Director, 'Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors without Borders'May 12, 2010
Everyone thinks of making their film as an epic saga. Directors tell me horror stories of actors refusing to leave their trailer, starlets AWOL with 'nervous exhaustion'. I wonder if they think I'm lying when I talk about being stranded in war zones, dragged out of cars by machine gun, or capturing a French doctor's panic when short of supplies, he's forced to drill a dying man's skull with the wrong equipment. [...] View external media The New York Times: At Front Lines, AIDS War Is Falling ApartMay 10, 2010
“The political winds have changed,” said Sharonann Lynch, chief author of the Doctors Without Borders report. “And I don’t believe for a minute it’s just the economic downturn. I think world leaders feel the heat is off and they’re fatigued.” View external media Newsweek: AIDS Programs Hit Setbacks in AfricaApril 28, 2010
One year ago, Obama unveiled a new $63 billion global health initiative. So why are advocacy groups raising the alarm about HIV treatment shortages? View external media The Huffington Post: India: Will Pharma, Trade Agreements Shut Down the Pharmacy of the Developing World?April 20, 2010
Not a week seems to go by without the West -- governments, pharmaceutical giants and the business press -- crying foul over India's handling of intellectual property. As a doctor, speaking from a medical humanitarian perspective, the case for a defense of India is clear: competition between multiple manufacturers allows for lower prices and greater access to lifesaving medicines. View external media PBS Newshour: Droughts Feed Hunger Crisis and Violence in SudanMarch 5, 2010
Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the humanitarian crisis in the African nation of Sudan, where drought and food shortages are contributing to violence, political instability and death. View external media Global Post: Quakes and Disasters: How to HelpMarch 2, 2010
Marie-Noelle Rodrique, the deputy director of operations of MSF, talks about the emergency response to the earthquake in Chile and how the world responds to disasters and longer-term health problems. View external media USA Today: Quality of Care Is a Matter of Luck in HaitiJanuary 22, 2010Comments from Greg Elder, deputy operations manager for MSF in Haiti. Boing Boing: Haiti: How to Set up a Plug-and-play Hospital - Doctors Without BordersJanuary 21, 2010This blog delivers an update of the inflatable hospital that MSF is setting up in Delmas, Haiti. It also features a video of the set up.
CNN International: Doctor: Problems in HaitiJanuary 20, 2010
Christiane Amanpour talks to Doctors Without Borders about the problems they face trying to treat patients in Haiti. View external media The Washington Post: In Leogane, Haiti, Rebuilding Starts with ScavengingJanuary 19, 2010
Pete Buth, of Doctors Without Borders, offers a few words on the progress of the situation. View external media The New York Times: U.N. Likely to Send More SecurityJanuary 18, 2010Article features comments made by Benoit Leduc, MSF aid manager, regarding the crisis in Haiti.
The Wall Street Journal: Trying to Save Lives in Port-Au-PrinceJanuary 18, 2010An Op-Ed piece written by Jeanne Cabeza, MSF medical coordinator in Haiti, and Michelle Chouinard, MSF head of mission in Haiti.
The Wall Street Journal: Health Risks Grow Among Quake RefugeesJanuary 14, 2010Dr. Greg Elder comments on the possibility of infectious diarrhea and the possible spread of other diseases. Additional quote by Kathryn Dedeiu, a water and sanitation engineer with Doctors Without Borders.
MSNBC National: The Rachel Maddow ShowJanuary 13, 2010Rachel Maddow sits down with Sophie Delaunay and discusses the developing situation in Haiti.
PBS Newshour: Medical Aid Unable to Reach Many Earthquake VictimsJanuary 13, 2010Greg Elder, MSF operations manager for Haiti, speaks about the emergency response. View external media Associated Press: Doctors Without Borders: Supplies and Staff ScarceJanuary 13, 2010This is a brief update, featured in the New York Times, regarding the status of the MSF staff and hospitals.
CNN: Inside AfricaDecember 10, 2009No doubt strides have been made in giving more people access to anti-retroviral drugs. But will the progress continue? Jim Clancy put that question to Emi Maclean, Director of the Doctors Without Borders Access Campaign. View external media Forbes: The Next AIDS CrisisDecember 10, 2009Eric Goemaere hopes the patent pool will work out so he doesn't have to watch his patients in Khayelitsha die. In the U.S. HIV patients have a 69-year life expectancy. But his patients in Khayelitsha are running out of options after only 8 years on therapy. "I don't accept the principle of double standards," he says. "If it's possible to get 69 years of life in the U.S., it should be possible to get something comparable in South Africa." View external media Time: Is Obama Scaling Back Bush's AIDS Initiative?December 2, 2009Many global health advocates worry that the success of PEPfAR — an initiative that has consistently enjoyed broad bipartisan support — may be jeopardized by harsh economic realities and shifting political priorities. After five straight years of funding hikes and public-health victories, the slowdown has AIDS advocates scratching their heads: Why would the Obama Administration back off from the one universally popular program inherited from Bush? View external media CS Monitor: Slowly Confronts Widespread Rape of WomenNovember 20, 2009In Guatemala, drug trafficking, gang violence, and a climate of impunity lead to widespread rape of women. At least 10,000 women were victims of sexual violence last year. View external media Santa Monica Daily Press: Panel Tackles Pesky DiseaseOctober 7, 2009Few diseases with symptoms like heart enlargement and failure, antiquated medicine and over 300,000 current reported U.S. cases would receive almost no attention, but such is the case for Chagas disease. Until now, that is. LA Daily News: Chagas Disease a Growing ConcernSeptember 8, 2009"There are 10 to 15 million who have Chagas," said Gemma Ortiz, who heads the Chagas campaign for Doctors Without Borders. This year, the organization vows to "break the silence" of Chagas disease, which kills nearly 14,000 each year. View external media CNN.com: Trauma of Life in One of Brazil's Most Violent SlumsSeptember 4, 2009Dr. Douglas Khaya, a psychologist in MSF's mental health program in Rio de Janeiro, with 2,000 consultations so far, describes life in one of Brazil's most violent favelas. View external media WNYC - Leonard Lopate Show: Humanitarian Crisis in the CongoAugust 21, 2009Violent attacks on Congolese villages by the Lord's Resistance Army have displaced hundreds of thousands of people. Underreported examines the humanitarian crisis in the DRC and neighboring countries with Bruno Jochum, director of operations for Doctors without Borders in Geneva, and with Alexandre Morhain a project coordinator working with displaced Congolese in Southern Sudan. View external media The Huffington Post: Lord's Resistance Army Attacks Villages, Kidnaps Children On Sudan-Congo BorderAugust 10, 2009With photography and video by photojournalist Brendan Bannon, MSF brings you the underreported story of hundreds of thousands of Congolese who are fleeing the violent attacks of Ugandan rebel group the Lord's Resistant Army (LRA). View external media Los Angeles Times: Making a DifferenceAugust 9, 2009MSF doctor Sarah Carpenter has volunteered in Angola, Uganda and Darfur. She is featured in the "Making a Difference" series, which profiles Angelenos who have made careers in charitable work. View external media New York Times: New Effort to Fight TB in South AfricaJuly 28, 2009Busisiwe Beko, a gregarious community health worker for MSF, set out on foot into Khayelitsha, a vast township of 500,000 people in South Africa, to hunt for one particular ailing young woman. View external media Sky Magazine: Making the World a Better PlaceJuly 1, 2009"As a soldier in the Kosovo Conflict, I witnessed humans at their most violent and inhumane; yet I also saw humans at their most compassionate and selfless in the form of [MSF]", says singer-songwriter James Blunt, a long-time supporter of MSF. View external media NPR: Illustrator Fills In Photographer's Tale Of WarJune 29, 2009Emmanuel Guibert, illustrator of The Photographer, and Juliette Fournot, MSF former head of mission in Afghanistan, were featured on NPR's 'All Things Considered' program. View external media New York Times - Book Review: Six Months in SudanJune 21, 2009MSF doctor James Maskalyk recounts his six months in Abyei, Sudan, caring for noncombatants trapped in a civil war, first in a popular blog and now in this moving photography book. View external media MSNBC - The Rachel Maddow Show: The PhotographerJune 12, 2009MSNBC's Rachel Maddow interviews illustrator Emmanuel Guibert and former Head of Mission in Afghanistan for Doctors Without Borders Juliette Fournot. View external media CNN: Diseases of PovertyMay 28, 2009CNN's Vital Signs visits with an MSF team in Bolivia on the trail of this neglected killer disease. View external media NPR - Talk of the Nation: One Doctor's 'Six Months In Sudan'May 26, 2009Dr. James Maskalyk, author of "Six Months in Sudan", recounts his work with MSF in Sudan, treating malnourished patients and fended off a measles epidemic with limited resources. View external media CNN International - Inside Africa: A Growing Refugee CrisisMay 26, 2009Interview with MSF nurse Donna Canali about a recent spike in violence in war-ravaged Somalia that is causing a refugee crisis. View external media WNPR - Where We Live: Responding to Needs in AfricaMay 21, 2009Interview with Jane Boggini, MSF nurse and field coordinator, just returned from Zimbabwe where she worked during a major cholera outbreak. View external media New York Times - Book Review: The PhotographerMay 20, 2009"There is no fighting in this book. No great warriors are exalted. The story is about those who live on the fringes of war and care for its human detritus. By the end of the book the image or picture of a weapon is distasteful. And if you can achieve this, you have gone a long way to imparting the truth about warfare." View external media PRI - The World: The PhotographerMay 19, 2009A new book portrays the journey one photographer took with the group into war-torn Afghanistan. Listen to The World's Clarck Boyd on The Photographer. View external media PBS - WorldFocus: Thousands Flee Somalia to Kenya's Squalid CampsMay 19, 2009Joke van Peteghem, head of MSF in Kenya, describes the deplorable conditions in Kenyan refugee camps, where thousands of Somalis have fled to. View external media Democracy Now: Doctor in Sri Lanka Hospital Describes Casualties from Ongoing ConflictMay 1, 2009Paul McMaster, MSF doctor working at Vavuniya Hospital, describes the situation in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka, where some 50,000 civilians are believed to be trapped in the conflict zone. View external media NPR - Here and Now: Humanitarian Crisis in Sri LankaApril 30, 2009An interview with Lisabeth List, MSF Medical Coordinator in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka, about the 150,000 civilians that have escaped the war zone in northern Sri Lanka where Tamil Tiger rebels are positioned in a standoff against the ethnic Sinhalese government forces. View external media PBS Newshour Online - MSF Audio Slideshow on Meningitis Campaign in NigerApril 17, 2009Interview with Dr. Helmy Mekaoui, Emergency Coordinator, for Niger View external media CNN - In Haiti, Patients Despair of Adequate Health CareApril 13, 2009The stream of patients arriving at the free clinic run by MSF in Port-au-Prince, Haiti is inundated with trauma cases daily. View external media CNN - Helping the MaimedApril 8, 2009CNN reports on a Doctors Without Borders project in Amman, Jordan, that helps wounded Iraqis. View external media Current TV - Vanguard: Beach of DeathMarch 12, 2009Current TV features a documentary about the deadly risks at sea Somali refugees and Ethiopian migrants are forced to take in search of a better life in Yemen, and the Doctors Without Borders medical teams helping those who survive. View external media NPR - All Things Considered: Expelled Aid Worker — Situation in Darfur Is DireMarch 10, 2009The expulsion of foreign aid groups from Sudan's Darfur region amid a meningitis outbreak in some refugee camps could dramatically push up mortality rates, says an MSF aid worker forced to leave the country. View external media WNYC - Leonard Lopate Show: South African Refugee Camp ClosureMarch 5, 2009MSF's Head of Mission in South Africa speaks about the South African government's decision to close a refugee camp, which provides medical care, housing and food to thousands of Zimbabwean refugees. View external media CNN - Inside Africa: Zimbabwe's ChallengesFebruary 25, 2009MSF International President Christophe Fournier speaks about the current health system collapse in Zimbabwe. View external media Gourmet: Into the Mouths of BabesFebruary 18, 2009Doctors Without Borders promotes a campaign to raise global awareness about the scourge that is childhood malnutrition, which affects some 55 million children under five. View external media Blogging Heads: Top Global Humanitarian CrisesFebruary 8, 2009MSF-USA Executive Director Nicolas de Torrente speaks with Mark Leon Goldberg of UN Dispatch about the Top Ten Humanitarian Crises of 2008. View external media CNN: Civilians Wounded in ConflictFebruary 2, 2009MSF humanitarian worker speaks to CNN about the plight of civilians fleeing a decades-long internal conflict in Sri Lanka. View external media CNN: Medical Treatment Crippled in GazaJanuary 28, 2009Doctors in Gaza struggle to cope with the many injured. View external media PBS - WorldFocus: Interview with Franck Joncret in GazaJanuary 20, 2009With a ceasefire now in place and Israel accelerating the withdrawal of its troops, Franck Joncret MSH head of mission for the Palestinian Territories, describes the aftermath of the war in Gaza. View external media WNYC - Leonard Lopate Show: 2008 CrisesJanuary 13, 2009Hear about the worst humanitarian crises of 2008, and whether there’s anything that we as individuals can do to help. Nicolas de Torrente of MSF talks about their recently-released "Top Ten" list of 2008. View external media CNN: MSF Field Coordinator on Gaza Humanitarian SituationJanuary 5, 2009MSF Field Coordinator on Gaza Humanitarian Situation View external media PBS - The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer: Aid Group Names Top 10 Humanitarian Crises of 2008December 22, 2008For the last 11 years, the international medical assistance group Doctors Without Borders has released its list of the top 10 humanitarian crises. View external media CNN - Inside Africa: Dying to Escape SomaliaDecember 16, 2008A representative for Doctors Without Borders describes conditions refugees face on voyages across the Gulf of Aden. View external media PBS - WorldFocus: Free Healthcare but Long Lines in UgandaDecember 10, 2008Hospitals receive help from volunteer organizations like Doctors Without Borders that provide medical staff. View external media Newsweek: 'It's Like War' - Doctors Struggle to Contain a 'Massive Outbreak' of CholeraDecember 9, 2008Doctors Without Borders, the international humanitarian group, has three medical teams stationed throughout the country providing antibiotics and other treatments. View external media CNN - Anderson Cooper 360: Voices from the War in Eastern CongoNovember 24, 2008Condition: Critical, a multimedia project produced by Doctors Without Borders that shares testimonies of people whose lives are filled with violence, displacement, and hopes for the future. View external media CNN: Displaced VoicesNovember 24, 2008In eastern Congo, Doctors Without Borders is giving victims of violence more than just medical treatment. View external media PBS - The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer: Facing Hardship, Haiti Further Hurt by HurricanesOctober 27, 2008Following devastating hurricanes, the NewsHour reports on MSF's humanitarian efforts in the hard hit north of the country. View external media PBS - WorldFocus: Somali Refugees Take Dangerous Journey to Flee to YemenOctober 22, 2008Over 30,000 refugees fleeing Somalia have tried to cross the gulf of Aden to Yemen, and almost 600 have died or remain missing, according to the United Nations. View external media PBS - WorldFocus: Zimbabwe Aid Workers Wrestle to Contain CholeraOctober 10, 2008The situation in Zimbabwe continues to collapse, and international aid workers are struggling to provide even the most basic medical care to tens of thousands of people. View external media CNN - World News Europe: MSF Assists Somali Refugees in YemenSeptember 23, 200829 bodies found on Yemen beach - MSF assists survivors of deadly sea crossing. View external media |
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