Dr's without borders

Dr's without borders

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization created by doctors and journalists in France in 1971. But is today an international organization that is located in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the United States.

MSF provides aid in nearly 60 countries, more than 27,000 committed individuals representing dozens of nationalities. These individuals providing assistance to people caught in crises around the world. They are doctors, nurses, logistics experts, administrators, epidemiologists, laboratory technicians, mental health professionals, and others who work together in accordance with MSF's guiding principles of humanitarian action and medical ethics.

MSF rejects the idea that poor countries deserve third-rate medical care and strives to provide high-quality care to patients and to improve the organization's practices. And works hard to lower the price of HIV/AIDS treatment and also stimulated research and development for medicines to treat diseases like malaria.

The organization is committed to bringing quality medical care to people caught in crisis regardless of race, religion, or political affiliation.

In 1999, MSF received the Nobel Peace Prize.

To read more about how to apply and work with MSF you can find the MSF Field Recruitment Process here: http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/work/field/?ref=main-menu
By: Arezo Mikaeili