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Doctors Without Borders

Also Known As Medecins Sans Frontieres · MSF · Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)
Humanitarian Organization

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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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Founding Year
1971 1
Founding DateSourced to the subject's own account
1971-12-22 2
Headquarters
Geneva, Switzerland 1
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Source Encyclopedia Britannica
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1. Encyclopedia Britannica
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1. Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.Doctors Without BordersView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Medecins Sans Frontieres
WikipediaHistory section
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On 22 December 1971, the two groups of colleagues merged to form Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders).
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