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Doctors Without Borders

Doctors Without Borders. 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. Where do they work?.

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Doctors Without Borders

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  1. Doctors Without Borders

  2. 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

  3. 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- Italy Switzerland. - Germany- Great Britain

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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

  7. Thank you for watching!Merete and Ann-Cecilie

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