I don't think you just can put people on the starting block and then wait... for the next Ebola-like epidemic. I think that you need somehow a small-capacity response who's going to run the first few kilometers of the marathon. Joanne Liu blockcapacityebola share on social
The unspoken thing, the elephant in the room, is the war against terrorism, it's tainting everything. Joanne Liu elephantroomtaint Change image and share on social
You need a balance in life. You just cannot be all the time on an adrenalin peak. You need to recharge. Joanne Liu adrenalinbalancelife Change image and share on social
Somehow we got used to death, and then we dehumanised it. We account for conflicts in figures. Ebola is 13,500 infected, 5,000 people have died... People are losing their sense of empathy, their sense of wanting to do something. Joanne Liu 000accountconflict share on social
What are individuals in wars today? Expendable commodities, dead or alive. Joanne Liu alivecommoditydead Change image and share on social
When I was 13, I read 'Et la paix dans le monde, Docteur?' a physician's account of working with Medecins Sans Fontieres during the Soviet presence in Afghanistan. It was this book that inspired me to work for MSF. Joanne Liu accountafghanistanbook share on social
In the ongoing effort to combat Ebola, more needs to be done to rewrite the public-health narrative. It must move from one that has been infused with fear to one that recognizes the hope for survival that supportive care can offer infected people. Joanne Liu carecombatebola share on social
People say I'm tough and too blunt. I'm a product of my organization. MSF is a blunt, tough, no-nonsense organization. Joanne Liu bluntmsfnonsense Change image and share on social
People would beat me up after school; they would throw names at me. Children are brutal... Being different when you're a child is always a challenge. Joanne Liu beatbrutalchallenge Change image and share on social
When there were cases of Ebola in the States, I respected that people wanted to address concerns and take some sort of action, but the focus turned completely to the U.S. At one point, we started to wonder, Where is the Ebola epidemic happening? The States - or West Africa? Joanne Liu actionaddressafrica share on social
