President Muhammadu Buhari says the sacrifices of Medecins Sans Frontieres, also known as Doctors Without Borders in conflict areas in Nigeria are well appreciated.
Receiving the International President of the organization, Dr. Christos Christou, at Presidential Villa Abuja on Friday, the President said the sacrifices as individuals and as a group was quite enormous, particularly on a non-profit basis.
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Commenting specifically on the situation in the North-East, President Buhari said despite criticisms, the government has made substantial progress.
The President in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, promised that respite and succor would come to all the troubled areas, adding that many prominent and well-to-do organisations were also involved, along with international agencies.
Dr. Christou said Doctors Without Borders have been active in Nigeria since 1996 and is an international, independent medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflicts, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare.
The organisation works in 10 states across the country, and adheres strictly to principles of independence, impartiality and neutrality, among others.
Its budget for year 2020 is N17.7 billion, with 90 per cent of its 3,000 staff being Nigerians.
