Doctors Without Borders

 

• Doctors Without Borders also known as Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in French.
• It is an international humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation (NGO) of French origin best known for its projects in conflict zones and in countries affected by endemic diseases.

The Nigerian Civil War (6 July 1967 – 15 January 1970; also known as the Nigerian-Biafran War or the Biafran War) was a civil war fought between the government of Nigeria and the Republic of Biafra, a secessionist state which had declared its independence from Nigeria in 1967.

•  It was founded in 1971, in response of the Biafran war, by a small group of French doctors and journalists who sought to expand accessibility to medical care across national boundaries and irrespective of race, religion, creed or political affiliation.
•  In 2019, the group was active in 70 countries with over 35,000 personnel mostly local doctors, nurses and other medical professionals, logistical experts, water and sanitation engineers and administrators. 
• Private donors provide about 90% of the organisation's funding, while corporate donations provide the rest.
• It deliver emergency medical assistance to people affected by armed conflict, epidemic, malnutrition, natural disaster or exclusion from health care.
• It received the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of its members' continued efforts to provide medical care in acute crises, as well as raising international awareness of potential humanitarian disasters.
• It also received the 1996 Seoul Peace Prize.

Step Up for TB 2020 The Stop TB Partnership (STBP) and Doctor without boarder/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) have released Step Up for TB 2020, a new report which reveals both progress and shortcomings in the alignment of national tuberculosis (TB) policies with the latest international recommendations. The report finds that significant policy gaps risk undermining progress in the fight against TB, a situation that is further exacerbated by the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people affected by TB. Step Up for TB 2020 examines the national policies of 37 countries with a high burden of TB, assessing the extent to which they align with World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines and international recommendations. With an estimated 7.7 million people developing TB each year, these 37 surveyed countries represent 77% of the global TB burden.