biology 402, spring 2012 laura paschall. doctors without borders
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History
1971– French doctors and journalists collaborate
Neutral Medical Assistance
90% Private Funding
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/aboutus/timeline.cfm
Began HIV treatments
in 1990
Antiretroviral Programs in Cameroon, Thailand, South Africa in 2000
Currently 32 countries and over 100,000 patients (7,000 pediatric)
ACCESS Campaign
2006 Novartis took India to court over patent law Access to drugs in developing world Supreme Court of India March 28th
MSF in Haiti
In Haiti since 1991
Community Health Units
2004-2009: Political Unrest
2010 Earthquake Relief
Focus on Cholera
Effectiveness
1999 Nobel Peace Prize
1993 Nansen Refugee Award
Global Journal Ranked #8 of Top 100 NGOs
$145 million in aid each year
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Sources
http://theglobaljournal.net/article/view/585/ http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/aboutus/
timeline.cfm http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=
127197400
http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=3628
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503543_162-57351744-503543/130-doctors-without-borders-staff-disappear-in-sudan/
http://www.msfaccess.org/novartis-drop-the-case https://www.idofoundation.org/cgi-bin/
nposummary.cgi?NonProfitID=107