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MSF is an independent humanitarian medical aid agency committed to two objectives:

1. providing medical aid wherever needed, regardless of race, religion, politics or sex

2. raising awareness of the plight of the people we help

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without borders• 1971 – Founded by French doctors

• International

• Independent– funding

• Impartial– according to need– the most vulnerable

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1999 Nobel Peace Prize

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first in, last outwhen do we respond?

• armed conflict & violence

• natural disaster

• displaced people & refugees

• Famine

• Epidemics

• exclusion

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medical activities• Basic Medicine

• Vaccinations

• Therapeutic feeding

• Reproductive Health Services

• Sexual violence & rape (SGBV)

• Surgery

• Trauma & conflict related injuries

• Psychological care

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common morbidities ?• Diarrhoeal diseases

• Malaria

• Respiratory tract infections

• Malnutrition

• Measles

• Meningitis

• Tuberculosis

• HIV/AIDS

• Kala Azar

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DOCTORS

Hospital Doctors

Obs/Gynae, A&E,

Paediatrics

G.P.’s

Senior Registrar to Consultant

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Surgeons and Anaesthetists

NURSE

RGN

Midwives

PARAMEDICS

Biomedical Scientists

Nutritionists

Mental Health

LOGISTICIANS

Engineers

Water & Sanitation ExpertsOTHER

Financial Controller

Humanitarian Affairs Officer

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REQUIREMENTS

• 2 YEARS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE• TRAVEL EXPERIENCE (min 3 months)• TROPICAL COURSE (ADVANTAGE)• FLUENCY IN ENGLISH, OTHER

LANGUAGES ADVANTAGEOUS• MANAGEMENT / SUPERVISION

EXPERIENCE• ABILITY TO TRAIN OTHERS• ABILITY TO WORK IN A TEAM

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GETTING INVOLVED

• AVAILABILITY OF 6-9 MONTHS• FLEXIBLE & ADAPTABLE• WILLINGNESS TO WORK IN

UNSTABLE AREAS• ABILITY TO COPE WITH STRESS• COMMITMENT TO MSF• REGISTRATION WITH RELEVANT

PROFESSIONAL BODY

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A virus that people freely want to have and transmit

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Curiosity

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No Known Cure

Alleviation found from;• Engagement• Spreading Virus as far as possible

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“I learned more in one year in Afghanistan than I would have in decades at home”

Questions?