Reena Sattar, HR Officer of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Czech republic, visited RCPI recently and introduced members and guests to the challenging and rewarding world of this very well known organisation. MSF, founded in 1971,  is an international humanitarian-aid non-governmental organization (NGO) best known for its projects in war-torn regions and developing countries facing endemic diseases. The objective is to deliver emergency medical aid quickly, effectively, and impartially.
Reena explained the work of the organisation, its origins and its values. She has been a member of MSF for many years and has worked in many countries where medical aid is desperately needed. Reena's passion for selflessly helping others in need was infectious as she told of how she worked in war torn countries, setting up hospitals and treating patients in private houses because no other facilities were available. MSF has gained huge international respect and is on many occasions the first organisation to reach a crisis zone. The impartiality of the organisation has earned it the respect and trust which allows it to operate, on many occasions treating patients  from both sides of a conflict. Reena explained: "we have a strict rule - no guns allowed inside our hospitals, and preferably no military uniforms. We treat patients as human beings not as soldiers or civilians."
Sanan, RCPI President, thanked Reena for a truly informative and passionate presentation. If you want to know more abut the work of MSF or want to offer your services please email Reena.

 

 
 
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