Most of the founders have worked for the Red Cross in Biafra between 1968 and 1970. The founders of MSF also distinguish themselves from other aid workers by their awareness of the role of the media in bringing the plight of population to the attention of the general public. MSF's first big refugee programme.
Teams provide assistance to refugees from Vietnam and Cambodia.
MSF works in refugee camps in the Western Sahara, Djibouti, Sudan, and Zaire. MSF sets up its first operational centre outside France and thereby becomes an international organisation. Extensive feeding programme launched for famine victims. MSF denounces diversion of humanitarian aid and forced migration. An MSF team is expelled by the Mengistu regime.