Principle a:
Provides safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable and patient centred care.

Principle b:
Offer a “needs based” response according to the context in the affected nation.

Principle c:

• Adopts a human rights based approach to their response.
• Ensures they are accessible to all sections of the population affected by Ebola particularly the vulnerable.

Principle d:
The FMT undertakes to:

• treat patients in a medically ethical manner consistent with the World Medical Association Medical Ethics Manual (36).
• respect with confidentiality that patients will have the right to be informed about their medical condition and communication on prognosis and alternative treatments in a language and culturally appropriate fashion.
• ensure informed consent for medical procedures is obtained in such a manner unless obviously impossible.

Principle e:
All FMTs are accountable to:

• the patients and communities they assist,
• the host government and MoH,
• their own organisation and donors

Principle f:
FMTs commit to be:

• integrated in a coordinated response under the national health emergency management authorities,
• collaborative with the national health system, their fellow FMTs, the international humanitarian response community