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UPSC Prelims 2016 Question:

‘Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres)’, often in the news, is

1. a division of World Health Organization
2. a non-governmental international organization
3. an inter-governmental agency sponsored by European Union
4. a specialized agency of the United Nations

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2: a non-governmental international organization

Detailed Solution

Explanation:

Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) is a humanitarian medical non-governmental organization (NGO) known for its projects in conflict zones and in countries affected by endemic diseases.
In India, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) works to fill gaps in health care for the most marginalized and vulnerable people, including victims of sexual violence and patients with infectious diseases.

Therefore, option (2) is the correct answer.

Subject: Polity | Miscellaneous(pol)

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