Doctors save lives: the role of independent medical aid
Peace & Governance ▼ World
The Problem
Faced with multiple challenges, humanitarian action struggles to break out of the space that politics assigns to it. Can humanitarian aid reshape itself?
The Solution
MSF does not accept funding from institutions or parties who are directly involved in conflicts where MSF is involved. They also refuse donations from pharmaceutical companies. Because they are being largely funded by individuals, MSF “can meet the needs we find, rather than the needs defined by a donor” says Stephen Legg, Head of Giving. “Most of the employees at MSF are people who have worked in the field and been exposed to patients”. MSF’s 13 founders were all doctors. As an association, staff are involved in decision making on the field as much as at headquarters.
Why walk the talk supports MSF
1. It is mostly funded by the generosity of private individuals (90% says MSF)
2. It specialises and has high experience in humanitarian medical response
3. Its outcome is direct: saving lives through prevention and treatment
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Who
Andre Heller-Perache
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Now part of MSF Board of Directors, Andre used to oversee its research & advocacy team and manages collaborative projects with outside organisations aimed at making MSF a more effective emergency aid actor. Previous roles include Head of Mission in Haiti and South Soudan as well as Consultant on the Syria crisis with Open Society Foundations.
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