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HOW LONG HAS MSF BEEN IN THE UNITED STATES?

MSF-USA was established in 1990 by the French section. They wanted to have a
presence in the US in order to expand their international fundraising,
recruitment, and advocacy (New York was chosen because of its proximity to the
UN and media). The US office has since expanded their role in field operations
and is now managing programs in Colombia, Haiti, Liberia, Somaliland, and South
Sudan.


DOES MSF RUN MEDICAL PROJECTS IN THE UNITED STATES?

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, MSF ran temporary operations in the United
States from April to October. MSF recognized that there was a clear need for
more support for the response to the outbreak in the US. In key sites around the
country, we worked with local authorities and partner organizations serving
vulnerable communities with limited access to health care. We have now concluded
these activities.

MSF teams collaborated with local authorities and community-based organizations
on a wide range of projects, including work with people who are homeless or
housing insecure in New York; migrant farmworkers in Florida; Native American
communities in the Navajo Nation and Pueblos; and neglected and marginalized
communities in Puerto Rico. Our teams also worked with staff in nursing homes
and long-term care facilities in Michigan and Texas to offer training in
infection prevention and control measures and support for mental health and
wellness. 
 
MSF works in more than 70 countries. We provide medical humanitarian aid where
the needs are greatest, and often go to places where other organizations can’t
or won’t operate. Historically, we have not run medical projects in the US,
where there are significant public health resources and a large number of
nongovernmental organizations working to meet the needs of neglected and
underserved communities. MSF assesses the medical needs in the US periodically
in response to natural disasters and other emergencies. In the past, we have not
identified an area where the need for our medical assistance could not be met by
another organization working in the US, or where our unique approach to
responding to emergencies was required.
 
MSF’s regular work in the US includes communications to speak out about the
suffering we witness, and to pursue direct engagement with the US government,
United Nations, and other institutions in support of our medical humanitarian
operations around the world.
 
We are also responding to the humanitarian crisis in Central America and Mexico,
including projects to provide medical care for migrants and asylum seekers along
the Mexican side of the border with the US. We have treated thousands of
patients across the region who were detained and deported by the US.


IS MSF BASED IN FRANCE?

MSF was started by French doctors and its first office was in Paris, but there
are now 24 associations around the world.


IS THERE A CENTRALIZED GOVERNING BODY?

● MSF has an International General Assembly (IGA), which is comprised of two
representatives from each MSF partner section as well as two representatives per
MSF Association.

● The IGA elects 12 representatives to sit on the International Board (IB). The
IB is also comprised of the International President, the Vice President, the
International Treasurer, and the Operational Directors. The IB has authority
over issues such as resolving conflicts within MSF, opening and closing new
entities, and holding sections accountable for implementing a shared vision.

● MSF also has several international committees that see to coordination among
sections and sharing of information with regard to policy, management,
communications, recruitment, and funding.


WHAT ARE YOUR BIGGEST CHALLENGES?

Financial

 * Securing predictable and sustainable funding during an uncertain economic
   climate.
 * Maintaining and improving the quality of our programs, especially those that
   also rely on international funding from large global institutions for such
   things as drugs, vaccines, and emergency food aid.
 * Having the necessary reserves to allow us to respond to new emergencies as
   they occur.

Human Resources

 * Securing experienced and committed field staff and retaining them, especially
   those who can work as coordinators.
 * Finding qualified medical staff that can work on a range of medical issues
   including emergency surgery and rehabilitation, maternal and pediatric care,
   tropical diseases, chronic care, and mental health.

Operations

 * Security—We work in areas of conflict where many actors are often involved.
   We need to constantly reinforce our neutrality to all parties in order to
   keep our teams safe. In the past 10 years, there has been a blurring of
   humanitarian aid and military interventions, where humanitarian aid workers
   have been directly targeted making it more difficult for us to work in
   certain high risk areas.
 * Balancing speaking out with gaining access to populations; gaining access to
   people cut off from assistance in armed conflicts due to insecurity,
   government bureaucracies, and other blockages is not always easy to
   negotiate.
 * Access to appropriate medications, vaccines, and therapeutic foods to treat
   malnutrition. Policies, pricing, and politics can pose barriers for procuring
   vital medical supplies. Outdated diagnostics and treatments make medical
   assistance in resource challenged settings difficult and expensive. Improved
   research and development for neglected diseases would not only help us save
   more lives, but would allow us to treat patients with a better and more
   efficient use of our resources.


WHERE ARE YOUR HEADQUARTERS?

● MSF has no real "headquarters." Although the organization was established in
France, it has grown into an international association with 24 independent
sections worldwide.

● Five of those 24 sections are the Operational Centers or "OCs," the offices
that directly manage all of our field programs or "operations." The OCs are in
Paris, Geneva, Brussels, Amsterdam, and Barcelona. The remaining sections
partner with the OCs and support their program operations, communications,
recruitment, and fundraising. For example, the US, Japan, and Australia offices
are in direct partnership with the OC in Paris.



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