This Alsatian doctor created the humanitarian medical association in 1971.
Published on 02/01/2025 10:53
Updated on 02/01/2025 11:27
Louis Schittly, co-founder of Médecins sans frontières, died on Wednesday January 1, in Mulhouse (Haut-Rhin), France Bleu Alsace learned, Thursday January 2, from his family.
Born in 1938, he was 86 years old. Farmer, filmmaker, doctor, he created the NGO Médecins sans frontières in 1971 with Bernard Kouchner. This earned them the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999.
