Posted on 12 February, 2012
Hands Off campaign protests have taken place all over the world, from Nairobi to Kathmandu via Jakarta, Manipur, Brussels and New Delhi.
The goal of all of these actions has been to stop mandates that would harm access to affordable, life-saving medicines for millions removed from international agreements such as the EU-India FTA.
MSF has joined thousands of protesters in the streets of New Dehli to demonstrate against the possible passing of law that would stop the flow of medications to those who desperately need them in the developing world.
I thought long and hard and long about applying to MSF. But, they ask for a significant time commitment, a minimum of 6 months, but usually a year. This is a long time to be gone. A very long time to sort out the work, the house, the kids, the friends, the partners, the bills, the unexpected that can happen in that length of time. And of course, there is the fact that you will be giving up your salary for quite a long time. So many decisions. So much indecision.
-Lorna Adams is a Canadian Family Physician, currently working in the world’s newest country, South Sudan.
Read more about her journey in working with MSF on her blog.
WARNING: These testimonies contain graphic descriptions of violence.
MSF is not authorized to operate inside Syria at present and thus is unable to fully verify the information collected here. However, given the recurring nature, consistency, and severity of the acts described in these testimonies, MSF has decided to make them public. For security reasons, names and locations have been withheld.
“I was given drugs and antibiotics, but they could not carry out the surgical operation because the injury was severe.”
Man, age unknown
Date of injuries: March 2011
Click here to view more testimonials of the victims in Syria.