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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) (pronounced [medsɛ̃ sɑ̃ fʁɔ̃tjɛʁ]), or Doctors Without Borders, is an international humanitarian-aid non-governmental organization (NGO) and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, best known for its projects in war-torn regions and developing countries facing endemic diseases. It was founded in France. The organization is known in most of the world by its localized name or simply as MSF; in Canada and the United States the name Doctors Without Borders is commonly used. In 2015 over 30,000, mostly local, doctors, nurses and other medical professionals, logistical experts, water and sanitation engineers and administrators, provided medical aid in over 70 countries. These doctors and nurses decided to volunteer their time to solve issues of world health. Private donors provide about 80% of the organization's funding, while corporate donations provide the rest, giving MSF an annual budget of approximately US$610 million.
Médecins Sans Frontières was created in 1971, in the aftermath of the Biafra secession, by a small group of French doctors and journalists who believed that all people have the right to medical care regardless of race, religion, creed or political affiliation, and that the needs of these people outweigh respect for national borders.
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Front line refers to the forward-most forces on a battlefield.
Front line, front lines or variants may also refer to:
Pension tax simplification, often simply referred to as "pension simplification" and taking effect from A-day on 6 April 2006 was a policy announced in 2004 by the Labour government to rationalise the British tax system as applied to pension schemes. The aim was to reduce the complicated patchwork of legislation built-up by successive administrations which were seen as acting as a barrier to the public when considering retirement planning. The government wanted to encourage retirement provision by simplifying the previous eight tax regimes into one single regime for all individual and occupational pensions.
Broadly the new regime allows considerable freedom in the tax relievable contributions that may be made to pension schemes, and the assets in which they may be invested. It also however caps the size of tax favoured pension fund that may be accumulated by an individual. This 'lifetime allowance' was set at £1.6M for 2007–08. Funds accumulated in excess of the lifetime allowance are subject to a tax charge of 55%. Transitional protection provisions were made for individuals who had already accumulated pension funds in excess of this amount.
Borders are geographic boundaries of political entities or legal jurisdictions, such as governments, sovereign states, federated states, and other subnational entities. Some borders—such as a state's internal administrative border, or inter-state borders within the Schengen Area—are open and completely unguarded. Other borders are partially or fully controlled, and may be crossed legally only at designated border checkpoints and border zones may be controlled. Mostly contentious, borders may even foster the setting up of buffer zones.
In the past, many borders were not clearly defined lines, but were neutral zones called marchlands. This has been reflected in recent times with the neutral zones that were set up along part of Saudi Arabia's borders with Kuwait and Iraq (however, these zones no longer exist). In modern times, the concept of a marchland has been replaced by that of the clearly defined and demarcated border. For the purposes of border control, airports and seaports are also classed as borders. Most countries have some form of border control to regulate or limit the movement of people, animals, plants, and goods into or out of the country. Under international law, each country is generally permitted to define the conditions that have to be met by a person to legally cross its borders by its own laws, and to prevent persons from crossing its border when this happens in violation of those laws.
Vincent is a young man born and brought up in Hong Kong. When he was even younger, he had a dream of helping people in need in other countries, using his knowledge. He tried his very best to equip himself so that he could join MSF. After graduation, he worked in a public hospital as an A&E; nurse until 2012, when he decided to resign from his stable job and join MSF’s mission in Yambio, South Sudan. Arriving at the hospital there, he was excited because it had been his plan since he was young. But he was also nervous about whether he was capable of fulfilling his dream. "A Day on the Front Line" English http://youtu.be/cSJxUwQD5rg "A Day on the Front Line/ 在前線的一天" Cantonese http://youtu.be/u5X6pxRYuyo "A Day on the Front Line/ 在前線的一天" Mandarin http://youtu.be/Ks8ZLh2daa4
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is a medical humanitarian organization working in more than 60 countries around the world. Find out more at doctorswithoutborders.org. MSF is a private, international association. The association is made up mainly of doctors and health sector workers and is also open to all other professions which might help in achieving its aims. All of its members agree to honor the following principles: MSF provides assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters, and to victims of armed conflict. They do so irrespective of race, religion, creed, or political convictions. MSF observes neutrality and impartiality in the name of universal medical ethics and the right to humanitarian assistance and claims full and u...
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is a medical humanitarian organization working in more than 60 countries around the world. Find out more at http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org.
Learn more at http://doctorswithoutborders.ca/scalpel
Amid terrifying violence and a collapsing health infrastructure in Syria, Natalie Roberts treated countless people wounded by shrapnel, bomb blast and gun fire at the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hospital she helped to establish. EYEWITNESS - http://bit.ly/MSF_EYEWITNESS This is part of a series of videos featuring MSF "eyewitness" testimony from the frontline of humanitarian emergencies across the world. Raw and uncompromising, these videos reveal the reality on the ground in some of the world's most troubled hotspots. SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/15M9M8v Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare. TOP PL...
This video offers a complete overview of the activities, philosophy and structure of the international humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors without Borders.
Learn about how Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) provides health care in conflict settings. Learn more about MSF's work in Yemen: http://www.msf.ca/en/country-region/yemen
"They've killed us, scattered us. It's very hard," says a woman from Crater in southern Yemen. This film documents the high level of violence in and around the Yemeni city of Aden. The violence intensified in mid-July this year when the coalition took over the city of Sanaa and many Houthist rebels fled. In a single day, MSF received 206 war wounded patients. Today, the situation is improving but, uncertainty remains high. Read more: http://bit.ly/1MVXYKq
Doctors Without Borders Executive Director Jason Cone calls the bombing of a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan by American forces a war crime. He speaks with CNN's Wolf Blitzer.
SGDQ 2016 benefitting Doctors Without Borders - Jak and Daxter Speed Demos Archive
Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors without Borders.
SGDQ 2016 benefitting Doctors Without Borders - Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars - League of Legends live
Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders . (Documentary : 2OO8) In the war-zones of Liberia and Congo, four volunteers with Doctors Without Borders struggle to provide emergency medical care under extreme conditions.
Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders ---Zerron -2008- In the war-zones of Liberia and Congo, four volunteers with Doctors Without Borders struggle to provide emergency medical care under extreme conditions.