Doctors Without Borders: International humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation
Doctors Without Borders or Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is a non profitable international medical humanitarian organization created by doctors and journalists in France in 1971.
MSF gives emergency aid to people affected by wars, epidemics, famine, natural disasters and man-made disasters, or areas where there is no health care available. It provides this help to all people, regardless of their race, religion or political beliefs.
| Type | Medical humanitarian organisation |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1971 |
| Headquarters | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Website | www.msf.org www.doctorswithoutborders.org |
In 1999 Doctors Without Borders was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. On 7 October 2015, President Barack Obama, also Nobel Peace Prize winner and at that time commander in chief, issued an apology to Doctors Without Borders for Kunduz hospital airstrike.
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