2024-04-30 | Children living with HIV/AIDS are often left behind when it comes to access to treatment, with only 52% reached. Given this situation's grave nature, MSF has instituted a variety of practices to help alleviate the problem.

2024-04-19 | It is unsurprising that the adage ‘prevention is better than cure’ has become a tenet of modern healthcare. Vaccines are arguably the most cost-effective preventative healthcare tools.

2022-12-06 | They are called neglected diseases. A list of 20 conditions that each year affect millions of people. What these diseases have in common is that they hit the poorest populations the hardest – and that not enough is done to address them.

2022-11-28 | Malaria is among the leading cause of child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, and mortality rates have been increasing in recent years. Seasonal or year-round, MSF is fighting the disease in different parts of the world, with a focus on improving prevention methods.

2022-10-31 | Which are the riskiest days in life? Half of the deaths among children under the age of five occur in the first 28 days after birth. In many places where MSF works, high-tech solutions for the care of newborns are lacking, but a lot can be achieved with relatively simple efforts.

2021-09-16 | Every year, 200.000 children die from sepsis caused by resistant bacteria. It is a serious threat to global public health. Nurses are often the first to identify signs of Sepsis and potential outbreaks, writes paediatric nurse Lindsay Bryson.

2021-06-08 | The  COVID-19 pandemic  has impacted child health  through increases  in  poverty, loss of education, food insecurity, violence as well as  increased strain on  health systems  and reduction in access to health services. These  collateral  effects of the pandemic  have  stricken  most  in resources  limited settings  where  increase  in child mortality is a major concern.

2021-04-13 | Florencia and Melissa are both members of the Paediatric Days Content Committee. They answer some questions about neonatal essential care, which will be the focus of our first session on April 15, 2021.

2021-04-03 | Access to health care is of prime importance, especially for the most vulnerable populations, who are isolated geographically or living in insecure contexts. Therefore, decentralizing health care and focusing on access in the community is a simple, adaptable and efficient strategy.

2021-03-30 | Dr. Hilaire Pato Mukobelwa is an experienced MSF paediatrician, he currently holds the position of Hospital Clinical Lead in Bentiu (South Sudan). Prior to the MSF Paediatric Days event, he shares his first-hand testimony coping with ABR in humanitarian settings.