Ep143: On the ground with MSF

About this episode

This episode discusses the work of Médecins Sans Frontières and features insights from two Australian and New Zealand consultants involved in their missions.

Médecins Sans Frontières has projects in more than 70 countries that might be affected by natural disasters, armed conflict or disease outbreaks. Its clinics see over two million emergency room admissions a year and another 16 million outpatient consults. Emergency Paediatrics consultant Josephine Goodyer and ID consultant Tasnim Hasan are two of more than a hundred Australians and New Zealanders who contributed to MSF’s missions last year. Between them they have covered practice settings as ...

People in this episode

Guests: Josephine Goodyer, Tasnim Hasan

Topics covered

• health
• medicine
• emergency care
• humanitarian aid
• pediatrics

Keywords

• Médecins Sans Frontières
• natural disasters
• armed conflict
• disease outbreaks
• emergency room admissions
• outpatient consults

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