
MSF Innovation
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For Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF), innovation is taking something new & making it useful so we can help more patients.
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16-10-2015 11:31:11
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MSF International agrees. As a global emergency #healthcare provider, we are increasingly adapting our aid to the #ClimateCrisis. Thanks #IPCC for the spotlight. Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières


Since 2019, MSF International is using VR to train nurses & medical doctors. The tool has been used in multiple locations. “VR is an immersive experience in a safe & secure environment, allowing for trials & errors”, Marie Clarisse, MSF International's pediatric nurse trainer.👇 buff.ly/3M5OkdD

Since May 2022, an MSF team has travelled through Manila, the Philippines, with a truck containing #AI-powered chest X-ray equipment. The aim is to improve access to tuberculosis screening in the community. More info in this Epicentre_MSF article: epicentre.msf.org/en/news/comput…

It's #WorldChagasDay. Last year, MédicosSemFronteiras commissioned a thematic edition of one of the country’s most popular children’s comic books, "Monica and friends" to raise awareness about the disease. ➡ Read and download the comic book here: lnkd.in/eT8WbBHA


🌍It’s #WorldMalariaDay!🌍 It’s time to deliver #ZeroMalaria. MSF International call on world leaders to: 💸Invest in malaria programmes 🔬Innovate improved solutions 🎯 Implement national strategies Discover World Malaria Day events through the link below 👇 endmalaria.org/worldmalariada…




We are calling for applications to the #WithoutBordersMediaFellowship 2023! Use your creative skills to shed light on public health and humanitarian issues in South Asia. Work closely with experts and MSF International staff. Make an impact & inspire change. Apply now: msfsouthasia.org/without-border…


A salute to all multi-skilled drivers of MSF International on this Intl Day of Professional Drivers! 🙌 📽 Themba Mncub, one of MSF's drivers in Durban, 🇿🇦, is a talented keyboard player. In 2022, he worked with MSF's Mental Health team in the area to design an innovative music programme.

We want to give noma the attention it deserves! Join our #WHA76 event with noma survivors and World Health Organization (WHO) speakers and let’s talk about the future of this preventable disease. 📆 Tuesday, 23 May 🕣 8:30-10:00 UTC+2 📍 Geneva Press Club and Zoom 👉 Registration- docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…


📢📢Registration for MSF Scientific Days International 2023 is now live! 📢📢 Join us online for an exciting and informative day sharing and discussing research and innovation in the field of humanitarian global health! Registration & agenda👇 …termsfscientificdaysinternational.com/msf-scientific… #MSFSci


Save the date: #Bonn Jun 7 "Loss & damage from climate change: Action to avert, minimize & address loss & damage from #humanitarian perspective" MSF International World Food Programme IFRC Mercy Corps ZCRAlliance Crucial to support-financing for, responses for & with most affected peoples #climatecrisis


It's International Children's Day! Over 60% of MSF International patients are children under 15 years.🎈 The Play Therapy Toolkit guides readers through the basics of play therapy implementations and provides examples for making toys and games with limited resources: msf-siu.org/blog/play-ther…


On 8 June 11am CHA fellow Andrea Düchting will discuss the future of #technology, design and innovation in #humanitarian action in session 6 at the #HumanitarianFutures2023 by Norwegian Centre for Humanitarian Studies (NCHS) in Oslo + via Stream.👉 Register now and learn more about the programme: ow.ly/rQTZ50OGuto



#WorldRefugeeDay We can all do more to give refugees hope – and more opportunities – while they are away from home. MSF_Zimbabwe built a centre - Baobab House-at Tongogara Refugee Camp to provide psychosocial support and recreational activities for refugees. #HopeAwayFromHome


A personalised approach to modify crutches for a war victim using 3D printing technology! Read this #MSF and Epicentre_MSF case study. ➡️sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #TraumaCare #Trauma


At MSF International we’re always improving quality of care & emergency response. On display in #SudanCrisis. GIS mapping, solar arrays & lights, new water treatment devices and inflatable tents & field hospitals. MSF Innovation msf-transformation.org


🤝Meet Ajmal Noori, the ICT Supervisor for MSF International in Kabul. He ensures that staff in #Kabul have access to the necessary technology and connectivity to do their work effectively. He started his journey with MSF in 2021 in Helmand and shifted to Kabul last year. #TeamThursday