ox i ang ▁Range ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast , ▁and ▁the ▁D axi ang ▁Range ▁to ▁the ▁n ortheast . ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁La i ▁N ing , ▁a ▁te en ager ▁celebrated ▁as ▁a ▁mart yr ▁after ▁his ▁death ▁fighting ▁a ▁wild fire . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Count y - level ▁divisions ▁of ▁S ich uan <0x0A> </s> ▁Bernard ▁P éc oul ▁is ▁the ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Gene va - based ▁Dru gs ▁for ▁Neg lect ed ▁D ise ases ▁initi ative ▁( D ND i ). ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁his ▁invol vement ▁with ▁the ▁D ND i , ▁Dr . ▁P éc oul ▁was ▁executive ▁director ▁for ▁Mé dec ins ▁Sans ▁Front ières ' s ▁campaign ▁for ▁Access ▁to ▁Ess ential ▁Medic ines , ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁MS F - France , ▁co - found er ▁of ▁the ▁centre ▁for ▁ep ide mi ological ▁research ▁Ep ic entre , ▁and ▁a ▁MS F ▁field ▁phys ician ▁in ▁Africa , ▁Latin ▁America , ▁and ▁Asia . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁an ▁out sp oken ▁patient ▁advoc ate ▁and ▁pro ponent ▁of ▁increased ▁research ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁treat ments ▁and ▁innov ation ▁for ▁neglect ed ▁dise ases . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁medical ▁school , ▁Dr . ▁P éc oul ▁first ▁managed ▁public ▁health ▁projects ▁for ▁refuge es ▁from ▁Vietnam , ▁Bur ma ▁and ▁La os . ▁He ▁joined ▁MS F ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁and ▁spent ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁years ▁providing ▁health ▁services ▁to