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International President of Médecins Sans Frontières - Dr Joanne Liu

International President of Médecins Sans Frontières - Dr Joanne Liu

Is delivering healthcare in the world’s conflict zones becoming more dangerous?

The Interview · BBC World Service

October 16, 201523m 17s

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Show Notes

Stephen Sackur speaks with Joanne Liu, International President of Médecins Sans Frontières, Doctors without Borders. In early October American forces in Afghanistan fired missiles into a Kunduz hospital killing 22, including 12 staff working for MSF. The organisation demanded that the incident be investigated as a war crime. But in the world’s most dangerous conflict zones, is it possible to save lives and not take sides?

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