Dr Joanne Liu new international president of MSF

Today, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) welcomes Dr Joanne Liu as the new International President of the medical humanitarian organisation. Dr Liu was elected President during MSF’s International General Assembly in June 2013. "Today’s challenges in MSF are many,” says Dr Liu. “With contexts continually evolving, how do we deliver lifesaving medical care to people suffering in conflict situations such as Afghanistan, Somalia or Syria? How can we keep patients and aid workers as safe as possible? We need to keep our patients’ needs at the core as we face these challenges.” Ethiopia © MSFJoanne Liu at work in Ethiopia. Born in Quebec City, Canada, Dr Liu trained at McGill University School of Medicine, going on to do a fellowship in paediatric emergency medicine from New York University School of Medicine and an International Master's in Health Leadership at McGill. She is an associate professor at the Université de Montréal and has also taught at Fudan University in Shanghai. "Dr Liu's extensive experience with MSF, doing hands-on medical work as well as managing field projects, and her passion for keeping our patients at the centre of our humanitarian work, lay a strong foundation for where we can continue to take MSF in the coming years," says Jerome Oberreit, Secretary General of MSF International. Dr Liu started with MSF in 1996, when she worked with Malian refugees in Mauritania. Since then, she has provided support after the tsunami in...
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