Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Questions And Answers

What kind of places does MSF operate? - ans-MSF "provide(s) medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare". When and how was MSF started? - ans-Started (founded in 1971) in 1968 when "a group of young doctors decided to go and help victims of wars and major disasters." What other services does MSF provide other than health care? - ans-Clean water, food supplies, mental illness care Does MSF hold any awards? - ans-Won the Noble Peace Prize in 1999 About how many countries are being helped by MSF? - ans-About 70 countries What medical illnesses does MSF treat? - ans-Access to medicines, Antibiotic resistance, Chagas disease, Cholera, Ebola, Fistula, HIV/AIDS, Kala Azar, Malaria, Malnutrition, Measles, Meningitis, Mental health, Sleeping Sickness/Human African Trypanosomiasis, Tuberculosis, Vaccination, Yellow fever Where, and how many, are there MSF international sections (they have no "headquarters") - ans-24 international sections, located in What is MSF? - ans-MSF is "an international humanitarian medical non-governmental organization of French origin best known for its projects in conflict zones and in countries affected by endemic diseases."