Doctors Without Borders

History 101

100

Year and month that MSF was founded in

December of 1971

200

What MSF stands for

Médecins Sans Frontières

300

Country MSF was founded in and where their headquarters are located now?

France and Switzerland

400

Year MSF won the Nobel Peace Prize

1999

500

Number of staff when MSF first was founded

300 volunteers including the 13 founding doctors and journalists.

Money Talks

100

What is the administrative percentage?

5% to management and general admin

200

What is the fundraising percentage?

13% fundraising

*For every dollar invested in fundraising, we get $5 back*

300

MSF is ____ funded

Independently 

400

What the donations are used for 

Donations pay for millions of consultations, surgeries, treatments and vaccinations every year. 

500

MSF does not accept money from what 

companies/organizations whose exploitations may deter MSF from their mission. 

ex: tobacco companies, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, arms manufactures)

COVID-19

100

Name 1 of 2 struggles MSF has faced due to COVID? 

1) Travel restrictions have made it trickier to move doctor's between countries

2) Risk of running out of supplies due to travel restrictions 

200

How many countries is MSF directly responding to in relation to COVID?

Over 40 

300

When did MSF start a response to COVID?

January 2020

400

What are the 3 Priorities in COVID response?

1) Supporting authorities to provide care to patients (hospitals and medical centres) 

2) Keeping essential medical services running

3) Protecting people who are are most vulnerable and at risk

500

Number of patients treated between June to August of 2020?

2800

Which Borders?

100

Number of countries MSF works in around the world

Over 70 countries

200

MSF has been active in Uganda since _____?

1980

300

How many facilities does MSF have or help in Yemen?

MSF has 11 hospitals and provides support to 18 others.

400

What did MSF lobby to the Canadian government to reverse?

The Canada-US Border shut down and ban in immigrants coming into Canada due to COVID restricitions

500

Percentages of help given worldwide?

Hint: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Americas, Europe and Pacific

Africa- 56%, Asia- 15%, Middle East- 18%, Europe- 5%, 1% - Pacific, Americas- 5%

Dr. Fun

100

Name of Executive Director of Doctors Without Borders Canada?

Joe Belliveau

200

What percentage of international staff represent the global work force?

8% (most projects are run by locally hired staff or team members?

300

How many Canadian volunteers went overseas in 2018?

386

400

How many cases of malaria were treated last year?

Over 2 million

500

How many donors last year?

6.1 Million