Rony Brauman

Rony Brauman is a medical doctor specialized in epidemiology and tropical diseases. After working for many years as a field physician (bush hospitals, refugee camps, famines, armed conflicts), he became the president of Médecins sans Frontières in 1982, a position he held until 1994. His work focuses on the political stakes of humanitarian action and more specifically on humanitarian practices and discourses during conflicts and natural disasters.