MSF Strongly Rejects Allegations That the Organization Works for the Interests of US or Any Other Government

Main Category: Public Health
Article Date: 16 Jun 2004 - 14:00 PDT

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Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) strongly rejects allegations that the organization works for the interests of the US or any other governments, as was quoted in BBC and AFP reports. Such allegations are without foundation and show a complete disregard for MSF's medical work on behalf of people in need in Afghanistan over the last 25 years. They further jeopardize the possibilities to provide humanitarian assistance to the population.

MSF is known worldwide for its provision of health care in times of crisis. In all situations, including Afghanistan, our medical teams provide assistance with the sole aim of alleviating suffering and saving lives and not in the service of any political or military agendas. We reinforce this independence by relying on mainly private donations, from individuals in many different countries. We do not accept funding from members of the coalition for MSF's work in Afghanistan and we have been repeatedly critical of Coalition Forces attempts to link humanitarian assistance to its military and political agenda.

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