What does it mean to be an obstetrician-gynaecologist for Doctors Without Borders?

As an obstetrician-gynaecologist with Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), you will work in one of our many projects focusing on reproductive health. The obstetrician-gynaecologist collaborates with both international and national staff, notably with the head charge midwife.

Our maternity units and surgical projects deliver high-quality standardised care (protocols, hygiene, technical platform and medicinal products) and, despite the unstable or remote settings in which we work, Doctors Without Borders provides the appropriate human resources to ensure the provision of high-quality care for patients.

You can expect to perform both emergency and planned obstetrician-gynaecologist surgery, manage obstetric complications such as instrumental assisted deliveries, manage post-operative follow-up in conjunction with an anaesthetist, and train and support surgic...