Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural or man-made disaters, or exclusion from health are in more than 70 countries.
Each year, MSF doctors, nurses, logisticians, water-and-sanitation experts, administration, and other medical and non-medical professionals depart on more than 3,800 field assignments. They work alongside more than 22,500 locally hired staff to provide medical care.
In emergencies and their aftermath, MSF provides health care, rehabilitates and runs hospitals and clinics, performs surgery, battles, epidemics, carries out vaccination campaigns, operates feeding centres for malnourished children, and offers mental health care. When needed, MSF also constructs wells and dispenses clean drinking water, and provides shelter materials like blankets and plastic sheeting.
Through long-term programs, MSF treats patients with infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, sleeping sickness, and HIV/ AIDS, and provides medical and psychological care to marginalized groups such as street children.
MSF was founded in 1971 as a non-governmental organization to provide both emergency medical assistance and bear witness publicity to the plight of the people it assists. As a private non-profit association, MSF is an international network with sections in 19 countries.
Answer these question
1.What does MSF mean?
2.What is the aim of MSF?
3.Who involves in the MSF?
4.Tell some activities that MSF carries out when dealing with emergencies.
5.What is MSF's long-term program?
True or false
1._______ MSF is often one of the first humanitarian organizations to arrive at the scene of emergency.
2._______ MSF is a dependent international medical humanitarian organization.
3._______ MSF was founded in 1971 as a non-governmental organization.
4._______ MSF teams are composed of international volunteers and skilled local staff.
5._______ MSF seldom carries out vaccination campaigns, or operates feeding centres for malnourished children.
6._______ For long-term goal, MSF only provides medical and psychological care to marginalized groups.
7._______ MSF, a private non-profit association, is an international network with sections in many countries.
8._______ MSF volunteers frequently work in the remote or dangerous parts of the world.
9._______ MSF has proven expertise in the field of epidemiology.
10. _______ Founded in 1971, MSF provides emergency medical assistance and bears witness publicity to the plight of people it assists.
