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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.

 
Mobile clinic in Southern Madagascar
Central African Republic

MSF condemns the killing of our colleague in Central African Republic

Statement 31 May 2022
 
Mozambique: The challenge of a safe pregnancy and childbirth in Cabo Delgado
Photo Story

Overcoming the challenges of having a safe pregnancy in Cabo Delgado

27 May 2022
Photo Story
 
Mobile clinic in Southern Madagascar
About MSF

MSF International President responds to photo ethics concerns

Statement 25 May 2022
 
EMERGENCY INTERVENTION IN IPPY
Central African Republic

Violence and displacement in Ippy mirror people’s daily reality in CAR

Project Update 23 May 2022
 
Illeret ward water sources
Kenya

Malnutrition remains high as drought continues in Kenya

Project Update 20 May 2022
 
Bombing in Gaza
Palestine

Gaza: Some wounds never heal

Voices from the Field 20 May 2022
 
San Vicente migration centre
Central American migration

Emergency healthcare and protection needed as more people cross to Panama

Press Release 19 May 2022
 
Rotation 11 - Rescues 1 & 2
Mediterranean migration

After seven rescues from the central Mediterranean, 470 people need a place of safety

Project Update 16 May 2022
 
Ukraine – supporting healthcare in Hostomel - Alexander Glyadyelov 06
Photo Story

Working with local medical staff to provide care in Hostomel

13 May 2022
Photo Story
 
Jalousie market, Port-au-Prince
Haiti

New violence triples number of wounded patients in Port-au-Prince

Press Release 12 May 2022
 
External view of Kybartai State Border Guards (SBG) Foreigner Registration Centre
Lithuania

People detained in Lithuania are experiencing abuse, violence and mental health distress

Press Release 6 May 2022
 
Lajas Blancas Immigration Reception Station
Central American migration

“The Darién Gap is as dangerous as ever”

Voices from the Field 6 May 2022
 
Juliette - Ambodrian i’Sahafary
Madagascar

Communities devastated by cyclones in Madagascar

Project Update 5 May 2022
 
Dilaram, 33, a former TB-PRACTECAL clinical trial patient in Nukus
Tuberculosis

WHO approves MSF MDR-TB trial regimen, but prices must come down

Press Release 4 May 2022
 
DR-TB Project Hargeisa Somaliland
Photo Story

Healing from drug-resistant tuberculosis in Somaliland

29 Apr 2022
Photo Story
 
Mural in Bois-Verna and street vendors
Haiti

Three questions about the recent violent clashes in Port-au-Prince

Interview 29 Apr 2022
 
Occupied Palestinian Territories: the mental aftermath of an endless conflict
Photo Story

Photo story: Palestinians living under occupation

29 Apr 2022
Photo Story
 
Conflict in West Darfur
Sudan

Violent attacks leave tens of thousands without access to healthcare in West Darfur

Project Update 29 Apr 2022
 
Cholera vaccination campaign in Enyenge, Southwest Cameroon
Attacks on medical care

Four months on, an ongoing nightmare for MSF colleagues detained in South-West Cameroon

Project Update 28 Apr 2022
 
Northeast Syria COVID-19 | Raqqa Hospital Medical Care
Access to medicines

“Broken” humanitarian COVID-19 vaccine system delays vaccinations

Press Release 27 Apr 2022
 
Non Food Item distribution
South Sudan

Displaced people in Twic County need more assistance amid “terrible conditions”

Press Release 26 Apr 2022
 
Ethekwini Flooding: Flood damage
South Africa

Thousands homeless and at risk of disease after devastating floods

Project Update 22 Apr 2022
 
Burnt home in Leer County, South Sudan
South Sudan

Dozens of people killed and injured as violence surges in Leer County

Press Release 19 Apr 2022
 
MSF Mobile Clinics in Kharkiv Metro
War in Ukraine

Witnessing despair and resilience among people sheltering in Kharkiv’s metro

Voices from the Field 15 Apr 2022
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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