{"id":1449,"date":"2024-02-18T13:09:23","date_gmt":"2024-02-18T07:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=1449"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:09:45","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:39:45","slug":"q-what-is-medecins-sans-frontiers-msf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-what-is-medecins-sans-frontiers-msf","title":{"rendered":"Q.\u00a0What is Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF)?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>An agency formed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to check misuse of drugs by sportspersons<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A non-governmental organization which specializes in international humanitarian aid and emergency medical assistance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An organization to develop applications of nanotechnology in medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An organization of medical practitioners funded by the European Union which carries out reach against spread of AIDS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (b) A non-governmental organization which specializes in international humanitarian aid and emergency medical assistance<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"medecins-sans-frontieres-msf\"><strong>M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res (MSF)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res (MSF], named Doctors Without Borders in English, is a charity that provides humanitarian medical care.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is a&nbsp;<strong>non-governmental organisation (NGO) of French origin<\/strong>&nbsp;known for its projects in&nbsp;<strong>conflict zones and in countries affected by endemic diseases<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>MSF was founded in 1971<\/strong>, in the aftermath of the Biafran famine of the Nigerian Civil War, by a small group of French doctors and journalists who sought to expand accessibility to medical care across national boundaries and irrespective of race, religion, creed or political affiliation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The organisation provides care for&nbsp;<strong>diabetes, drug-resistant infections, HIV\/AIDS, hepatitis C, tropical and neglected diseases, tuberculosis, vaccines and COVID-19.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In 2019, the charity was active in 70 countries with over 35,000 personnel; 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