- Overseas Programs
- Work Abroad
- Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) / Doctors Without Borders: Medical and Non-medical Placements
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) / Doctors Without Borders: Medical and Non-medical Placements
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Work programs
Program type
All programs
Regions
Countries
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bolivia
- Bonaire
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burma (Myanmar)
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Chad
- China
- Colombia
- Congo
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Denmark
- East Timor
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- France
- Georgia
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Haiti
- Honduras
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- North Korea
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mexico
- Mongolia
- Mozambique
- Nepal
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Peru
- Philippines
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Serbia
- Montenegro
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United States
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Requirements
Duration
- 6-12 months
Maximum age
90
Student status required
No
Language notes
The ability to speak French~ Portuguese~ Spanish~ Russian or Arabic as well as English~ allows for more opportunities for placement. Preference will be given to candidates who are bilingual in English and French.
Application process
MSF recruits medical and non-medical professionals to work in its projects. All volunteers must meet the following basic requirements in addition to other professional requirements: - Available for 9-12 months - Ability to live and work as a team - Experience in developing countries - Ability to manage stress - Flexibility - Language skills an strong asset
MSF staff work at the forefront of emergency medical care for populations in need. As well as providing primary healthcare for people suffering from endemic diseases and neglect, MSF also performs surgery, rehabilitates hospitals and clinics, runs nutrition and sanitation programs, trains local medical personnel and provides mental health care. Volunteers are usually doctors, nurses or logisticians.