1. By Megan Ochs

2. Living in Emergency

3. “Its really simple; go where the patients are
“Its really simple; go where the patients are. It seems obvious, but at that time it was a revolutionary concept because borders got in the way.”
- Bernard Kouchner
(MSF Founder)

4. MSF was founded in response to the humanitarian crisis during the Nigerian Civil War.

5. Mission Statement
“We are Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). We help people worldwide where the need is greatest, delivering emergency medical aid to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters or exclusion from health care.”
doctorswithoutborders.org

6. Disputes about leadership and direction led to an early split among some of the founders.
Claude Malhuret and Rony Brauman

7. Today, MSF has 19 national offices and works in 70 nations.

8. MSF treats, prevents, vaccinates against, and educates about: Chagas, Cholera, Ebola, Fistula, HIV/AIDS, Kala Azar, Malaria, Measles, Meningitis, Sleeping Sickness, and Tuberculosis
doctorswithoutborders.org

9. In September, WHO announced that MSF was the leading organization responding to the Ebola crisis.

10. They also have programs for access to medicines, malnutrition, mental health, sexual violence, women’s health
doctorswithoutborders.org

11. They do humanitarian work dealing with armed conflict, natural disasters, neglected people, refugees and IDPs
doctorswithoutborders.org

12. Almost all of their fundings comes from donations and grants

13. 87% of their budget is spent on their projects.

14. US Executive Director Salary:
$142,015/year

15. They are highly rated for financial transparency.
American Institute of Philanthropy - A
Charity Navigator -
93% (4 stars)

16. They have been widely recognized for their work
Nobel Peace Prize (1999)
Indira Gandhi Prize (1996)
nobelpeaceprize.org

17. However, no organization is perfect.
“Overworked and underpaid medical professionals” - NPR

18. However, no organization is perfect.
“Overworked and underpaid medical professionals” - NPR
“Insensitivity in Israel” - The Jerusalem Post

19. However, no organization is perfect.
“Overworked and underpaid medical professionals” - NPR
“Insensitivity in Israel” - The Jerusalem Post
“Putting the welfare of the patients first to the detriment of productivity” -The World Post

20. However, no organization is perfect.
“Overworked and underpaid medical professionals” - NPR
“Insensitivity in Israel” - The Jerusalem Post
“Putting the welfare of the patients first to the detriment of productivity” -The World Post
“MSF paid an Al Qaeda-affiliated militia a $10,000-per-project registration fee to continue working in Somalia” - The Smithsonian

21. UNC Professor Peter Renfield has written numerous books about MSF