Dear Friend,

The needs, the news, and the worries of 2020 have often been overwhelming. We wanted you to know that we’re thinking of you and your loved ones and hope that you’re well. As we leave 2020 behind, the dire need for medical aid won’t end when the clock strikes midnight. Millions of people around the world still need our help to access even the most basic of health care and treatment.

Together, we can do something about this, Friend. As someone who believes that everyone deserves access to quality health care, you too, can help provide vital care where it’s needed most during this critical time. 2020 ends at midnight, so please: Make your first gift—100-percent tax-deductible—to Doctors Without Borders in time for the new year.

I've worked in humanitarian aid long enough to know that progress is never promised. Everything we fight for, whether it’s decreased maternal mortality rates in Afghanistan or the end of Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is the product of years—if not decades—of hard work and collaboration.

As COVID-19 began to spread, many health care providers were forced to pause a lot of lifesaving programs and priorities because they simply couldn’t afford to continue. The world shifted its attention to COVID-19 and forgot about life-threatening diseases like HIV/AIDS and cholera. MSF took on the expanded challenge.

Friend, when we started responding to the spread of COVID-19 all those months ago, we knew we’d be in this fight for the long haul. Our medical teams raced to train health workers, offer health education, deliver protective equipment, and implement infection prevention and control measures. This work must continue in 2021: We’re counting on you to support it with a gift made before midnight TONIGHT.

In 2021, Doctors Without Borders will remain on the ground responding to COVID-19 and other health emergencies in more than 70 countries. Friend, can we count on you to make your very first gift and stand beside us during this critical time? Make your 100-percent tax-deductible gift before midnight tonight to support our lifesaving work in the new year.

Sincerely,

Avril Benoît
Executive Director
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières

P.S. If your year-end gift and our email have crossed paths, we sincerely thank you for your generosity!