Lékaři bez hranic: humanitární pomoc za epidemie Eboly v západní Africe v letech 2014-2016

The topic of this bachelor thesis is organization Doctors Without Borders and thein humanitarion aid during Ebola epidemic in West Africa 2014-2016. The main goal is to determine how Doctors Without Borders contributed to the fight against the Ebola epidemic and also to map their activites. It will also focus on the role of international organizations in such health crises and thein response to the outbreak. There is a descriptive method chosen in the thesis, but there i also an analysis involved, in the case of MSF activites and reactions from the international community. The sources mainly consist of foreign literature, articles and official websites of organizations. The theoretical part of the thesis is devoted to the non-profit sector and organizations that belong there. It also contains a decription of international NGOs and humanitarian aid. The practical part is a mapping of the situation in West Africa and an analysis of acitivities by MSF. Last but not least, the role of international organizations amd thein response to such a crisis is examined there. This thesis shows that the main problem was the delayed reponse from the WHO, which misjudged the gravity of the situation. On the contrary, the role of MSF was absolutely crucial and thanks to this organization there was a timely intervention.