MEDSF Kala azar

Ethiopia: Two decades of combatting the world’s most neglected diseases

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 05:34:46 +0000

In Ethiopia, our teams have been responding to two of the world's deadliest and most neglected diseases for 20 years. Here are nine quick facts about our lifesaving work in the region.

Ethiopia: People in Omo Valley at high risk to kala azar

Tue, 28 Mar 2023 08:16:33 +0000

MEDSF teams are providing medical assistance to the Mursi tribe, an indigenous group in Ethiopia’s Lower Omo Valley, where an alarming number of kala azar cases have been identified.

No more neglected diseases, no more neglected patients

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 12:00:48 +0000

As we release a new report on neglected tropical diseases, International President Dr Christos Christou urges countries not to reverse the gains made on eliminating them.

Overcoming neglect: report on NTDs

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 12:45:51 +0000

MSF's latest report on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), Overcoming neglect, highlights persistent gaps and problems in treating NTDs in the areas we work.

Diagnosing, treating and researching HIV-kala azar co-infection in Ethiopia

Thu, 20 Sep 2018 09:03:56 +0000

MEDSF teams in Abdurafi, Ethiopia, talk about the challenges of diagnosing and treating kala azar in people living with HIV, and are collaborating on research into ways to better understand and prevent the neglected tropical disease.

MEDSF Alert: Five epidemics to watch

Mon, 25 Jan 2016 07:43:04 +0000

Five diseases with the potential to become epidemics in 2016 are being highlighted by MEDSF. “We know that thousands of lives will be at risk in the year to come.

South Sudan: Tackling a deadly outbreak of tropical disease

Fri, 16 Jan 2015 16:52:50 +0000

Casey O’Connor oversees MEDSF’s activities in Lankien and reflects on a tough year.

Increased access to diagnosis and treatment of HIV-VL co-infection is imperative for eliminating kala azar

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 11:54:23 +0000

Fast-tracked development of integrated kala azar and HIV guidelines needed

India: MEDSF supports the introduction and roll-out of single-dose treatment for kala azar in Bihar State

Mon, 17 Nov 2014 17:08:25 +0000

From this day on, treatment for kala azar in Bihar will only take two hours.

Visceral Leishmaniasis and HIV Co-infection in Bihar, India: Long-term Effectiveness and Treatment Outcomes with Liposomal Amphotericin B (AmBisome)

Thu, 07 Aug 2014 12:27:38 +0000

Visceral Leishmaniasis and HIV Co-infection in Bihar, India: Long-term Effectiveness and Treatment Outcomes with Liposomal Amphotericin B (AmBisome).