MEDSF Guinea https://www.medsf.org/rss/guinea en Five things to remember a decade after the Ebola outbreak in West Africa https://www.medsf.org/five-things-remember-decade-after-ebola-outbreak-west-africa Ten years after the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, medical doctor and epidemiologist, Dr Michel Van Herp, answers five key questions about the outbreak. Wed, 20 Mar 2024 12:28:29 +0000 5d429fc8-b424-4657-b0b8-789f60dceb36 Five questions on the 2021 Ebola outbreak in Guinea https://www.medsf.org/five-questions-2021-ebola-outbreak-guinea After authorities in Guinea declared a new outbreak of Ebola in mid-February, MEDSF's Anja Wolz outlines the current situation and response in five questions. Fri, 19 Feb 2021 08:58:01 +0000 ad000f97-f808-4eac-91f2-cacdfd5260bf MEDSF supports the COVID-19 pandemic response in Guinea https://www.medsf.org/msf-supports-covid-19-pandemic-response-guinea MEDSF is sending additional resources to support the COVID-19 response in Guinea, one of the countries on the African continent most affected by the virus. Tue, 12 May 2020 15:38:00 +0000 b748264c-e78e-49fe-903b-0fe3812e10be AIDS death toll stagnates due to lack of community-level testing https://www.medsf.org/aids-death-toll-stagnates-due-lack-community-level-testing Hundreds of thousands of people still die from AIDS because countries are ill-equipped to detect and treat them, new MEDSF report "No time to lose" reveals. Sun, 01 Dec 2019 00:57:00 +0000 3673342f-f52b-414c-8a1d-b87f1efbd408 MEDSF report examines the fight against AIDS in 15 countries https://www.medsf.org/msf-report-examines-fight-against-aids-15-countries In a new report, "No time to lose", MEDSF reveals how the AIDS deaths toll is stagnating due to a lack of basic testing at a community level. Wed, 27 Nov 2019 09:01:46 +0000 903fd8f0-5af6-4996-9faf-f8967abf8668 MSF: HIV response in West and Central Africa will not succeed if key barriers remain unaddressed https://www.medsf.org/msf-hiv-response-west-and-central-africa-will-not-succeed-if-key-barriers-remain-unaddressed “This is a pivotal opportunity to anchor governments’ efforts... to tackle the many obstacles people living with HIV face every day." Mon, 03 Jul 2017 10:05:40 +0000 5b8826bf-9e07-44e9-bb76-5fd1a5b443da HIV/AIDS: MEDSF publishes study on the accuracy of HIV rapid diagnostic tests https://www.medsf.org/hivaids-msf-publishes-study-accuracy-hiv-rapid-diagnostic-tests MEDSF study on HIV rapid diagnostic tests confirm that the diagnosis of HIV should not be based on results from a single HIV rapid diagnostic test. Thu, 20 Apr 2017 13:27:12 +0000 d3c62bdc-bcac-4735-8985-63018b35f17e Guinea: Battling a large-scale measles epidemic https://www.medsf.org/guinea-battling-large-scale-measles-epidemic Less than a year after the Ebola epidemic officially ended, the Guinean health system continues to struggle. Fri, 07 Apr 2017 13:55:38 +0000 c20764bd-6879-44ba-8781-7ddb7c0e0bb4 The Politics of Fear https://www.medsf.org/politics-fear New MEDSF book reveals that a fear-crippled response caused unnecessary deaths and suffering during the West African Ebola epidemic Tue, 21 Feb 2017 10:16:11 +0000 941f2b18-814d-4751-bb81-5ba5ef2a7d13 Engaging with National Authorities: Médecins Sans Frontières’s experience in Guinea during the Ebola epidemic https://www.medsf.org/engaging-national-authorities-m%C3%A9decins-sans-fronti%C3%A8res%E2%80%99s-experience-guinea-during-ebola-epidemic UREPH is pleased to announce the publication of the article “Engaging with National Authorities: Médecins Sans Frontières’s experience in Guinea during the Ebola epidemic” by Marc Poncin in the journal Humanitarian Alternatives. Wed, 30 Nov 2016 12:06:27 +0000 744e3773-d7a7-4c4b-a0b7-b55ec7a7857c