Doctors Without Borders

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent, international medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid in more than 60 countries to people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe, primarily due to armed conflict, epidemics, malnutrition, exclusion from health care, or natural disasters. MSF provides independent, impartial assistance to those most in need and operate independently of any political, military, or religious agendas. On any one day, close to 27,000 doctors, nurses, logisticians, water-and-sanitation experts, administrators, and other qualified professionals can be found providing medical care in international teams made up of local aid workers and their colleagues from around the world.

The organization is committed to bringing quality medical care to people caught in crisis regardless of race, religion, or political affiliation. MSF reserves the right to speak out to bring attention to neglected crises, to challenge inadequacies or abuse of the aid system, and to advocate for improved medical treatments and protocols. Founded in 1971 by a small group of French doctors, it was the first non-governmental organization to both provide emergency medical assistance and to bear witness publicly in the event of gross violations of humanitarian law. In 1999, MSF received the Nobel Peace Prize.