What do Doctors Without Borders do in an emergency?
The doctors volunteer to go where they are needed.
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Since when do Doctors Without Borders have been helping people?
They have been helping people since 1971.
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What do Doctors Without Borders bring to places where they are needed?
They bring their medical skills and supplies.
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They are the people who have to leave their homes because of war.
Refugees
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Why do refugees have to leave their homes?
Because there is a war in their country and there is no food or because fighting has made their homes unsafe.
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What do the volunteers do when refugees do not have clean water?
They come with water and medicine; they teach them how to eat better and stay healthy and how to make water safe for drinking.
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What happened in South Asia in 2004?
There was a tsunami.
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How long did Doctors Without Borders work in countries that were hit by the tsunami?
For more than a year.
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How did Doctors Without Borders help the victims of tsunami?
They gave people shots to make sure they didn't get sick. They gave people supplies like food and clothing. They talked to people about what had happened.
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Why is the group called Doctors Without Borders?
They travel all over the world to help people after emergencies and borders do not stop them from helping people.