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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.

 
3 March 2023 - Elevated number of bullet wounded patients at Turgeau
Haiti

Violent clashes in Haiti capital leave people in severe danger

Project Update 27 Apr 2023
 
Scenes from within South Hospital, El Fasher, North Darfur, where multiple people have been wounded in the fighting
Sudan

MSF responds to medical needs, prepares to scale up activities in Sudan

Press Release 26 Apr 2023
 
Malnutrition admissions surge in Maiduguri, Borno State
Nigeria

MSF warns of catastrophe as unprecedented number of malnourished children need lifesaving support

Press Release 26 Apr 2023
 
North Kivu: over one million displaced people face appalling conditions
Democratic Republic of Congo

Urgent response needed for humanitarian disaster in North Kivu

Project Update 26 Apr 2023
 
MSF bunker in Khartum
Sudan

Stuck in a Khartoum bunker while there’s shooting outside

Voices from the Field 21 Apr 2023
 
Scenes from within South Hospital, El Fasher, North Darfur, where multiple people have been wounded in the fighting
Sudan

Hospital patients and staff facing difficult conditions amid Sudan conflict

Voices from the Field 21 Apr 2023
 
Ultrasound scan
Malaysia

Lack of maternal healthcare puts refugee women at risk in Malaysia

Project Update 19 Apr 2023
 
Malnutrition emergency: mobile clinic in Ranobe
Türkiye and Syria earthquake response

MSF delegation in Damascus to deliver additional relief aid

Statement 18 Apr 2023
 
Agok hospital
Sudan

MSF urges for safety of medical teams as fighting escalates in Sudan

Press Release 17 Apr 2023
 
Al-Wahda Hospital, East Mosul
Iraq

Iraq annual report 2022

Report 13 Apr 2023
 
Mental Health support for people affected by the earthquakes in Türkiye
Türkiye and Syria earthquake response

After the dust settles: The mental health needs in Türkiye

Project Update 11 Apr 2023
 
Tuberculosis in Tondo, Manila - Ezra Acayan
Philippines

Tackling tuberculosis in the slums of Manila

Project Update 10 Apr 2023
 
North Kivu: displaced communities are losing hope as M23 crisis drags on
Democratic Republic of Congo

Unfolding humanitarian disaster in North Kivu

Project Update 4 Apr 2023
 
Masafer Yatta
Palestine

Israel’s coercive measures undermine people’s health in Masafer Yatta

Press Release 3 Apr 2023
 
Masafer Yatta
Palestine

The health impact of Israeli measures to forcibly evict residents of Masafer yatta

Report 3 Apr 2023
 
MSF-supported Al-Jamhouri Hospital | Antenatal Consultation
Yemen

Eight years of war create perfect storm for humanitarian crisis 

Voices from the Field 31 Mar 2023
 
HIV MEDICATIONS
HIV/AIDS

Pharmaceutical company ViiV must provide transparency on HIV prevention drug

Press Release 30 Mar 2023
 
MSF Mobile Activities in Pirot, Serbia
Serbia

EU must increase scrutiny on border force activities in Balkan countries

Press Release 28 Mar 2023
 
Mobile clinic in the South Omo zone
Ethiopia

People in Omo Valley at high risk to kala azar 

Project Update 28 Mar 2023
 
Providing healthcare among the rubble in Jindires
Türkiye and Syria earthquake response

Northwest Syria: Providing healthcare amongst the rubble in Jindires

Project Update 27 Mar 2023
 
Cyclone Freddy in Malawi
Malawi

People cut off from healthcare after cyclone Freddy batters Malawi

Project Update 24 Mar 2023
 
Ukraine Re-Taken Areas
War in Ukraine

Between Enemy Lines: The destruction of healthcare in Ukraine

arcgis.com 23 Mar 2023
 
Ukraine Re-Taken Areas
War in Ukraine

Occupation and destruction of medical structures severely impede access to healthcare

Press Release 23 Mar 2023
 
Mobile clinic under tree in Huila province
Angola

Waiting 21 years for a doctor in Angola

Voices from the Field 22 Mar 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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