A psychiatrist with more than 30 years of medical experience, Dr. Jasung Kim served as an army and child psychiatrist and on the staff of a mental facility in South Korea before relocating to the US in 1995. Dr. Jasung Kim currently works as a staff psychiatrist at Nebraska’s Lincoln Regional Center, and is a supporter of Doctors Without Borders.
Established in 1971, the Doctors Without Borders program organizes volunteer medical professionals around the world, providing emergency medical attention to people in need. The organization also strives to improve or correct the following humanitarian issues in the countries they service:
- Armed Conflict. Volunteer doctors assist individuals in war-torn nations such as Syria and Libya, who are suffering from mental illnesses caused by trauma, including sexual violence.
- Natural Disasters. Supply warehouses around the world enable Doctors Without Borders workers to respond swiftly to unexpected disasters, such as tsunamis, typhoons, and the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
- Neglected People. In countries like Cambodia, impoverished people are suffering from HIV, tuberculosis, and malnutrition. Doctors work to control infections and ensure that the population has access to medication.
- Refugees and Internationally Displaced People (IDPs). Around the world, close to 60 million people have been forced to leave their homes due to persecution of their nationality or religion. Doctors Without Borders supplies psychological care and nutritional aid to these victims.
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