Pharmacology
Global Capitals
Spanish Medical Terminology
MSF Basics
MSF Response
100

This over-the-counter drug is the active ingredient in Tylenol and is used to reduce fever and relieve mild pain.

Acetaminophen/Paracetamol

100

This European city, famous for the Eiffel Tower, is the capital of France.

Paris

100

I have a stomachache in Spanish

Tengo dolor de estómago

100

MSF’s full name (Hint: it’s in French)

Médecins Sans Frontières

100

1 country & crisis MSF is currently responding to (there’s 70+ countries)

latest- war in Palestine/Gaza, ebola in DRC, Sudan crisis, strikes in Yemen, strikes in Ukraine, etc

200

The suffix -cillin is commonly used to name this type of drug class

Antibiotics

200

This East African city is the capital of Kenya and home to the United Nations' African headquarters.

Nairobi

200

It hurts here in Spanish

Me duele aquí

200

The government MSF works under

NONE (it’s an NGO - independent)

200

4 medical issues/diseases MSF treats

Ebola, malaria, HIV, safe abortion, malnutrition, cholera, access to medicines, maternal health, measles, etc

300

This is the most rapid form of drug delivery to reach the bloodstream

Intravenous injection/IV

300

This city is the capital of Haiti, a Caribbean country that has experienced major earthquakes and humanitarian crises.

Port-au-Prince

300

“blood sugar” in Spanish

Azúcar en la sangre

300

3 MSF Professions (besides physician or nurse)

midwives, psychologists, pharmacists, Water and Sanitation Specialists

-Supply Logisticians

-Health Promoters (addressing wide range of health issues, from sexual violence to Ebola prevention)

-HR/financial Admin (french required) 

-Infection, Prevention, & Control Managers

-Epidemiologists

-Lab specialists

300

Cholera transmission method

Ingesting contaminated food or water



400

Drug names ending with the suffix -vir usually describe this type of drug class

Antivirals

400

This city is the capital of Ethiopia and serves as the headquarters of the African Union.

Addis Ababa

400

I am dizzy in Spanish

Estoy mareado/a

400

The year MSF was founded

1971 (after war and famine in Biafra, Nigeria)

400

Transmission method of Ebola

Bodily fluids & congenital

500

Penicillin specifically targets this component of a bacterial cell to kill it

Cell Wall Synthesis

500

This city is the capital of South Sudan, the world's youngest internationally recognized country

Juba

500

 The 4 patient orientation/A+O questions in Spanish (What’s your name? Where are you? What day is it today? What happened? etc)

 ¿Cómo se/te llama/as? ¿Dónde está/as? ¿Qué día es hoy? ¿Qué pasó?

500

The year MSF received the Nobel Peace Prize

1999

500

Percent of the world’s population without access to essential medicines

25%

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