Grants and Contributions

With GAC’s support, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is providing assistance to address the urgent needs of up to 5,544,000 beneficiaries from 2024 to 2027.

The objectives of the Program are to; support the development and utilization of effective approaches to address social issues and challenges;.develop, exchange and apply knowledge, tools and resources that address social needs of individuals, families and communities; foster partnerships and networks to address existing and emerging social issues; recognize and support the ability of not-for-profit organizations to identify and address social development priorities; and, recognize and promote community engagement initiatives (e.g. volunteerism, corporate social responsibility, innovation, partnerships, coalitions) that mobilize community assets and develop capacities and resources for action..

February 2021 - The rapid spread of COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmed healthcare systems, disrupted economies and altered livelihoods in many parts of the world. People living in crisis-affected settings, often in over-crowded areas, are at greater risk of contracting COVID-19. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) provides medical humanitarian operations to vulnerable populations at risk of contracting and spreading the virus in countries affected by war, armed conflict and other situations of violence.

With GAC’s support, MSF aims to minimize the consequences of the pandemic on affected populations through activities that include: (1) providing direct patient care to those affected by COVID-19; (2) increasing access to primary and secondary medical care in places where gaps exist in local health systems as a result of COVID-19; and (3) increasing awareness in affected communities about the virus and prevention measures.

With GAC’s support, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is providing assistance to address the urgent needs of up to 450,000 beneficiaries per year in each country of operation.

With GAC’s support, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Canada is increasing access to basic health care and mental health care in the department of Valle del Cauca, Arauca and Norte de Santander in Colombia.

March 2020 – Following the outbreak of violence in Northern Rakhine State in August 2017, more than 700,000 Rohingya people crossed from Myanmar into Bangladesh over a period of several months. Currently, there are approximately 855,000 Rohingya refugees living in 34 highly congested settlements in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. The speed and scale of the influx has resulted in significant humanitarian needs.

With GAC’s support, Médecins Sans Frontières is providing emergency health care for refugees and host communities in Cox’s Bazar, with a focus on sexual and reproductive health and rights services. Project activities include: (1) delivering quality and free-of-charge sexual and reproductive health care, including antenatal and postnatal care and family planning for pregnant and lactating women; (2) offering maternity services, neonatal support, paediatric care and 24/7 emergency room services; (3) providing medical treatment for infectious diseases, physical injuries and trauma; and (4) conducting community awareness raising sessions on sexual and reproductive health and sexual and gender-based violence.

With GAC’s support, Doctors Without Borders Canada is providing emergency health services for up to 593,000 conflict-affected people in Ouham and Ouham-Pende prefectures in the Central African Republic.

With GAC’s support, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Canada is providing ongoing support to Gambella Hospital, the only top-level medical facility with surgical capacity in the region, as well as health facilities in two refugee camps, serving a combined population of roughly 800,000 South Sudanese refugees and Ethiopian host communities.

With GAC’s support, Doctors Without Borders Canada is providing emergency health services for up to 164,000 conflict-affected people in Upper Nile and Jonglei states in South Sudan.

With GAC’s support, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is helping to meet the immediate medical needs of persons infected by or at risk of contracting Ebola in the affected health zones.