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Biology 402, Spring 2012 Laura Paschall.  Doctors Without Borders

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1 Biology 402, Spring 2012 Laura Paschall

2  Doctors Without Borders http://www.nhimassageblog.com/2011/04/01/nhi-japan-relief/

3  History  1971– French doctors and journalists collaborate  Neutral Medical Assistance  90% Private Funding http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/aboutus/timeline.cfm

4  Where They Work

5  Current Projects

6   Began HIV treatments in 1990  Antiretroviral Programs in Cameroon, Thailand, South Africa in 2000  Currently 32 countries and over 100,000 patients (7,000 pediatric)

7  ACCESS Campaign  2006 Novartis took India to court over patent law  Access to drugs in developing world  Supreme Court of India March 28 th

8  MSF in Haiti  In Haiti since 1991  Community Health Units  2004-2009: Political Unrest  2010 Earthquake Relief  Focus on Cholera

9  Effectiveness  1999 Nobel Peace Prize  1993 Nansen Refugee Award  Global Journal Ranked #8 of Top 100 NGOs  $145 million in aid each year http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak- ash2/373391_33110852384_1607355927_n.jpg

10  Sources  http://theglobaljournal.net/article/view/585/ http://theglobaljournal.net/article/view/585/  http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/aboutus/timeline.c fm  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1 27197400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1 27197400  http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.su mmary&orgid=3628 http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.su mmary&orgid=3628  http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503543_162-57351744- 503543/130-doctors-without-borders-staff-disappear-in- sudan/ http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503543_162-57351744- 503543/130-doctors-without-borders-staff-disappear-in- sudan/  http://www.msfaccess.org/novartis-drop-the-case http://www.msfaccess.org/novartis-drop-the-case  https://www.idofoundation.org/cgi- bin/nposummary.cgi?NonProfitID=107


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