Liu started her career with Médecins Sans Frontières , in 1996 when she worked with Malian refugees in Mauritania . Since then she has provided support through the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ; assisted in controlling a cholera epidemic in Haiti ; helped Somali refugees in Kenya ; and offered medical assistance in many conflict zones , including Palestine , Central African Republic and Sudan 's Darfur region . She has also helped to develop one of the first programs to offer comprehensive medical care for survivors of sexual violence in the Republic of the Congo
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Joanne Liu