Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) is an international humanitarian medical aid organization, providing assistance to populations in distress in over 60 countries, without discrimination as to race, religion, philosophy or politics.

Since its creation in 1971, MSF has acted in accordance with the principles of humanitarian action: independence, impartiality and neutrality. Awareness of these principles enables the learner to better understand the environment in which emergency care is delivered.

Development education is an opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of the principle of solidarity and the right to humanitarian assistance for the most vulnerable populations in low- and middle-income countries.

Neutral and impartial,
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international humanitarian organization.
international, independent, medical
founded in 1971. It
provides emergency medical assistance to
people affected by armed conflict,
epidemics, exclusion from health care
and natural or man-made disasters
in over 70 countries.

Our mission:
Assistance is provided on the basis of assessment
the medical and humanitarian needs of
populations and without distinction of race
religion, gender or political affiliation.

The projects carried out are specifically designed to inform the school community about possible solutions and means of improving the state of health of populations in need of medical assistance.

The themes of refugees, neglected diseases, access to healthcare, malnutrition, HIV/AIDS, operational research and maternal health are addressed through a variety of educational tools and activities.

The objective is to present a concrete situation in which MSF intervenes to provide relevant medical assistance in order to present the contextualized challenges of humanitarian medical action, the need for a "medical response" and the need for a "humanitarian response".
to provide a concrete response to the victims of humanitarian crises and the importance of international solidarity.

Raising awareness among schoolchildren
Meteor’ and ’Access to care’ kits’
for students in cycles 4.1 and 4.2 of
basic school / Raising awareness of
school audiences with presentations of
the NGO as a humanitarian actor in front of
classes.

Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) intervenes in emergency and acute crisis situations to provide medical aid to populations affected by crises such as armed conflict, epidemics or natural or man-made disasters.

The aim of ESD is to promote a better understanding of the importance of health in the development process of countries faced with problematic situations, and of operational research thinking to improve the performance of programs implemented in crisis situations.

Assistance and disease control programs require a long-term monitoring and evaluation system to identify problems that prevent the improvement of practices in the field, and solutions adapted to the needs of the populations concerned.

Since its creation in 1971, MSF has been active in
respect for the principles of humanitarian action
independence, impartiality and independence.
neutrality. Raising awareness of these principles
enables learners to better understand
the environment in which emergency care is provided
are issued

Our school-based initiatives, developed in consultation with teachers, aim to enhance students' skills while raising their awareness of the objectives of emergency humanitarian aid.

The priority themes are

• Humanitarian action
• Medical assistance
• Health Care
• Humanitarian rights
• Operational research
• Testimonials