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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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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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Aquarius SAR: Winter conditions and high seas
Mediterranean migration

Drowning skyrockets as European governments block humanitarian assistance on Central Mediterranean

Press Release 12 Jul 2018
 
NFI distribution in Mosul's Old City
قصة مصورة

ما بعد المعركة: ظهور الكارثة

12 Jul 2018
قصة مصورة
 
NFI distribution in Mosul's Old City
Photo Story

Après la bataille : Histoire d'un désastre

12 Jul 2018
Photo Story
 
NFI distribution in Mosul's Old City
Photo Story

After the battle: The unfolding of a disaster

11 Jul 2018
Photo Story
 
Ebola outbreak Mbandaka
DRC Ebola outbreaks

“Congolese health workers have shown an amazing commitment to fighting Ebola”

Voices from the Field 11 Jul 2018
 
Rubber boat is waiting for a rescue
Mediterranean migration

Humanitarian reasons versus political interests

msf-crash.org 11 Jul 2018
 
Healthcare in Tigray, Ethiopia
Ethiopia

Fighting stigma and providing mental health to Eritrean refugees

Voices from the Field 10 Jul 2018
 
Rubber boat is waiting for a rescue
Mediterranean migration

NGOs are not in collusion with smugglers

msf-crash.org 10 Jul 2018
 
Zainab - war wounded - Mosul
العراق

مأساة جرحى الحرب في الموصل: "لقد أجروا حوالي 15 عملية جراحية لرجلي حتى اللحظة."

أصوات من الميدان 9 Jul 2018
 
Nashwan - war wounded - Mosul
العراق

الرعايّة الصحيّة شبه غائبة بعد عام على انتهاء معركة الموصل

بيان صحفي 9 Jul 2018
 
Zainab - war wounded - Mosul
Iraq

The agony of Mosul’s war wounded: “I've had about 15 operations on my leg so far.”

Voices from the Field 9 Jul 2018
 
Nashwan - war wounded - Mosul
Iraq

A year on from battle, Mosul’s healthcare system is still in ruins

Press Release 9 Jul 2018
 
Cholera intervention in South Kivu
International Activity Report 2017

Foreword

6 Jul 2018

The MSF Charter

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is a private international association. The association is made up mainly of doctors and health sector workers and is also open to all other professions which might help in achieving its aims.

All of its members agree to honour the following principles:

  • Médecins Sans Frontières provides assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters and to victims of armed conflict. They do so irrespective of race, religion, creed or political convictions.
  • Médecins Sans Frontières observes neutrality and impartiality in the name of universal medical ethics and the right to humanitarian assistance and claims full and unhindered freedom in the exercise of its functions.
  • Members undertake to respect their professional code of ethics and maintain complete independence from all political, economic or religious powers.
  • As volunteers, members understand the risks and dangers of the missions they carry out and make no claim for themselves or their assigns for any form of compensation other than that which the association might be able to afford them.
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MSF emergency response to outbreaks – meningitis vaccination campaign
Niger

“We should take every opportunity to vaccinate against deadly diseases”

Interview 5 Jul 2018
 
Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC) in Bikoro
DRC Ebola outbreaks

MSF hands over Ebola response activities in DRC

Project Update 3 Jul 2018
 
Airstrikes in Hassakeh
سوريا

مستشفى أطباء بلا حدود في الحسكة يشهد زيادة في عدد ضحايا الغارات الجوية في شمال شرق سوريا

تحديث حول مشروع 3 Jul 2018
 
MSF activities in El Salvador
El Salvador

MSF facilitates access to healthcare in communities of San Salvador and Soyapango

Project Update 3 Jul 2018
 
MSF bio lab at MSF’s Aden hospital
اليمن

"نخشى أن يُحوِّل القتال المستمر مدينة الحديدة إلى مدينة محاصرة"

أصوات من الميدان 2 Jul 2018
 
Treating Severe Acute Malnutrition in Chakradharpur block of Jharkhand
Website

India Activity Report 2017

msfindia.in
 
About MSF

MSF – Behavioural Commitments

MSF.org 30 Jun 2018
 
Aquarius leaves Valencia to SAR
الهجرة عبر البحر الأبيض المتوسط

سياسات الحكومات الأوروبية تحكم على الناس بالحبس في ليبيا أو أن يكونوا ضحايا الغرق في البحر

بيان صحفي 29 Jun 2018
 
Aquarius leaves Valencia to SAR
Mediterranean migration

European government policies condemn people to be locked up in Libya or drown at sea

Press Release 29 Jun 2018
MSF Logistique - Bordeaux
How we work

How we deliver medical humanitarian assistance

Everywhere we work, the circumstances are unique. Nonetheless, our programmes generally follow a common set of practices designed to make sure our resources and expertise are used to maximum effect.

 

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