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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.

 
Nigeria

Fear of measles epidemic in Nigeria expanding

Project Update 23 Apr 2001
 
Sierra Leone

Controlling phantom limb pain in Sierra Leone

Project Update 21 Apr 2001
 
Guinea

In southern Guinea, refugees flee without any protection nor assistance to Sierra Leone

Press Release 12 Apr 2001
 
Guinea

Aid and safety for Guinea's refugees

Project Update 11 Apr 2001
 
HIV/AIDS

Timidity on AIDS

In the Media 3 Apr 2001
 
Somalia

Flight and security plans underway to evacuate them to Nairobi today.

Press Release 28 Mar 2001
 
Somalia

MSF staff caught in Somalia conflict

Press Release 27 Mar 2001
 
Water and sanitation

MSF: Water and Health

Project Update 22 Mar 2001
 
HIV/AIDS

AIDS data put South Africa at the epicenter of epidemic

Project Update 21 Mar 2001
 
HIV/AIDS

Media campaign aimed at stigma of AIDS

Press Release 19 Mar 2001
 
Republic of Congo

Rehabilitation in Congo-Brazzaville opens way to sleeping-sickness programme

Project Update 18 Mar 2001
 
HIV/AIDS

New HIV/AIDS project in Nchengele district

Project Update 18 Mar 2001
 
Guinea

Programmes begin once more in RUF area

Project Update 18 Mar 2001
 
India

MSF at the India earthquake - 2001

Project Update 18 Mar 2001
 
India

Post-earthquake intervention ending

Project Update 18 Mar 2001
 
Cholera

MSF's Javari Valley project successfully completed

Project Update 26 Feb 2001
 
Access to medicines

Yes, drugs for the poor - and patents as well

In the Media 22 Feb 2001
 
Kenya

NGOs act to treat patients and call on big pharmaceutical companies to lower prices as promised.

Press Release 21 Feb 2001
 
El Salvador

MSF at the El Salvador earthquake - 2001

Project Update 21 Feb 2001
 
India

MSF expands efforts to 100 villages

Project Update 20 Feb 2001
 
India

Tonnage brought to India represents largest 'fly-in' response by MSF

Project Update 19 Feb 2001
 
El Salvador

Basic needs are primary in damaged communities

Project Update 15 Feb 2001
 
El Salvador

Three MSF teams now working at second earthquake region

Project Update 14 Feb 2001
 
El Salvador

Second major earthquake strikes El Salvador

Project Update 13 Feb 2001
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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