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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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MSF outreach activities in Boma, GPAA
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Latest

Discover all our latest news, stories and publications. Use the filter to get to the content you're looking for.

 
Somalia

MSF calls for all parties to the conflict to respect the safety of civilians

Press Release 7 Jul 2009
 
Chagas disease

Time to focus on patients

Project Update 7 Jul 2009
 
Honduras

Honduran crisis disrupts street children program as MSF readies for medical response to violence

Project Update 7 Jul 2009
 
Somalia

Measles treatment in Somalia requires an adapted response

Project Update 3 Jul 2009
 
Pakistan

Health services struggle to meet the needs of the displaced in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province

Project Update 30 Jun 2009
 
Bangladesh

Shelter main priority for cyclone Aila survivors in Bangladesh

Project Update 30 Jun 2009
 
Afghanistan

MSF to support hospitals in Lashkar Gah and Kabul

Press Release 29 Jun 2009
 
Somalia

Hijack of an MSF rented vehicle in Somalia ends in a tragic death

Project Update 26 Jun 2009
 
Bangladesh

Mounting desperation for Rohingya in Bangladesh

Project Update 24 Jun 2009
Annual Report

International Activity Report 2008

22 Jun 2009
Annual Report
 
Somalia

MSF treats burn victims and critical patients following an explosion in western Somalia

Project Update 19 Jun 2009
 
Pakistan

War wounded seek medical treatment in Pakistan's Lower Dir district

Project Update 18 Jun 2009
 
Bangladesh

Long-suffering Rohingya in Bangladesh face unacceptable abuse

Project Update 18 Jun 2009
 
Pakistan

Local health services and host families strained by massive displacement in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province

Project Update 17 Jun 2009
 
Somalia

Growing insecurity forces MSF to leave its largest health centre in Somalia

Press Release 17 Jun 2009
 

MSF increases medical assistance to those affected by violence in north DR Congo

Project Update 16 Jun 2009
 
Sri Lanka

Amid restrictions, MSF field hospital in Sri Lanka provides essential, but limited, surgical and medical care

Project Update 8 Jun 2009
 
Yemen

Constant fighting increases number of wounded in Razeh, northern Yemen

Project Update 8 Jun 2009
 
Somalia

MSF treats victims of fighting in central Somalia

Project Update 8 Jun 2009
 
Zimbabwe

No Refuge, Access Denied: Medical and Humanitarian Needs of Zimbabweans in South Africa

Report 4 Jun 2009
 
Sri Lanka

Treating the wounded and medical emergencies remains a priority

Voices from the Field 3 Jun 2009
 
Somalia

As intense violence once again rocks Somalia's capital, MSF teams continue working throughout the country

Project Update 3 Jun 2009
 
South Africa

Zimbabwean nightmare of neglect continues in South Africa

Press Release 2 Jun 2009
Annual Report

International Financial Report 2008

30 May 2009
Annual Report
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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