Doctors Without Borders
 MSF  (Charity, NGO)    | |
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| Founder |  Bernard Kouchner |
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, is a charity that provides humanitarian medical care. It received the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Official narrative
MSF was founded in 1971, in the aftermath of the Biafran famine of the Nigerian Civil War, by a small group of French doctors and journalists who sought to expand accessibility to medical care across national boundaries and irrespective of race, religion, creed or political affiliation.
It is known for its projects in conflict zones and in countries affected by endemic diseases, MSF provides care for diabetes, drug-resistant infections, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C, tropical and neglected diseases, tuberculosis, vaccines and COVID-19. In 2019, MSF was active in 70 countries with over 35,000 personnel; mostly local doctors, nurses and other medical professionals, logistical experts, water and sanitation engineers, and administrators. Private donors provide about 90% of the organisation's funding, while corporate donations provide the rest, giving MSF an annual budget of approximately US$1.63 billion.[1] MSF has general consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
Organ trading
There have been accusations of MSF involvement in black market organ trafficking in Kosovo[2] and Ukraine[3].
Kunduz attack
On October 3, 2015, US airstrikes targeted a MSF medical center in Kunduz, Afghanistan on Saturday, killing at least 22 and wounding at least 37. The dead included 10 patients, including three children, and 12 members of the MSF staff. The medical facility was hit repeatedly over a period of nearly 90 minutes, despite desperate phone calls placed by hospital staff to US and NATO offices in Washington and Europe, begging for a cessation of the firing, according to testimony from surviving MSF personnel.[4]
Employee on Wikispooks
| Employee | Job | Appointed | End |
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| James Orbinksi | President | 1998 | 2001 |
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