Nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the sprint to respond to this global health crisis has turned into a marathon.
Between June and August alone, @MSF ran COVID-19 related activities in 250 projects in 63 countries.
Here's an overview of what that was like:
Between June and August alone, @MSF ran COVID-19 related activities in 250 projects in 63 countries.
Here's an overview of what that was like:
Despite our long history of managing health emergencies, this pandemic came with new challenges and tough choices.
Our focus is on people’s urgent needs. But who needs our help first? Where can we have the biggest impact?
These questions became even more complex with COVID-19.
Our focus is on people’s urgent needs. But who needs our help first? Where can we have the biggest impact?
These questions became even more complex with COVID-19.
Our response continued to have two main pillars:
- confronting COVID-19 with dedicated interventions
maintaining existing lifesaving medical services.
- finding the right balance between these competing urgent health needs was often difficult & remains a major challenge.
- confronting COVID-19 with dedicated interventions
maintaining existing lifesaving medical services.
- finding the right balance between these competing urgent health needs was often difficult & remains a major challenge.
The pandemic has exacerbated pre-existing humanitarian crises and obstacles to delivering assistance - in countries like Yemen, Syria, Bangladesh, and Nigeria.
@MSF continues to prioritise assisting the most vulnerable and neglected people no matter their circumstances.
@MSF continues to prioritise assisting the most vulnerable and neglected people no matter their circumstances.
Regarding a potential vaccine, with @MSF_access will keep raising our voice to ensure that there is equitable distribution according to needs and vulnerability, rather than who can pay the most.
Considering its magnitude, @MSF only plays a small part of the global COVID response.
However, our staff across the world is fully dedicated to working alongside local and national response efforts to deliver the best care possible.
However, our staff across the world is fully dedicated to working alongside local and national response efforts to deliver the best care possible.
You can find more in-depth information on our second #COVID19 response accountability report here: msf.org/msf-and-corona…
This report complements the first one released in early August. We’ll continue reporting on our achievements and challenges periodically.
This report complements the first one released in early August. We’ll continue reporting on our achievements and challenges periodically.
We’re very appreciative that even during a difficult year, we’ve received extraordinary support.
Our donors provided more than €110M to our COVID-19 Crisis Fund.
With this report, we aim to be transparent as to what we have achieved and how funds were spent.
Our donors provided more than €110M to our COVID-19 Crisis Fund.
With this report, we aim to be transparent as to what we have achieved and how funds were spent.
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