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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

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MSF responds in South Kivu as thousands of displaced people arrive
Democratic Republic of Congo

Thousands of families caught in neglected crisis in South Kivu

Project Update 30 May 2023
 
Emergency Surgical Team at Bashair Hospital Khartoum, Sudan
Conflict in Sudan

Vital humanitarian activities in parts of Sudan may grind to a halt

Statement 26 May 2023
 
Fighting HIV and TB dual epidemic
Eswatini

MSF hands over HIV and TB programme in Eswatini after 16 years

Voices from the Field 26 May 2023
 
Three people found handcuffed, four injured on the Aegean island of Lesvos (MSF)
Greece

Pushbacks, detention and violence towards migrants on Lesbos

Press Release 25 May 2023
 
Conflict in Sudan
Conflict in Sudan

MSF facilities looted, medical activities impeded by violence in Sudan

Press Release 23 May 2023
 
Noma survivors: closer to getting the attention they deserve
Noma

Noma survivors shine a light on neglected disease

Voices from the Field 23 May 2023
 
Ukraine Re-Taken Areas
Global health

G7 countries must commit to safeguarding humanitarian assistance

Statement 19 May 2023
 
Emergency Surgical Team at Bashair Hospital Khartoum, Sudan
Conflict in Sudan

Five things to know about the violence in El Geneina, Sudan

Project Update 18 May 2023
 
Emergency Surgical Team at Bashair Hospital Khartoum, Sudan
Conflict in Sudan

Hundreds of trauma patients arrive at Khartoum hospital

Press Release 18 May 2023
 
General view of Majak Aher IDP camp, Twic County
South Sudan

Soaring needs persist in Twic County one year on

Project Update 17 May 2023
 
Arsal - Cholera outbreak in Lebanon
Lebanon

Syrians in Lebanon avoid healthcare in fear of deportations

Project Update 17 May 2023
 
Aerial view over the MSF supported hospital in Rokero town
Conflict in Sudan

Communities continue to face the severe impact of conflict in Sudan

Project Update 16 May 2023
 
Rotation 20 Rescue 1
Refugees, IDPs and people on the move

EU leaders continue to push through deadly policies for migrants

Project Update 12 May 2023
 
Dalila and her daughter in Reynosa, Mexico
Central American migration

End of Title 42 will not end crisis for migrants

Press Release 12 May 2023
 
Shelter destroyed by wind and rain in Umm Rakouba, Sudan
Conflict in Sudan

Refugees seeking safety in Sudan trapped in another stream of violence

Project Update 11 May 2023
 
Passenger boat between islands
Kiribati

People in Kiribati threatened by climate crisis and multiple health threats

Project Update 10 May 2023
 
Urban Violence Project - Mobile Clinics in Bel Air
Haiti

People trapped by violence in need of medical assistance

Project Update 10 May 2023
 
Aerial view of the Bulengo IDP site
Democratic Republic of Congo

Alarming numbers of sexual violence victims in camps around Goma

Press Release 9 May 2023
 
Evacuation train in Kyiv
Ukraine

One year of emergency healthcare in war-torn Kharkiv 

Project Update 8 May 2023
 
BP-5 distribution in Djibo
Burkina Faso

Severe humanitarian crisis persists for people living under blockade in Djibo

Project Update 5 May 2023
 
Masafer Yatta
Palestine

Forced from home: The daily struggle in Masafer Yatta

Documentary 4 May 2023
 
El Fasher: 2 weeks since the beginning of the clashes
Sudan

Severe medical needs persist amidst conflict in Sudan

Voices from the Field 4 May 2023
 
Response in Khandak el-Ghamik
Lebanon

Migrant workers are abused and ignored under the Kafala system

Project Update 3 May 2023
 
Aerial view landing in capital El Geneina.
Sudan

MSF-supported hospital looted in West Darfur amidst conflict

Statement 28 Apr 2023
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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