We’re big supporters of MSF too. As an organization, they are amazing.
It’s not just the bravery of the physicians, but also the nurses, midwifes, support staff, etc. It’s that they hire a lot of locals around the world to help. Lots of them. They are also super innovative. They came up with the mid-upper-arm circumference tool to measure malnutrition in children. They created the ready-to-use therapeutic food to help get nutrients back into the patient safely and quickly. And recently I learned about how they created these big rig trailers that can be put together in the field to quickly set up sterile operating rooms, complete with recovery areas and everything that’s needed.
They’re also pretty bad ass about going after drug companies for not making drugs available at affordable prices.
No government funding, so they can do The Right Thing.
I could go on.
Last year, I took the family to their traveling exhibition, Forced From Home, so I could show my softy kids how crappy some people find themselves in, especially kids, no fault of their own. Not sure how far it penetrated, but I made sure the exposure happened.
I’m proud to have their back. Truly, I’m humbled by what they do, and how they do it. @SeamusBellamy Thanks for highlighting MSF here.
