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Who We Are

Learn about our mission, our charter and principles, and who we are.

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How we work

See what triggers an intervention and how supply and logistics allow our teams to respond quickly.

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How we're run

Discover our governance and what it means to be an association. Find a quick visual guide to our offices around the world.

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Reports and financials

Read through our annual financial and activity reports, and find out about where our funds come from and how they are spent.

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What we do

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

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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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MSF Websites

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Our offices around the world
Our offices around the world
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Access Campaign

We set up the MSF Access Campaign in 1999 to push 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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Les Affectations à Long Terme (LTA)

LTAs

Les avantages supplémentaires offerts pour les Affectations à long Terme sont les suivants :

  • Des congés payés supplémentaires, qui visent à permettre au personnel de tenir le rythme de travail sur le terrain pendant toute la durée de son affectation. Ces congés supplémentaires sont gérés en concertation avec le chef de mission et les RH (coordinateur des RH et/ou Responsable RH de desk/cellule), en fonction de la gestion globale et des besoins du projet.
  • Des retours au pays de domicile pour les affectations sans conjoint/personnes à charge, afin de permettre au personnel de maintenir le lien avec son pays d’origine.
  • Une allocation pour enfant au pays de domicile : cette allocation mensuelle est versée pour les enfants à charge qui restent dans le pays de domicile ; avec des critères supplémentaires définis par le Centre Opérationnel.
  • Des bagages supplémentaires : MSF prend en charge le coût de 20 kg supplémentaires de bagagesmaximum pour l’employé au départ et au retour dans le cadre d'une affectation d’une durée supérieure ou égale à 12 mois. 

Pour le personnel international dont les salaires sont maintenus dans l'ancien système (IRP I), veuillez vous référez à Transtion entre les systèmes pour des détails concernant l'octroi d'un des avantages (Allocation pour Enfant à domicile).

Affectation à Long Terme de 12 à 23 mois (LTA 12)

Engagement INITIAL dans le poste/l'affectation (au départ) : 12 à 23 mois.

Avantages supplémentaires :

  • Des congés payés supplémentaires : cinq jours supplémentaires par an (soit un total de 30 jours de congés par an, calculé au prorata pour les affectations de 13 à 23 mois ; par exemple, 45 jours de congés payés au total pour un engagement initial de 18 mois)
  • Un aller-retour au terme des six premiers mois de l'affectation, pour les affectations sans conjoint/personnes à charge
  • Allocation pour enfant au pays de domicile : OUI, conformément aux règles générales ainsi qu’aux règles spécifiques du Centre Opérationnel.
  • Bagages supplémentaires : OUI

Affectation à Long Terme d'au moins 24 mois (LTA 24 )

Engagement INITIAL dans le poste/l'affectation (au départ) : 24 mois ou plus.

Avantages supplémentaires :

  • Congés payés supplémentaires : 10 jours supplémentaires par an (soit un total de 35 jours par an, soit 70 jours sur la période de 24 mois que dure l'affectation). Ces congés payés supplémentaires sont ajoutés au prorata si l'affectation excède 24 mois (par ex. si l'affectation est de 28 mois, l'employé bénéficie de 82 jours de congés payés).
  • Aller-retours pour les affectations sans conjoint/personnes à charge: un aller-retour tous les 6 mois.
  • Allocation pour enfant au pays de domicile : OUI, conformément aux règles générales ainsi qu’aux règles spécifiques du Centre Opérationnel
  • Bagages supplémentaires : OUI