About Us

Founded in France in 1971, Doctors without Borders (also known by their French name Medecins Sans Frontieres) is a humanitarian organization operating on the belief that all people should have access to healthcare regardless of race, gender, religion, or political affiliation. MSF provides healthcare in response to disasters both natural and human-made. Outside of providing quality healthcare where it is desperately needed, MSF also frequently draws public and international attention to forgotten crises. Friends of MSF at JHU is a student chapter of Doctors Without Borders USA. Our goals are: To raise awareness about MSF's work and the humanitarian issues they work on, Encourage students to work with MSF and similar NGOs upon graduation, And support MSF through advocacy, events, fundraising, and volunteering.