Avril Benoît
Avril Benoît is the Director General of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), an international humanitarian organization known for providing medical care in crisis zones. Benoît has expressed concerns about the impact of U.S. aid disruptions on healthcare access, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where ongoing projects for distributing antiretroviral medications have been jeopardized, threatening the lives of patients in need of life-saving treatment.
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The chief executive of MSF USA, Avril Benoît, added that MSF has seen firsthand the positive health benefits when women and girls can freely make their own health decisions.
US to burn $9.7 million worth of USAID-purchased contraceptives rather than deliver them to women overseas
United States· 2025-07-29
Avril Benoît leads MSF USA and criticized the U.S. government's decision regarding contraceptives.
Les Etats-Unis vont détruire des contraceptifs féminins stockés en Europe, qui étaient destinés à des pays bénéficiaires de l’Usaid
France· 2025-07-24
Avril Benoît, the director of Doctors Without Borders in the US, highlighted the loss of access to vital treatments.
Las medidas de Trump ya se notan en África: cierran clínicas y falta tratamiento para el VIH
Venezuela· 2025-03-08
Benoît is the general director of Médecins Sans Frontières, highlighting the impact of funding interruptions on healthcare access.
Un giudice ordina a Trump di ripristinare i fondi UsAid. Ma le ong: «Stiamo sospendendo comunque i programmi»
Italy· 2025-02-14
