Joanne Liu, President of Médecins sans Frontières: We need Indonesia to speak up
Thursday, May 23, 2019
Established in December 22, 1971 in Paris, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) or Doctors without Border, a non-governmental medical organization, almost always has its presence in conflict zones as well as countries affected by endemic diseases. Last year, MSF has managed considerably huge aid operations in three countries—South Sudan, Congo and Yemen—which have been struck by deadly conflicts and diseases.
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For Joanne Liu, 53, MSF’s President, the situation in Yemen especially raises concerns as the war that has ravaged the country since 2015 shows no sign of abating. She said the healthcare system in the country of 29 million population has completely collapsed and about 50 percent of the medical facilities has been paralyzed either because they were bombed or their staff injured in the bombing.
MSF’s largest operations in Asia are in
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