Doctors Without Borders Summary

During the first two minutes of the video the the narrator explains why MFS/ Doctors Without Borders goes to these remote places. For how the video is narrated the viewer can assume that whoever is speaking holds somewhat of a manager position with the organization. He expresses how necessary it is for him to go the the front lines and serve the needs of the people there. After the introduction the narrator dives into what Doctors Without Borders is the narrator begins to express what is going on in these third world countries. He talks about how the illnesses and hardships that these people are facing would not even be issues in places like America. In the places that Doctors Without Borders work there is often no clean water. Between the narration and the videos and pictures the viewer can find a true sense of what doctors without borders is

and how crucial there work is to the people in these countries.
This video goes in-depth of what the average day looks like for a humanitarian worker. They explain what conditions the people there are living in and how heartbreaking it is day in and day out. The video was effective in getting its point across, but the voice was not emotional. All of the pathos came from the film it self. There was a person speaking, but the speech was dreary. This video was post by the MFS who is the organization that runs doctors without Borders. Therefore, this video is credible. Furthermore, it is logical to watch this video if you are interested in doing humanitarian aid or if someone wants to donate money. It gives the viewer a very good idea of what the program is all about.
Bortolotti, Dan. Hope In Hell: Inside the World of Doctors Without Borders. Buffalo, New York: Firefly Book, 2004. Print.
This book tells Dan Bortolotti’s first hand story about his experience with Doctors Without Boarder. He goes in depth to what his every day life looked like. He also reflects back on what it was like in different areas that he worked. In his book he makes the reader understand what the people in these third world countries were and are currently going through. He compares the lives of the people in these third world countries to hell. He discusses all of their hardships and tells a similar story to the narrator of the Youtube video (previously mentioned).
This book was published in 2004 which may seem like some time ago, but the books content is still applicable twelve years later.

Since the book is published the reader can assume that it is a credible source. In addition it is from a Universities library which show that it is a scholarly text backed by a university. Furthermore, there are images from the authors experiences with Doctors Without Borders. These reenforce the truth behind what the author expresses in his book. The title of the book being Hope in Hell: Inside the World of Doctors Without Borders already pulls an emotional piece into the book. Referring to the locations that this organization goes to as ‘hell’ is a very strong descriptive term. In addition, the cover of the book has some extreme pictures such as a young boy holding a gun and small baby being treated by a doctor. This book and its images are logical. Everyone knows how terrible third world countries can be from what they see on the news. These preconceived notions are helpful in this case so that the reader can trust that what is stated in this book really is happening over

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Doctors Without Borders. MSF USA, n.d. Web. 17 Mar. 2016. .
According to their website, Doctors Without Borders is an organization that goes to other countries throughout the world to give medical care to those who do not have access to doctors, hospitals, and other medical facilities. One of their main focuses is in the Central African Republic, but Doctors without Borders has people stationed through out the world. They are currently in Africa to deal with three main issues: armed conflict, the malaria epidemic, and access to healthcare in general. Their organization has both central aid locations and mobile units. Doctors Without Borders attempted to open a hospital-based project in the city of Bozoum in Ouham-Pendé, Africa, but the hospital was unsuccessful because people seemed to feel more comfortable not having to travel far from their homes to get medical attention.
The main killer in the Central Republic of Africa is malaria. Most of the deaths from malaria occur in children under the age of five. Another issue that Doctors Without Borders faces is violence between different groups. According to the Doctors Without Borders website, this year in the past few months they have seen conflicts between different groups but also violence within communities. add signal phrase
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Often times charity organizations are criticized for their financials. Doctors Without Borders states on their website that they give eighty cents of every dollar directly to program services. Ten cents goes towards more fundraising. Only one cent goes to management fees. On the board of directors there are only two paid positions and the rest are volunteers. The main salary is the executive directors which in 2014 was $163,783. Doctors Without Borders shares all of this as well as all of their other financial information on their website. Not only do they explain their financials through visual aids, but they also include their most recent tax statements and other official documents. This makes the audience trust the organization because they know exactly where their donations will be going. In addition, Doctors Without Borders lays out all the information about what they are doing abroad. They use pictures, graphs, and charts as visual aids to help the viewer understand what their mission in Africa is. They have photographs of children in Africa which makes the viewer sympathetic to their cause. This urges the viewer to then desire to help by donating or volunteering. People are constantly seeing these issues on the news all the time. Already having the vision in the audiences head about what people in Africa are going through helps Doctors Without Borders make their cause logical.

“The Latest: Doctors Without Borders Leaves Greek Island Camp.” telegram.com. The Associated Press, 23 Mar. 2016. Web. 30 Mar. 2016. < http://www.telegram.com/ news/20160323/latest-doctors-without-borders-leaves-greek-island-camp >.
Doctors without Borders had perviously been staffing a refuge camp in Idomeni, Geece. However, this article was posted on March 23, 2016 stating that Doctors Without Boarder has withdrawn their efforts from this location. This occurred following police arresting refugees and detaining them due to a new international agreement. This agreement was between the EU and Turkey after more than one million refugees had fled to the EU last year. The United Nations refugee agency followed Doctors Without Border’s lead and also withdrew form another greek island.
In “The Latest:Doctors Without Borders Leaves Greek Island Camp” there are quotes from the organizations close to the issue which provides credibility to the writer. In addition it was updated throughout March 23 as new information became available. This article has two emotional aspects. First, some people may feel compassion towards the people who are being arrested. They may also feel sorry that now the refugees are not getting medical attention. On the flip side this article could have people express more anger because they think it is wrong that the refugees are illegally fleeing to the European Union. The emotional aspect of the article is not overly emphasized but the article does cause the reader to take an emotional stance on the issue. Logos is present in the article by presenting a topic that most people have previously read about in the news. The refugees have been a hot topic for almost a year now and this articles uses that prior knowledge to talk about the current situation in Turkey, Greece, and the European Union.

My Opinion:
After researching this topic I have gained further knowledge about this program and the people who volunteer for it. I have always considered doing some form of mission trip over seas. As much as I still desire to do this, after doing my research I think that mental I would really have to prepare myself for what it would be like going to these third world countries and encountering sick children. The violence alone is enough to shake someone up. My research has made me grow a greater appreciation for the people who are over seas doing this aid work. They encounter life threatening patients everyday and have to treat them for illness that should not have happened. If these same people were in the United States they would not be encountering such life threatening illnesses. The level of poverty that people are experiencing in other countries is extremely eye opening. It makes me so grateful for the was that I grew up.