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Médecins Sans Frontières brings medical humanitarian assistance to victims of conflict, natural disasters, epidemics or healthcare exclusion.

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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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MSF Access

MSF Access pushes for access to, and the development of, life-saving and life-prolonging medicines, diagnostic tests and vaccines for people in our programmes and beyond.

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CRASH

Based in Paris, CRASH conducts and directs studies and analysis of MSF actions. They participate in internal training sessions and assessment missions in the field.

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UREPH

Based in Geneva, UREPH (or Research Unit) aims to improve the way MSF projects are implemented in the field and to participate in critical thinking on humanitarian and medical action.

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ARHP

Based in Barcelona, ARHP documents and reflects on the operational challenges and dilemmas faced by the MSF field teams.

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MSF Analysis

Based in Brussels, MSF Analysis intends to stimulate reflection and debate on humanitarian topics organised around the themes of migration, refugees, aid access, health policy and the environment in which aid operates.

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MSF Supply

This logistical and supply centre in Brussels provides storage of and delivers medical equipment, logistics and drugs for international purchases for MSF missions.

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MSF Logistique

This supply and logistics centre in Bordeaux, France, provides warehousing and delivery of medical equipment, logistics and drugs for international purchases for MSF missions.

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Amsterdam Procurement Unit

This logistical centre in Amsterdam purchases, tests, and stores equipment including vehicles, communications material, power supplies, water-processing facilities and nutritional supplements.

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Brazilian Medical Unit

BRAMU specialises in neglected tropical diseases, such as dengue and Chagas, and other infectious diseases. This medical unit is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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MSF Medical Guidelines

Our medical guidelines are based on scientific data collected from MSF’s experiences, the World Health Organization (WHO), other renowned international medical institutions, and medical and scientific journals.

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Epicentre

Providing epidemiological expertise to underpin our operations, conducting research and training to support our goal of providing medical aid in areas where people are affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or excluded from health care.

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Evaluation Units

Evaluation Units have been established in Vienna, Stockholm, and Paris, assessing the potential and limitations of medical humanitarian action, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of our medical humanitarian work.

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LGBTQI+ Inclusion in Health Settings

MSF works with LGBTQI+ populations in many settings over the last 25-30 years. LGBTQI+ people face healthcare disparities with limited access to care and higher disease rates than the general population.

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LUXOR

The Luxembourg Operational Research (LuxOR) unit coordinates field research projects and operational research training, and provides support for documentation activities and routine data collection.

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MSF Academy for Healthcare

To upskill and provide training to locally-hired MSF staff in several countries, MSF has created the MSF Academy for Healthcare.

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Humanitarian Law

This Guide explains the terms, concepts, and rules of humanitarian law in accessible and reader-friendly alphabetical entries.

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MSF Paediatric Days

The MSF Paediatric Days is an event for paediatric field staff, policy makers and academia to exchange ideas, align efforts, inspire and share frontline research to advance urgent paediatric issues of direct concern for the humanitarian field.

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MSF Foundation

The MSF Foundation aims to create a fertile arena for logistics and medical knowledge-sharing to meet the needs of MSF and the humanitarian sector as a whole.

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DNDi

A collaborative, patients’ needs-driven, non-profit drug research and development organisation that is developing new treatments for neglected diseases, founded in 2003 by seven organisations from around the world.

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MSF Science Portal

Our digital portal dedicated to sharing the latest medical evidence from our humanitarian activities around the globe.

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Noma

Noma is a preventable and treatable neglected disease, but 90 per cent of people will die within the first two weeks of infection if they do not receive treatment.

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TIC

The TIC is aiming to change how MSF works to better meet the evolving needs of our patients.

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Telemedicine

MSF's telemedicine hub aims to overcome geographic barriers for equitable, accessible, and quality patient care.

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Sweden Innovation Unit

Launched in 2012, the MSF Sweden Innovation Unit deploys a human-centered approach for promoting a culture of innovation within MSF.

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Geo MSF

The GeoMSF platform is a dynamic one-stop-shop website for all of MSF's GIS related services and products. Access maps and applications through the catalogue, request geographical support, or produce a map on GeoMSF.

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Ces sessions de sensibilisation constituent un espace d'échange où la communauté peut poser ses questions et s'assurer qu'on lui donne des réponses justes et claires. C'est aussi le moment de partager ses idées, requêtes pour solidifier ce lien de confiance. Nathanaël et ses équipes écoutent et notent les propositions de la population qui pourront plus tard être mise en place par MSF. Par exemple, organiser une visite du Centre de Traitement Ebola Elikya, afin d'enlever les doutes que la communauté peut avoir sur ce qu'il s'y passe quand un proche doit s'y rendre. These awareness-raising sessions provide an opportunity for the community to ask questions and ensure they receive accurate answers. They are also a chance to share ideas and requests, thereby strengthening this bond of trust. Nathanaël and his teams listen to and note down suggestions from the local people, which MSF may later put into practice. For example, organising a visit to the Elikya Ebola Treatment Centre to allay any concerns the community may have about what happens there when a loved one has to be admitted.

Democratic Republic of Congo

An MSF staff member raises awareness on health topics among community members in Bunia. These sessions provide an opportunity for the community to ask questions and ensure they receive accurate answers. Democratic Republic of Congo, July 2026.
© Julien Dewarichet/MSF

MSF is responding to the Ebola disease outbreak in DRC

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We offer medical care, respond to infectious diseases, and provide water and sanitation services in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

We run some of our largest programmes in DRC, where people have little access to healthcare, and disease outbreaks are frequent due to under-resourced and overwhelmed health facilities and surveillance systems. Decades of conflict, and resulting displacement, continue to place healthcare out of reach for affected communities, especially in the east of the country.

To respond to people’s immense needs, we provide general healthcare, surgery, paediatric and maternal care, and treatment for victims and survivors of sexual violence, among other services.

Three of our staff, abducted in North Kivu province in 2013, are still missing.

What we’re doing in DRC

La phase de déshabillage est crucial dans les mesures de protection. Lorsqu'on passe presqu'une heure dans cette combinaison, le corps est mis à rude épreuve. La fatigue et la chaleur ne peuvent pas amener des erreurs. Et le moindre faux pas peut laisser le virus infecter le staff. L'hygiéniste guide le processus en rappelant chaque étape au staff qui se déshabille. The process of removing protective clothing is crucial to safety measures. When you spend nearly an hour in this suit, it puts the body under considerable strain. Fatigue and heat must not lead to mistakes. And the slightest slip-up could allow the virus to infect staff. The hygiene officer guides the process by reminding staff of each step as they remove their protective clothing.
A staff member in protective clothing removes their suit with the guidance of a hygiene officer at Elykia Ebola treatment centre in Bunia. Democratic Republic of Congo, July 2026.
© Julien Dewarichet/MSF
01 Ebola disease
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In May 2026, an Ebola disease outbreak was officially declared in DRC. The current outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, and it is spreading at an alarming rate. It is unfolding in provinces affected by decades of conflict and displacement. Our response to this outbreak includes a special focus on the surveillance of cases, safe patient isolation and flow, and the maintenance of other essential healthcare. We are running Ebola treatment centres in various affected areas in the country.

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Partial view of the Plaine SAVO (Fataki) displacement site. The shelters, mostly made of tarpaulins and makeshift timber, cover several hectares. Access to drinking water and sufficient food remains severely inadequate for the approximately 70,000 displaced people at the site.
People walk on a hill overlooking the Plaine Savo displacement camp in Fataki, Ituri. The shelters in the camp, mostly made of tarpaulins and makeshift timber, cover several hectares. There are approximately 70,000 displaced people living in the camp, for whom access to drinking water and sufficient food remains severely inadequate. Democratic Republic of Congo, April 2026.
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02 Conflict and displacement

One of our key priorities is addressing the direct and indirect consequences of violence on civilians, particularly in eastern DRC, through medical care, water and sanitation services in displacement sites, and distributing essential relief items.
Avec l’appui de MSF, l’ONG Jeunes éclairés contre le SIDA sensibilise les jeunes des différentes écoles de Biyela au comportement responsable notamment l’usage de préservatif.
A member of Young People Informed Against AIDS speaks to students in a school in Kinshasa. This session is part of the organisation's activities to raise awareness about responsible behaviour, particularly the use of condoms. Democratic Republic of Congo, March 2025.
© Ley Uwera/MSF
03 HIV/AIDS

We provide HIV care in Kinshasa, and we support adherence to treatment through youth clubs. In 2025, the dismantling of USAID caused gaps in medication for HIV prevention, and we stepped in to purchase post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV.
Rapid malaria testing is carried out on children with fever who come for measles vaccination.
A health worker conducts rapid malaria testing on a child with fever in Masisi. Democratic Republic of Congo, October 2025.
© Joelle Kayembe Balilonda/MSF
04 Malaria

Malaria is a preventable and treatable disease, yet it is the leading cause of illness in DRC. Repeated displacement, food insecurity, and barriers to accessing care create conditions that increase both exposure to malaria and the risk of developing a severe form of the disease. We work with partners, including the Ministry of Health, to treat people with uncomplicated and complicated malaria. We also continue to train networks of community healthcare workers on a range of topics, including malaria control.
A new cholera treatment centre to strengthen the epidemic response in South Kivu.
A staff member in a cholera treatment centre in Bukavu, South Kivu. Democratic Republic of Congo, July 2026.
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05 Outbreak response

DRC is prone to outbreaks of infectious diseases, such as measles, yellow fever and cholera. National health programmes to combat malaria, tuberculosis, low immunisation, and HIV no longer function effectively in many areas, due to insecurity, logistical constraints, and funding withdrawals. During disease outbreaks, we are able to respond quickly by using mobile teams. Among our responses to outbreaks of communicable diseases are vaccination campaigns, case management (including surgeries), health promotion, and water and sanitation activities.
Trois femmes, survivantes de violences sexuelles, sont conduites par un infirmier vers la tente suivante pour leur prise en charge, après avoir attendu leur tour dans la salle d’attente du centre de santé de Mugunga 3 à Goma. Three sexual violence survivors are led by a nurse to for treatment at the Mugunga 3 Health Centre in Goma.
Victims and survivors of sexual violence follow a nurse to the Mugunga health centre in Goma for treatment. Democratic Republic of Congo, July 2026.
© Jospin Mwisha
06 Women's health

Many of our projects have an important component of women's health. We provide medical and psychological support; organise family planning activities, antenatal and postnatal consultations; and treat patients for sexually transmitted infections. Sexual violence has been a long-standing emergency in DRC, affecting men and boys as well as women and girls. Our teams continue to provide care to an increasing number of victims and survivors.
A mother sits with her severely malnourished child in a paediatric unit supported by MSF at the Katana General Reference Hospital in South Kivu. The conflict in eastern DRC has led to high levels of food insecurity, with agricultural production decreasing and prices rising.
A mother sits with her severely malnourished child in an MSF-supported paediatric unit at the Katana General Reference Hospital in Katana, South Kivu. Democratic Republic of Congo, July 2025.
© Sam Bradpiece/MSF
07 Malnutrition

Malnutrition represents a major public health problem near the border with South Sudan. In Ituri, we provide consultations, screening, and treatment with therapeutic food. As part of our support to networks of community health workers, we provide training on treatment for malnutrition.

Our activities in 2025 in DRC

Data and information from the International Activity Report 2025.

2,884

2,884

Staff in 2025 (full-time equivalent)

€141.1 M

141.1M

Expenditure in 2025

1977

1977

Year MSF first worked in the country
MSF in Democratic Republic of Congo in 2025 As violence escalated in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2025, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) increased activities to respond to people’s growing medical and humanitarian needs.
Country map for the IAR 2025.
Country map for the IAR 2025.
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Our teams rapidly scaled up assistance to people caught up in violent clashes between government forces, the M23 armed group, and their respective allies in North Kivu and South Kivu. During the year, M23 expanded its control over larger parts of both provinces, including their capitals, Goma and Bukavu. Our teams also launched emergency responses in Ituri province, which continues to be ravaged by intercommunity violence, and Maniema province, where another armed conflict is ongoing. In addition to these emergency responses, we maintained our regular projects, and supported the Congolese health authorities to tackle various epidemics across the country.

Escalating conflict in the east  
The armed conflict that has been raging in the east of the country for over 30 years escalated in 2025, causing further waves of mass displacement and a dramatic increase in basic needs, including for food, security, healthcare, and protection for the most vulnerable, including women, children, and elderly people. Hospitals in North Kivu, South Kivu, Ituri, and Maniema received large influxes of wounded people, with victims reporting extreme levels of violence, including massacres, abductions, and sexual assaults. In North Kivu and South Kivu, the health systems have largely collapsed, as health facilities have been destroyed, and deliveries of medicines and other medical supplies were interrupted during the fighting.  

Patients seeking care at the facilities still functioning often arrived late, sometimes after days of walking, in a critical condition. In some cases, civilians were deliberately targeted, as in Binza, in North Kivu, in the middle of the year; in others, they were caught in the crossfire, falling victim to stray bullets. Health staff worked under extremely difficult conditions, vulnerable to attacks and overstretched due to personnel shortages. Three of our colleagues were killed during the year, while medical facilities we support in Masisi, Walikale, Goma, Rutshuru, and Uvira came under fire and were raided by armed men.  

Amid this volatile situation, MSF remained one of the few organisations delivering direct care to people affected by the conflict. In health facilities we supported in Mweso, Masisi, Walikale, Goma, Rutshuru, Minova, Uvira, Fizi, and Bunyakiri, we treated people for gunshot and shrapnel wounds and other violence-related trauma, providing not only emergency surgery but also essential psychological support. Our teams also offered medical and psychological care to thousands of victims and survivors of sexual violence, which continued to be rife in 2025.

In Ituri, the humanitarian crisis remains largely ignored by the national authorities and international media, despite people’s immense needs. For decades, this province has been rocked by conflicts between local armed groups, militias, and rebel movements, linked to community rivalries or broader regional dynamics. In 2025, the situation deteriorated further, with a series of attacks targeting civilians, displaced communities, and even places considered as safe havens, such as camps for internally displaced people and medical facilities. As the number of patients with serious violence-related injuries almost doubled in a few months, we expanded our support to Salama clinic in Bunia, by installing additional beds. Many of the patients we treated had open fractures, gunshot wounds, or shrapnel injuries. MSF continued to work in general hospitals in Angumu and Drodro, as well as numerous health centres and community healthcare sites. We supported general and specialist healthcare, including treatment for malaria and respiratory infections, in addition to maternal and paediatric services. We also provided general healthcare and support for disease outbreaks in Adii and Zapay, in response to a massive influx of refugees from South Sudan and Central African Republic.

In Maniema province, we increased our response to meet the urgent health needs of people affected by the conflict. Meanwhile, we completed the transfer of our Salamabila project to the local health authorities after meeting our objectives, which included reducing maternal death rates, over seven years of providing care in the area. This project focused on treating patients with violence-related injuries, managing malaria and acute malnutrition, delivering maternal care, and providing holistic care for victims and survivors of sexual violence, including medical treatment, psychological support, and socioeconomic assistance.

Response to epidemics  
In 2025, MSF launched several emergency responses to tackle epidemics across DRC, in a context marked by growing insecurity, limited government commitment, and the withdrawal of several organisations following cuts in humanitarian funding. Our teams provided treatment and vaccinations to curb measles epidemics in Haut-Katanga, Haut-Lomami, Tanganyika, North Ubangi, South Ubangi, Bas-Uélé, North Kivu, South Kivu, and Maniema provinces.  

DRC was also hit by a devastating cholera epidemic, one of the worst in the last decade. In response to the rapid spread of the disease, MSF sent emergency teams to Mai-Ndombe, Kinshasa, Haut-Katanga, Équateur, Tshopo, Maniema, North Kivu, and South Kivu to support the health authorities with medical care and vaccinations.

Other disease responses in 2025 included treating patients with mpox in South Kivu, Kinshasa, and South Ubangi; tackling a resurgence in malaria cases in Fizi; and supporting health authorities to control an Ebola outbreak in Kasaï, and typhoid fever in Sankuru.    

Regular projects
Alongside our emergency activities, we run regular projects across DRC. We train networks of community health workers and support health facilities in a range of areas, including general and specialist health services, treatment for malnutrition, surgery, sexual and reproductive healthcare, malaria control, and psychological support.  

In Kinshasa, MSF provides HIV care at Kabinda hospital and in five health centres. Our teams also support adherence to treatment through youth clubs in four health zones in the city.  

 

In 2025

2,281,100

2,281,1

outpatient consultations

183,100

183,1

emergency room admissions

54,600

54,6

people treated for sexual violence

25,200

25,2

people treated for cholera

20,200

20,2

children admitted to inpatient feeding programmes

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