Doctors Without Borders

About Doctors Without Borders

Doctors Without Borders/Medicine Sans Frontiers (MSF) is an international humanitarian medical aid organization working in more than 65 countries worldwide. Medicine Sans Frontiers is neutral, impartial, independent, and not linked to any political party or governmental body. It provides emergency medical assistance to people in need, irrespective of their nationality, race or religion. In 1996, MSF received the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development and in 1999 MSF was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. MSF has worked in India since 1999 and provides medical treatment to hundreds of thousands of Indian patients. MSF provides free-of-charge essential healthcare. MSF India has three key objectives in support of field operations: the recruitment of skilled medical and non-medical staff, the raising of vital funds, and public information work.