To raise awareness of the value of humanitarian aid, specifically to the field projects of Doctors Without Borders (DWB), to educate students about global health issues and the international response to those issues, and to engage the student population in fundraising that supports the work of DWB.
DWB specializes in emergency interventions in response to conflicts, disasters and epidemics. The organization's activities around the world include basic health care, surgery, vaccination and treatment of certain illnesses that pose serious public health problems.
DWB's work is based on humanitarian principles. They are committed to bringing quality medical care to people caught in crisis, regardless of race, religion or political affiliation.
DWB medical teams often witness violence and neglect in the course of their work, in regions that receive little international media attention. At times, DWB may speak out publicly in an effort to bring a forgotten crisis to public attention.
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