Ärzte ohne Grenzen Schweiz / Médecins Sans Frontières Suisse

#Lebanon - Following the #ceasefire, thousands of families are returning to southern and eastern regions, only to find their homes in ruins. #MSF teams in Bekaa and El Nabatieh are providing essential #healthcare and distributing critical items like blankets and plastic sheeting to help communities endure the harsh winter ❄. The humanitarian needs remain immense.

#Ukraine: Amid relentless bombardment, thousands flee their homes in search of safety. At a transit center in Pavlohrad, #MSF teams provide life-saving medical care 🩹 and psychological support to displaced families, many bearing the scars of war.

💡 Meet our Speakers: Michael Gassner lives and works in Geneva. He works full-time as Head of Islamic Finance at a Swiss private bank. A member of the Sharia Board of Bosna Bank International in Sarajevo, he is also a member of the advisory board of World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists (WCMP), which conducts the Global Donors Forum (GDF) to mobilize financial and intellectual resources for creating socioeconomic value to benefit people beyond all divides. After training in a German bank, he learned Arabic while studying business administration with a focus on finance, marketing and economic history. He spent his semester abroad in Damascus. After starting his career in the ‘New Economy’, he worked as a financial advisor and specialized in Islamic finance. He immigrated to Switzerland from Jeddah, where he oversaw Islamic product development at Bank Al Jazira.   Médecins Sans Frontières Suisse / Ärzte ohne Grenzen Schweiz is co-organising an important Islamic Blended Finance workshop in collaboration with the Global Donors Forum, where it will highlight its Islamic giving offer and efforts. Faith-inspired philanthropy is an important component of giving we are happy to honour! Elnur Salihovic | Michael Gassner | Mario Stephan

#Lebanon - The #ceasefire brings hope, but the crisis continues. Thousands remain displaced, facing winter without proper shelter or healthcare 🩺.

Our joint workshop is upon us! Médecins Sans Frontières (Switzerland) is delighted to co-organise and host a key gathering bringing philanthropy and aid together.

#Nigeria - In July 2024, #MSF completed the transition to solar energy at Kaffin Madaki Pediatric Hospital 🏥 in Bauchi State, reducing reliance on diesel and cutting CO2 emissions by over 80%. This shift ensures reliable energy for critical care amid rising cases of malnutrition and malaria, worsened by #climatechange.

💡 Meet our Speakers: Florian Kemmerich is a global impact investor, business growth strategist, and board member. He is today a Managing Partner at KOIS and Co-Founder of Resilienture. A globally active member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO), Florian has initiated impactful initiatives such as the Global Impact Report, co-founded the Planet Action Network and the North Star Chapter. His work continues to engage with fellow YPO members to combine profit & purpose to make sustainability a core business driver.   Médecins Sans Frontières Suisse / Ärzte ohne Grenzen Schweiz is co-organising an important Islamic Blended Finance workshop in collaboration with the Global Donors Forum, where it will highlight its Islamic giving offer and efforts. Faith-inspired philanthropy is an important component of giving we are happy to honour! Elnur Salihovic | Michael Gassner | Mario Stephan

Dans l’émission "Tout un monde" de ce lundi 25 novembre sur la RTS - Radio Télévision Suisse, retrouvez l’interview de Christophe GARNIER, notre Chef de Mission en Haïti, qui revient sur la crise sécuritaire du pays et les défis rencontrés par MSF pour continuer à fournir des soins dans un contexte de violence extrême. 🎧 À écouter ici :

"I've lost many people dear to my heart, some of whom passed away, and some of whom were martyred. Grief is very difficult, of course, but I do not have the strength to bear their absence: Rasha, Muhammad, Qassem, Fatima... and many others." These reflections come from an internally displaced person in #Lebanon, struggling with profound grief and loss—emotions so heavy they were unable to speak them aloud, instead putting them to paper. Over a year into Israeli bombardments and incursions in Lebanon, countless families have been torn apart, their names now etched in sorrow, bearing an unbearable burden of #loss that no one should endure. Through a hotline and mobile medical units deployed in shelters, #MSF is providing crucial mental health support, helping people navigate the immense pain and trauma inflicted by this ongoing war.

#Lebanon - Israeli airstrikes have intensified, displacing nearly 1 million people as densely populated areas in the south, Bekaa Valley, and #Beirut face massive destruction. Families flee with little warning, leaving everything behind. Overcrowded shelters with poor sanitation and no winter preparation leave families vulnerable to #disease 😷. Lebanon’s overstretched #healthcare system 🏥 is struggling as attacks damage facilities and limit care.