Médecins du Monde
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Médecins du monde (MdM; French pronunciation: [medsɛ̃ dy mɔ̃d]), or Doctors of the World, is an international humanitarian organization which seeks to provide emergency and long-term medical care to the world's most vulnerable people. It also advocates for an end to health inequities.[1]
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Founded | 1980 (1980) |
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Founder | Bernard Kouchner and others |
Type | Medical humanitarian organization |
Headquarters | Paris, France |
Area served | Worldwide |
Budget (2014) | €135 million |
Volunteers | 4,000 |
Website | www |
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It was founded in 1980 by a group of 15 French physicians, including Bernard Kouchner and Alina Margolis-Edelman (a native of Poland). MdM is active in over 80 countries with approximately 400 programs in both the developed and developing world.[2]