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Feature Christmas Appeal 2015

Support the volunteer doctors helping the world’s refugees

BMJ 2015; 351 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h6515 (Published 02 December 2015) Cite this as: BMJ 2015;351:h6515
  1. Jane Feinmann, freelance journalist, London, UK
  1. jane{at}janefeinmann.com

The charity Doctors of the World is well versed in bringing care to the most vulnerable people in both developing and developed countries, which is why we’ve chosen it for The BMJ’s Christmas appeal this year, writes Jane Feinmann. Please give generously

It’s all too easy to feel helpless about the ongoing plight of the refugees crossing Europe during 2015. In the most recent development thousands of men, women, and children are stranded near the town of Idomeni, on the border of Greece and Macedonia.

The charity Doctors of the World aims to meet the serious medical and emotional health needs of all excluded people and is working in almost every country affected to provide support for refugees. It is part of the global Médecins du Monde network, which delivers more than 350 projects in more than 80 countries through 3000 volunteers. The …

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