In Ukraine, we're transporting patients via ambulances across areas near the front lines in the east, south and northeast of the country. Hospitals are very overwhelmed from the heavy missile attacks, and there's a need for patients to be transferred to facilities with either more capacity or that offer treatment catered to specific injuries. MSF Paramedic Dmytro Bilous sheds light on the process behind transporting patients.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
Gemeinnützige Organisationen
Geneva, GE 594.780 Follower:innen
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Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is the world's leading independent international medical relief organization, implementing and managing medical projects in close to 72 countries worldwide and as a worldwide movement of 25 associations, 24 sections, 17 offices and 6 operational entities. Our work focuses on emergency medical and humanitarian relief. We are guided by the principles of independence, neutrality and impartiality, as described in the MSF Charter. We implement our medical programs in areas where no health or sanitary systems exist, or where health structures are overwhelmed by the needs of populations. For 50 years, we have been providing medical assistance to people affected by armed conflicts, natural disasters, disease epidemics, malnutrition crises and other emergencies. We offer medical and humanitarian assistance to people based on their needs - irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation. We observe neutrality in situations of conflict, and impartiality in the name of medical ethics. To ensure our independence, the majority of our funding is provided by private donations from members of the public. Additional funding may come from foundations, governments and international institutions.
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http://www.msf.org
Externer Link zu Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
- Branche
- Gemeinnützige Organisationen
- Größe
- 10.001+ Beschäftigte
- Hauptsitz
- Geneva, GE
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- Nonprofit
- Spezialgebiete
- Emergency Humanitarian Aid, Non profit, Medical aid und International
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Primär
Rte de Ferney 140, 1202 Genève
Geneva, GE 1202, CH
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551 Adelaide Street West
floor 2
Toronto, Ontario M5V 0N8, CA
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40 Rector Street
16th Floor
New York, New York 10006, US
Beschäftigte von Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
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Natàlia Torrent
Head of Mission at Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
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Sandra Tacina
Talent Analytics Expert
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June Kashio
Staff Care Coach & Mentor / Mental Health in the workplace strategist / Psychosocial support to partners & spouses on the move
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Bernard Struyf
Solutions & Services Coordinator at Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
Updates
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On September 19, 2023, after much public pressure from TB activists and the #TimeFor5 campaign, Cepheid’s parent company Danaher Corporation, announced a price drop from $9.98 to $7.97, for the GeneXpert #TB test. They also committed to an annual third-party assessment of the production costs of their tests, to ensure the tests’ prices remain ‘at cost’. However, almost a year later, no information has been made available on the audit. The current prices of the TB test and other GeneXpert tests are not backed by any evidence from Danaher or Cepheid of their true production costs. These tests are unaffordable for many in low- and middle-income countries that often have the highest disease burden. A third-party audit is a step that could lead to fairer pricing for these lifesaving tests. We, alongside Treatment Action Group (TAG) and Partners In Health, urge Danaher and Cepheid to take crucial actions by December 2024 to ensure an independent, rigorous and transparent audit that involves the affected communities. We recommend: 🎯 Establishing an audit advisory committee of key stakeholders, including civil society 🎯 Using audit methodology that follows best practices 🎯 Including all Xpert tests eligible for Cepheid’s Access Programme for high-burden disease countries in the audit 🎯 Sharing all audit findings publicly and transparently 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dmnMv6Vq
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In 2015, Ismail was rescued at sea. Today, he works with MSF as a community health worker in Belgium, helping other refugees and migrants. Here, he reflects on the life-threatening journey he faced to reach safety. https://lnkd.in/g-HBWBct
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We’re deeply alarmed by the high rates of violence against women in and around displacement camps in eastern DRC. According to a survey conducted in April by our epidemiological and medical research arm Epicentre, more than one in 10 young women reported being raped in displacement camps in and around Goma—proving the overall frequency of physical, psychological, and sexual violence is still very high in this area. Rebecca, a young woman sheltering at a displacement camp in Goma, gives a glimpse into the hardships influencing her daily life: “Life has become complicated.”
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Stories from Sudanese refugee children living in Adré transit camp in Chad—including their hopes and dreams for a brighter future. ❤️ As of June 2024, over 600,000 Sudanese refugees have arrived in Chad since the conflict began last year—many of whom are children. #TalkAboutSudan https://lnkd.in/eiKBH7k8
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Where can Rohingya people seek safety? This weekend marks seven years after the Myanmar military launched a major campaign of violence targeting the Rohingya people. In 2024, they have found little reprieve from hardship, even after fleeing for safety. Whether caught in the crossfire of an intensifying conflict in northern Rakhine state or forced to live behind barbed wire in the Cox’s Bazar camps in Bangladesh, Rohingya people are trapped and forgotten. In northern Rakhine, access to health care is almost nonexistent. MSF teams in Bangladesh are providing care to new arrivals of Rohingya people, many of whom have injuries from gunshots and landmine explosions. Between August 5 and 17, MSF teams in the camps of Cox’s Bazar treated 83 Rohingya patients with violence-related injuries, nearly half of whom were women and children. In the camps, 1.2 million people are living behind barbed wire fences, with limited access to basic needs. https://lnkd.in/eHwaVF6K
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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hat dies direkt geteilt
🔴 UKRAINE UPDATE: MSF teams are providing medical care to people fleeing Pokrovsk after evacuation orders were issued this week. https://lnkd.in/euv3c4ub
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"The act of humanitarianism comes down to one thing: Individual human beings reaching out to those who find themselves in the most difficult of circumstances. They reach out one bandage at a time, one suture at a time, one vaccination at a time." Honoring #WorldHumanitarianDay
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Last day to sign up and cast a vote for our panelpicker entry at #SXSW!
You can help our entry at the #SXSW panelpicker! How to vote - create an account, use this link, and click the up button to cast a vote. Our aid workers will share powerful stories of migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers who undertook treacherous journeys around the world. Human beings need safety and access to health care. https://lnkd.in/evYpaxp4
Movement: Stories From Patients & Aid Workers on the Move
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