THE ORGANIZATION:
Medicines Sans Frontiers France (MSF-F), is a medical humanitarian non-governmental organization (NGO), neutral and independent. We offer free assistance to populations in need. We work in more than 60 countries around the world and have developed programs to respond to emergencies such as disease outbreaks (e.g. meningitis epidemic in Nigeria in 2009), manmade disasters (war torn countries) or natural disasters (e.g. trauma care response to the Haiti earthquake in 2010). We have also developed longer term medical programs, for example in countries where there is a lack of access to comprehensive medical care.
MSF always attempts to provide Quality and free of charge care to our patients, providing the necessary resources to allow us to achieve our established objectives. We also try to provide optimal working conditions for our teams including a social package such as free health care.
MSF-France has been in Nigeria since 1996 and has run a trauma center in Port Harcourt since 2005, Since June 2008, in close collaboration with Jigawa Ministry of Health, MSF has been active in Jahun General Hospital with the objective of improving access to obstetric and neonatal care for women of childbearing age in order to reduce the maternal and neonatal mortality rates and increase the quality and quantity of care for women with existing fistula. For this reason, MSF is presently seeking applicants for the following positions:
POST TITLE: WF Surgeon
