was born inthe French city of Avignon in 1993,and he became a medical docctor.In 1968,Kouchner was horrified when he learned about the effects of the famine in Biafra, near Nigeria,and he rushed to assist the people in the area.In 1971,Kouchner co-founded Medecins sans Frontieres,or Doctor without Borders,an international medical humanitarian organization based in Paris,which provides emergency aid in nearly 70 countries.The organization assists people affected by armed conflict,epidemics,and disasters,and others who lack basic health care because of social circumstances or geographical isolation.the help is given regardless of established national borders,race,religion,creed,or political beliefs.