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WHAT WE DO

Field staff sent by MSF will join one of the teams conducting various aid programs in the world such as below.

• Provide emergency medical relief to victims of armed conflicts and natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes
• Run emergency feeding centers during famines
• Organise mass vaccination programs to prevent epidemics spreading
• Assist in hospital rehabilitation, train local staff and run health education programs
• Set-up infrastructure for safe drinking water and sanitation
• Distribute food and medical and non-medical supplies to displaced people
• Run mental health programs for civilians who have experienced trauma due to conflict
• Treat TB, malaria, and AIDS and campaign for more affordable and effective medicines for these diseases and neglected diseases such as sleeping sickness and Leishmaniasis
• Speak out and initiate public debate about the suffering and injustice we witness in the field, and advocate on behalf of the populations we serve

SAFETY AND SECURITY

MSF's primary work is to bring medical assistance to populations in danger in emergency situations. These situations involve different risks according to the situation in which our humanitarian intervention takes place.

To address these risks, MSF has put in place strict security protocols. These are rules and procedures to which expatriate and local staff must conform during their mission. They take into account the nature of the risks facing MSF personnel in the field and establish instructions to follow in case of threats and security concerns.

These security guidelines cannot and must not be considered as a protection guaranteed by MSF for its staff. They are rather designed to enable field staff to better understand their environment and the risks associated with their presence.

The field worker's behaviour and attitude always remains their best safeguard.

To see specific recruitment criteria of a profession, click on the profession below

MEDICAL	PARA-MEDICAL	NON-MEDICAL
Doctors	Nurses	Logisticians
Surgeons	Midwives	Finance/Administration
Anaesthetists	Psychologists
	Laboratory Technicians
	Pharmacists
	Epidemiologists

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