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Close-up of an MSF speakerphone during an emergency medical aid response in Samos island, Greece. MSF has been responding to requests for emergency medical assistance to people arriving by boat on the island of Samos since August 2021. MSF’s emergency response has shown the high medical and humanitarian needs amongst new arrivals. During our interventions, most people we assist are exhausted and severely distressed. A lot of them are dehydrated after spending a long time, sometimes several days, in the bush without access to food and water.
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An international, independent medical humanitarian organisation

We provide medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare. Our teams are made up of tens of thousands of health professionals, logistic and administrative staff - most of them hired locally. Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of impartiality, independence and neutrality.

Where we work

In more than 70 countries, Médecins Sans Frontières provides medical humanitarian assistance to save lives and ease the suffering of people in crisis situations.

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Welcome to Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders

Working with MSF

What's it like to work with MSF?

We rely on a strong network of professionals to deliver life-saving medical aid.

Each year, thousands of international and locally-hired staff work together around the globe to provide lifesaving medical assistance to people who would otherwise be denied access to healthcare.

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