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MÉDECINS DU MONDE UK

Doctors of the World UK

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE WORK OFMédecins du Monde UK


Afghanistan


Who are we?

MdM IS AN INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN AID

ORGANISATION WHOSE MISSION IS:

• to provide medical care to vulnerable populations who are

victims of conflict, natural disasters or extreme poverty

• to recruit medical and non-medical professionals who are

willing to volunteer their time and expertise

• to “bear witness” to any abuses of human rights, especially thedenial of access or any obstacles to healthcare


Ivory Coast



HISTORY AND STRUCTURE

• Established in 1980 in France by Dr. Bernard Kouchner (andother French doctors), who was previously a founder of MSF

• It is an ‘Association’ made up of members who are current orex-volunteers; the members vote for the Board

• The Médecins du Monde network consists of 16 organisationsworldwide that mobilise volunteers to join its medical projects

• The international network is co-ordinated by an InternationalSecretariat based in Paris, and runs 174 projects in 51 countrieswith over a thousand volunteers working in the field


Democratic Republic of Congo


Bearing witness

TÉMOIGNAGE – “BEARING WITNESS”

• As well as providing care, Médecins du Monde volunteers“bear witness” to denounce human rights violations and tohighlight obstacles to healthcare

• In this way, we give a voice to people whose stories might nototherwise be heard

• It is a form of “after care” to the medical care that we provide,to ensure that obstacles to healthcare are removed and humanrights abuses are stopped


Iran


The MdM UK Office

• Médecins du Monde UK was established 1998, shortly before the Kosovo crisis

• MdM UK supports the world wide work of Médecins du Monde

• In 2003, MdM UK’s Board decided to investigate the viability of launching a healthcare project in the UK

• April 2003, MdM UK moved to Canary Wharf due to the generosity of the Canary Wharf group giving us office space as a donation in kind

• Currently, there are 5 salaried staff and 3 interns in the UK office team


Tibet



THREE TYPES OF PROJECTS:

# 1. Emergency relief projects

• Providing medical treatment, drugs and other essentialhealth supplies to people affected by natural disasters,conflict or other emergency situations


Tsunami response: Sri Lanka 2004


Tsunami response: Sri Lanka 2004


Tsunami response: Indonesia 2004


Tsunami response: Indonesia 2004


Pakistan earthquake 2005






War in Lebanon 2006




# 2. Post-emergency projects

• Rehabilitation projects to help local people restore theirhealthcare system after emergencies by assisting withreconstruction of clinics/hospitals, providing medical supplies andtraining local health workers in transferable, sustainable skills


Angola


Burma / Myanmar


Palestinian Territories


Palestinian Territories


Sudan


Sudan


Sudan




# 3. Long-term development projects

• Tackling a range of long-term projects, from the HIV/AIDSepidemic to poverty and discrimination


Bolivia


Bulgaria


China


Liberia


Opération Sourire


Our volunteers

OUR VOLUNTEERS

• Health professionals: doctors, surgeons, nurses,midwives, laboratory technicians and psychologists

• Non-medical professionals: logisticians,administrators, project managers and human rightslawyers



A PROJECT’S LIFE CYCLE

• Identifying needs and exploring viability, including security

• Setting up and financing

• Tracking and monitoring its implementation

• Ongoing evaluation

• Knowing when to leave


Haiti


Working in developed countries



• ‘Domestic’ healthcare projects: initiated in 1986 by MdMFrance. There are now 110 mobile MdM healthcareprojects in France, under the name “Mission France”

• Aim: to assist those marginalised people who cannotget access to mainstream healthcare services

• In 2005, eight European MdM offices running projects.The aim is: to create an ‘European Observatory’ onhealthcare. MdM UK is now the ninth European office.



• January 2006: MdM UK launched its first ‘domestic’healthcare project called Project: London

• Helping vulnerable migrants, homeless people andwomen working in prostitution to get access to theNHS and to mainstream healthcare services


Project: London


Project: London

• Working with three partner organisations:

1. Praxis, who work with displaced people

2. Providence Row, who work with homeless people

3. A number of groups who work with women in prostitution

• Training of volunteers provided by MdM UK

- GPs

- Nurses

- Support workers (non-medical)


Project: London


Project: London


Project: London


Project: London


Project: London volunteers


Project: London aims

• To improve access to affordable healthcare forvulnerable people not registered with a GP

- To document the number, health and needs of thosewithout access to healthcare- To use this info to lobby / advocate for better healthprovision for them from relevant bodies / agencies- To help people access NHS / other relevant services- To give acute medical care to those coming to the clinic


The future


What is happening in 2008?

In 2008, Médecins du Monde UK will be:

• Providing financial support for MdM’s overseas projects

• Recruiting and sending MdM UK volunteers overseas

• Working on Project: London – awareness / recruit / funds

including ongoing advocacy about access to healthcare

• Running exploratory missions for new projects

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The 11th Luis Valtueña Humanitarian Photography Award: UK tour



MdM UK’s London to Paris Bike Ride: 12 –15 July 2008

• This is the third MdM UK Bike Ride

• Logistics organised by Classic Tours Ltd

• Three-day challenge starts one week after Tour de France

• Each cyclist is an “ambassador” for MdM UK

• Each cyclist must train hard to cycle 293 km

• Each cyclist must commit to fundraise £1,000 for MdM UK


London to Paris Bike Ride






London to Paris Bike Ride 2008

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• Sponsor them

• Give them 5 of your contacts who they can approach

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• Help them to arrange a fundraising event

• Motivate them with their training – cycle with them!


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