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A champion for medicine’s humanity

BMJ 2016; 352 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i535 (Published 28 January 2016) Cite this as: BMJ 2016;352:i535
  1. Fiona Godlee, editor in chief
  1. 1The BMJ
  1. fgodlee{at}bmj.com

“Man’s inhumanity to man, Makes countless thousands mourn,” wrote Robert Burns in 1784. Evidence of that inhumanity is all around us, in reports from the world’s war zones, the refugee crisis in the Middle East and Europe, and closer to home wherever we are. This week, with the annual celebration of Burns’s birthday, we also celebrate your support for a charity whose volunteers provide healthcare to vulnerable people suffering the effects of inhumanity.

Doctors of the World is part of the global Médecins du Monde network, which runs …

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