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Doctors Without Borders
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Who are they? ● independent international medical humanitarian organization ● deliver emergency aid to people affected by - Armed conflict - Epidemics - Natural or man- made disasters - Exclusion from health care ● More than 70 countries
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Where do they work? ● All over the world ● Areas of Africa, America, Australia, Asia and Europe. - Spain- USA - Norway- Australia - Denmark - Canada - Sweden- Japan - Belgium- Austria - France- Luxembourg - Switzerland- Greece - China (Hong Kong)- The international office is in - ItalySwitzerland. - Germany - Great Britain
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What do they work with? ● Vaccination ● Training local health workers ● Improving water and sanitary facilities ● Checking the civilians living in a crisis area ● Feeding poor people ● Helping people in need of medical care ● Delivers medical supplies ● Mental health care ● Rehabilitation of hospitals and clinics. ● Aids care and prevention.
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How do they work? ● Each project team is led by a field coordinator. A team includes a medical coordinator, a logistical coordinator and a financial coordinator. ● When a disaster happens, they always have produced pre- packaged disaster kits ready for transport within hours. ● An average field project team has 4 to 12 international volunteers working in collaboration with up to 200 local staff members ● New volunteers are trained in skills which they will need in the field by a group of emergency experts.
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When did they start their work? (History) ● Doctors Without Borders was founded in 1971. ● In 1990 they open in US. ● In 1996 DWB movement grows ● In 1999 they received the Nobel Peace Prize
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Thank you for watching! Merete and Ann-Cecilie
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