Argumentative Essay On Doctors Without Borders
Doctors Without Borders: Customs-Free Physicians In times of war, civilians bear the greatest amount of suffering. Often during gory conflicts villages are destroyed, women are raped, children become severely malnourished, and access to medical care becomes extremely challenging. In other instances, it may be a powerful natural disaster that cripples an entire region or country. Many states are either unable or unwilling to provide necessary medical care during a crisis. Tragedies, such as these, are when many prominent International Non Governmental Organizations step in and fill necessary roles- providing relief and medical care. One such organization, Medecins Sans Frontieres, provides much needed medical aid for these vulnerable communities.
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There are 60,000 internally displaced persons in proximity to Jordan's northeastern border. This camp lacks food, water, and medical attention. On May 16th MSF started a mobile clinic to serve the needs of the camp. Sadly, the program was forced to disband following a terror attack that killed seven Jordanian soldiers and injured many others (“Syria: MSF calls for resumption of aid and protection for Syrian refugees stuck in the desert on the Jordanian border,” 2016). This work is necessary because there are few organizations with the technical skills and ability to serve in these dangerous conflict zones. The work done by Doctors Without Borders is essential when dealing with groups of people who need medical care and advocacy. Without them there would be even greater suffering, and often no hope for those who need it …show more content…
For Doctors Without Borders this is no exception as MSF members have been kidnapped, detained, and killed by combatants. MSF had been bombed by US forces offering air support for Afghan soldiers. Twenty-two people including MSF staff were killed in Kunduz, Afghanistan in October 2015. (“The US is struggling to explain how it bombed an MSF hospital and killed 22 people,” 2015). Whenever an area is in serious need of medical care in a crisis, often organizations like Doctors Without Borders are their only source of
There are 60,000 internally displaced persons in proximity to Jordan's northeastern border. This camp lacks food, water, and medical attention. On May 16th MSF started a mobile clinic to serve the needs of the camp. Sadly, the program was forced to disband following a terror attack that killed seven Jordanian soldiers and injured many others (“Syria: MSF calls for resumption of aid and protection for Syrian refugees stuck in the desert on the Jordanian border,” 2016). This work is necessary because there are few organizations with the technical skills and ability to serve in these dangerous conflict zones. The work done by Doctors Without Borders is essential when dealing with groups of people who need medical care and advocacy. Without them there would be even greater suffering, and often no hope for those who need it …show more content…
For Doctors Without Borders this is no exception as MSF members have been kidnapped, detained, and killed by combatants. MSF had been bombed by US forces offering air support for Afghan soldiers. Twenty-two people including MSF staff were killed in Kunduz, Afghanistan in October 2015. (“The US is struggling to explain how it bombed an MSF hospital and killed 22 people,” 2015). Whenever an area is in serious need of medical care in a crisis, often organizations like Doctors Without Borders are their only source of