Doctors without borders (Médecins sans Frontières) — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2016

‘Doctors without borders (Médecins sans Frontières)’ often in the news is

1. a division of world health organization
2. a non-governmental international organization
3. an inter-government agency sponsored by European union
4. a specialized agency of the United Nations

Explanation

• Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières, an international humanitarian-aid non-governmental organisation, was founded in 1971 in France by a group of doctors and journalists in the wake of war and famine in Biafra, Nigeria. It provides medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, and disasters, as well as to those without access to essential healthcare. In October 1999, MSF was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize “in recognition of the organisation’s pioneering humanitarian work on several continents.

Answer: (b) a non-governmental international organisation