2. Médecins Sans Frontières (pronounced Medsan-song-Fronti-air) means ‘Doctors Without Borders’ We are the world’s leading independent medical humanitarian aid organisation. Despite our French name, doctors, nurses and engineers from all over the world work together for MSF to provide medical care for people wherever they need it. This could be for many different reasons, including: Wars Natural disasters such as earthquakes or floods Diseases including Malaria, Tuberculosis and HIV/Aids Famine and Malnutrition Who are MSF?

3. MAP OF WHERE WE CURRENTLY ARE Where do we work? We have projects in over 60 countries across Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe and the Middle East

4. Who does MSF treat? © xxxxxxx [200x] We work around the world to treat people in the greatest medical need and those often forgotten by others © Yoanis Menge/MSF [Democratic Republic Congo] 2009

5. MSF helps people suffering from many different diseases and illnesses. Here an MSF medic is vaccinating a child against measles in Afghanistan

6. An MSF doctor is giving emergency treatment to sick children during a Cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe

7. An MSF nurse counts the correct number of pills for HIV positive patients in Myanmar © Chris de Bode/MSF [Myanmar] 2006

8. MSF treats thousands of children with malnutrition. This child is being examined by an MSF medic © Dieter Telemans [Kenya] 2006

9. This child in Ethiopia is eating a special food supplement rich in vitamins to help him gain weight © Juan Carlos Tomasi / MSF [Ethiopia] 2008

10. MSF helps people after natural disasters. Here is an outdoor hospital ward treating people after the earthquake in Haiti 2010 © Julie Remy [Haiti] 2010 © MSF [Haiti] 2010

11. An MSF water and sanitation specialist is providing clean water after floods in Mozambique © Benjamin Bechet / Odessa [Mozambique] 2007

12. MSF often works in war zones. This child is talking to a MSF doctor in Gaza © Valerie Babize/MSF [Gaza] 2008

13. MSF also helps people who do not have access to health care. Here MSF volunteers are providing supplies to refugees in France © Dragan Lekic /Libre arbitre [France] 2009

14. One of the most important things about MSF is that we are independent. Almost all of our money comes from kind members of the public. This means we don’t have to wait for money from governments and we can make our own decisions about who to help. This allows us to act quickly to treat those people who most need medical help. Independence

15. Speaking Out We try to make sure that people all around the world know about the medical work we do and the problems our patients face in the countries where we work. This means we are often in the newspapers and on the television.

16. Médecins Sans Frontières has 19 offices worldwide and MSF-UK is one of them. MSF-UK was established in London in 1992 and we opened an office in Dublin in 2005. We support MSF’s field work through: raising money to pay for our projects all around the world finding doctors, nurses, engineers and other support staff who can work abroad talking to the UK public about our work and about the patients we treat providing specialist medical advice to the teams working on our missions all around the world. MSF in the UK

17. THE MSF UK London team (on a dress-up Monday!)

18. Organise a fundraising or awareness raising event with your friends or school Tell others about MSF Make a donation to MSF or suggest a donation instead of a birthday present Organise a visit to your school by an MSF speaker Become an MSF volunteer when you’re older! How you can get involved....

19. Visit our website: www.msf.org.ukwww.msf.org.uk E-mail us: schools@london.msf.org Phone us: 020 7404 6600 (London Office) Find us on facebook: www.facebook.com/MSF.english Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/MSF_UK Follow us on You tube: www.youtube.com/user/MSFUK How to contact us or find out more...