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Doctors Without Borders

Also Known As Medecins Sans Frontieres · MSF · Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)
Humanitarian Health Organizations

An international humanitarian medical organization, founded in France in 1971, that delivers emergency medical care in conflict zones, epidemics and disaster settings independent of political, religious or economic affiliation, and campaigns publicly on the causes it witnesses in the field.

Facts
Founding Year
1971 1
Founding DateSourced to the subject's own account
1971-12-22 2
Headquarters
Geneva, Switzerland 1
Classification
Kind
NGO or Non-Profit 1
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1. Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.
  • Doctors Without Borders
  • Program classification, entity description sentence
    An international humanitarian medical organization, founded in France in 1971, that delivers emergency medical care in conflict zones, epidemics and disaster settings independent of political, religious or economic affiliation, and campaigns publicly on the causes it witnesses in the field.
  • In Branch: Public Health
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2. Wikipedia: Medecins Sans Frontieres
WikipediaHistory section
Quote, History section
On 22 December 1971, the two groups of colleagues merged to form Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders).
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