   (msf) (pronounced ), or doctors without borders, is a french-founded (now international and federal) humanitarian-aid non-governmental organization and nobel peace prize laureate, best known for its projects in war-torn regions and developing countries facing endemic diseases. its headquarters are in geneva, switzerland."about msf." mÃ©decins sans frontiÃ¨res. retrieved on 31 august 2011. "medecins sans frontieres - rue de lausanne 78 - cp 116 - 1211 - geneva 21" the organization is known in most of the world by its french name or simply as msf, but in canada and the united states the name doctors without borders is commonly used. in 2007 over 26,000, mostly local, doctors, nurses and other medical professionals, logistical experts, water and sanitation engineers and administrators provided medical aid in over 60 countries. these doctors and nurses decided to volunteer their time to solve issues of world health. private donors provide about 80% of the organization's funding, while governmental and corporate donations provide the rest, giving msf an annual budget of approximately us$400&nbsp;million.forsythe, david p. (2005) the humanitarians: the international committee of the red cross, cambridge university press. isbn 0-521-61281-0.  was created in 1971, in the aftermath of the biafra secession, by a small group of french doctors and journalists who believed that all people have the right to medical care regardless of race, religion, creed or political affiliation, and that the needs of these people outweigh respect for national borders. core documents outlining msf's principles are the charter,msf article [http://ww
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