Contribution to the Médecins Sans Frontières programme

Providing emergency aid to reduce the morbidity and mortality among the assisted populations, and publicly speaking out on their behalf when necessary (advocacy).

Victims of violence, armed conflict, epidemics, natural or man-made disasters, people excluded from healthcare

In the next phase (2013-2016), MSF will:

• Pursue its regular medical activities in its main areas of intervention: primary health care (including mother-and-child care), nutrition, mental health care, HIV, TB, vaccinations, neglected tropical diseases, surgery…
• Further improve its response in emergency situations
• Develop innovative operational and medical strategies in various fields (diarrheal diseases, HIV)
• Reinforce various institutional aspects, notably in the field of training, HR management, information management, public positioning…

Resultados de las fases anteriores:  

With the SDC’s Humanitarian Aid Division’s contribution for Africa, MSF:

• Provided assistance to victims of conflicts
• Responded to the HIV and TB pandemic
• Fought against excess mortality in very young children
• Offered medical care to patients victim of neglected tropical diseases (NTD)
• Provided medical care to victims of the “societal” violence
• Provided life-saving emergency care

Fase 1 01.01.2013 - 31.12.2014   (Completed)