It was originally not meant to really depict anything. The present logo was a response to a demand from the Red Cross to change the previous one, which was seen as too close to the Red Cross logo. There was real time pressure to come up with something different which still had some continuity with the old logo. read more
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF; pronounced [medsɛ̃ sɑ̃ fʁɔ̃tjɛʁ] ( listen)), also known in English as Doctors Without Borders, is an international humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation (NGO) of French origin best known for its projects in conflict zones and in countries affected by endemic diseases. read more