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.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.- Doctors Without Borders
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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.
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On 22 December 1971, the two groups of colleagues merged to form Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders).
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