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Practical resources on the health issues facing the communities we serve.

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01 · Health in focus

Our medical topics

Practical resources on the health issues facing the communities we serve, from antibiotic resistance to living with diabetes in a crisis.

An MSF staff member helps a patient on crutches walk down a hospital corridor.01Awareness hubAntimicrobial resistanceHow misusing antibiotics fuels infections that no longer respond to treatment, and the part each of us can play to stop it.Explore the AMR hubSiwar, who lives with type 1 diabetes, holds up her insulin pen among her toys in Arsal, Lebanon.02Practical guideInsulin access resourceWhere to find insulin in Lebanon, emergency hotlines, patient communities and a free app for people living with diabetes.Find your insulinAn MSF team member talks with a patient outside a clinic.0317 SeptemberWorld Patient Safety DaySafe care for people living with chronic diseases, and how our teams adapt it to the realities of Egypt and Lebanon.Read the story
Illustration of a person swallowing antibiotic pills while bacteria survive inside them.

02 · Spotlight

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)

It is a phenomenon that occurs when some bacteria, viruses, parasites and other microbes adapt to medical treatments so effectively that commonly used drugs to prevent or eliminate them are no longer effective, leading to drug-resistant infections.

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