Médecins Sans Frontières

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charitable organization humanitarian organization international non-governmental organization medical humanitarian organization nonprofit organization

Médecins Sans Frontières is an international humanitarian medical organization that provides emergency care in crisis zones and epidemics worldwide.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	charitable organization → humanitarian organization → international non-governmental organization → medical humanitarian organization → nonprofit organization →
awarded	Nobel Peace Prize →
awardReceived	Nobel Peace Prize →
awardReceivedYear	1999 →
corePrinciple	impartiality → independence → medical ethics → neutrality →
countryOfOrigin	France →
fieldOfWork	conflict zone medical care → disaster relief → emergency medical aid → epidemic response → humanitarian aid → public health →
foundedBy	Bernard Kouchner → group of French doctors →
foundedIn	Paris →
fundingPolicy	limited institutional funding →
fundingSource	private donations → public donations →
hasActivity	maternal and child health care → mental health support → running hospitals and clinics → surgical interventions → treatment of infectious diseases → vaccination campaigns →
hasOfficialName	Doctors Without Borders → Médecins Sans Frontières →
hasPurpose	to bear witness to crises → to provide emergency medical assistance → to provide medical care regardless of race religion or political affiliation →
hasSubsidiary	MSF Canada → MSF France → MSF UK → MSF USA →
headquartersLocation	Geneva → Switzerland →
inception	1971 →
languageOfName	French →
operatesIn	crisis zones → developing countries → epidemic areas → refugee camps → war zones →
shortName	MSF →
translatedNameLanguage	English →
website	https://www.msf.org →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Médecins Sans Frontières ("MSF USA") → Médecins Sans Frontières ("MSF Canada") → Médecins Sans Frontières ("MSF France") → Médecins Sans Frontières ("MSF UK") →	hasSubsidiary
Nobel Peace Prize ("Doctors Without Borders") → Prince of Asturias Award for Concord ("Doctors Without Borders") →	hasNotableLaureate
Médecins Sans Frontières → Médecins Sans Frontières ("Doctors Without Borders") →	hasOfficialName
Nansen Medal → Seoul Peace Prize →	notableRecipient
UNMEER →	cooperatedWith
United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response →	cooperatesWith
Fulbright Prize for International Understanding ("Doctors Without Borders") →	hasRecipient
2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak →	majorResponseActor
2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo →	responseSupportedBy
Médecins Sans Frontières ("MSF") →	shortName