MSF used to run an ad: “The world is our emergency room.” Snappy, no? Raises an eyebrow or two if wiped over a photograph, say, of dusty civilians shouldering a wounded neighbour, or starving children swallowed by their swaddling. It also raises an important challenge...
By Emma Campbell Human Resources coordinator with Medecins Sans Frontieres. Like any organisation, Medecins Sans Frontieres’ ability to function rests entirely on the strength of its team. But given our teams are made up of multiple nationalities, living together in extreme conditions, the importance of successful HR...