Doctors Without Borders to host exhibits

Awarded 1999 Nobel Peace Prize
42 MILLION PEOPLE UPROOTED BY WAR
"A Refugee Camp in the Heart of Los Angeles"

Step into the lives of refugees who have fled their homes.

Will I be safe? What will I eat? How do I find water? Can I get medical care? Where will I live?

WHO: Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières an international medical humanitarian organization, asks the public to imagine what it’s like to be among the world’s 42 million refugees or internally displaced persons (IDPs) with the interactive exhibit, "A Refugee Camp in the Heart of the City."

WHAT: Doctors Without Borders aid workers guide visitors through the camp exhibit, explaining the challenges of building shelter, finding food and clean water, and handling waste disposal—all basic elements of survival for refugees and IDPs. In the nutrition tent, visitors learn about special therapeutic foods that combat malnutrition. Tours of the health clinic, vaccination tent, and cholera treatment center demonstrate how the organization provides basic health care and responds to epidemics in refugee settings. The exhibit is made up of actual materials used by Doctors Without Borders in its medical humanitarian work in places all over the world, such as Sudan, Colombia, and Iraq.

WHERE/WHEN:
Griffith Park (Crystal Springs Picnic Area) - Wednesday, Oct 22 - Monday, Oct 27
Santa Monica Pier (Parking Lot Below Pier) - Friday, Oct 31 - Sunday, Nov 2
9:00 am to 5:30 pm daily
Free, open to the public, and wheelchair accessible

For information on the exhibit please call 1-800-490-0773 or visit: http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/RefugeeCamp

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international independent medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters, and exclusion from health care in more than 60 countries and was the recipient of the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize.