Information in English
Working with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
MSF is an independent international medical relief organisation, with 19 sections worldwide. On our German website we do not provide detailed English information on MSF. Please visit our international website, if you are looking for information in English, be it general update information or information on how to work with MSF abroad.
For medical aid operations throughout the entire world, MSF is on the lookout for volunteers who are willing to provide some of their time and skills to those in need.
When large-scale epidemics occur, when areas in crisis are too dangerous for many others, then the medical teams from MSF are there to ensure that the affected population can count on continuous care in order to meet their most basic health-care needs. They organize basic medical care, treat the injured, carry out vaccination campaigns, train local medical staff and build up medical infrastructure. In long-term aid projects they dedicate themselves to the fight against diseases like tuberculosis, malaria, sleeping sickness, and HIV/AIDS.
The basic principle is voluntary commitment: MSF volunteers (expats) donate their time and qualifications for people in crisis. The on-location work of our expats is often very exhausting, but also fascinating, demanding appropriate professional knowledge, and a large amount of motivation and commitment.
Please note:
The German office of MSF recruits only volunteers who are residents in Germany. Applicants from countries with no MSF office are kindly requested to check the following link to find out at which MSF office they can apply. (Please go to step 4 on the website link.)