Medicin Sans Frontieres

 

 

1.          Médecins Sans Frontières (also known as Doctors Without Borders or MSF) delivers emergency aid to victims of armed conflict, epidemics, and natural and man-made disasters, and to others who lack health care due to social or geographical isolation.

2.       MSF was founded in 1971 by a small group of French doctors who believed that all people have the right to medical care and that the needs of these people supersede respect for national borders.

3.       A private, nonprofit organization, MSF is at the forefront of emergency health care as well as care for populations suffering from endemic diseases and neglect.

 

Field Operations of MSF

 

1.          Massive vaccination campaigns.

2.          Training and supervision of medical personnel.

3.          Water and sanitation improvement.

4.          Maternal and paediatric care.

5.          Distribution of drugs and medical supplies.

6.          Rehabilitation of hospitals and clinics.

7.          AIDS care and prevention.

 

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