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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.

 
Pakistan Behind The Headlines
Photo Story

Gallery: Behind the Headlines

10 Jun 2015
Photo Story
 
Journal article

Ebola healthcare workers: a hazardous and isolating job

10 Jun 2015
Journal article
 
Niger

“They need somewhere to settle in peace to regain their dignity”

Voices from the Field 9 Jun 2015
 
Emergencies in childbirth
Côte d'Ivoire

Strengthening maternity care in Katiola

Voices from the Field 9 Jun 2015
 
Irak - Providing medical care to IDPs
Iraq

Increasing numbers of Iraqis in need of humanitarian assistance

Voices from the Field 8 Jun 2015
 
Mass-casualty influx northern Syria
Syria

“Bodies were everywhere - on the tables, in the hallways, on the floor.”

Voices from the Field 5 Jun 2015
 
Psychological support in Ragusa
Italy

MSF provides psychological first aid to survivors of fatal sea crossing

Project Update 3 Jun 2015
 
Ebola toll rises in Guinea
Haemorrhagic fevers

G7: The world is no better prepared today than a year ago to respond to Ebola

Press Release 3 Jun 2015
 
IDPs in Khamer
Yemen

Testimonies from displaced people in Khamer

Voices from the Field 3 Jun 2015
 
Yemen

“Many civilians are injured and killed by the ongoing crisis.”

Voices from the Field 3 Jun 2015
 
Yemen

Crisis update – 2 June 2015

Crisis Update 3 Jun 2015
 
Nepal

MSF helicopter crashes in Nepal

Statement 2 Jun 2015
 
Cholera in Migori County, Kenya
Kenya

MSF concerned with the rapid spread of the cholera outbreak

Press Release 2 Jun 2015
 
Ebola Treatment Centre in Kailahun, Sierra Leone
Haemorrhagic fevers

Ebola accountability report: An unprecedented year

Report 1 Jun 2015
 
South Sudan

A nurse in Old Fangak

Voices from the Field 1 Jun 2015
 
Nepal Quake Aftermath: Mental Health
Nepal

Psychological first aid helps Nepalese rebuild their lives

Project Update 1 Jun 2015
 
Northen Greece Detention Centres
Mediterranean migration

Migration: Search and Destroy does not save lives

Voices from the Field 29 May 2015
 
Ukraine

The Situation in Lugansk

Project Update 28 May 2015
 
Home Visits and Mobile Clinic in Debaltseve
Photo Story

Gallery: Medical care in Debaltseve

28 May 2015
Photo Story
 
Kenya - Dadaab refugee camp
Kenya

MSF forced to close Dadaab health posts and evacuate staff amid escalating insecurity

Press Release 28 May 2015
 
Lietchuor camp
South Sudan

New wave of refugees fleeing ongoing violence in South Sudan

Voices from the Field 27 May 2015
 
Kenya

MSF staff relocated following incidents in Dadaab

Statement 27 May 2015
 
Meningitis

Vaccine shortages causing delay in the fight against meningitis

Voices from the Field 27 May 2015
 
Ukraine

Activity Update, May 2015

Crisis Update 27 May 2015
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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