Paediatrician

Caption An MSF paediatrician examines her patient Abubakar, in the neonatal ward at Gondama Referral Centre (GRC), Bo District, Sierra Leone. © Lam Yik Fei

Working with us as a paediatrician is demanding and very rewarding.

From managing Intensive Therapeutic Feeding Centres during a nutrition crisis to caring for children struck by cerebral malaria, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) paediatricians provide lifesaving care every day in our projects.

Responsibilities

Paediatricians are based in projects.

You will often care for children affected by some or all of the following:

Malaria

Malnutrition

HIV/AIDs or TB

Injuries sustained in a conflict zone

Trauma

Tropical Diseases​

Application guide

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Role requirements