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Médecins Sans Frontières brings medical humanitarian assistance to victims of conflict, natural disasters, epidemics or healthcare exclusion.

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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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The TIC is aiming to change how MSF works to better meet the evolving needs of our patients.

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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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In pictures: The plight of Palestinian refugees who fled Syria

Photo Story24 May 2013

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) runs a mental health programme in Ain el-Helweh, in Saida, Lebanon. More and more patients are Palestinian refugees who fled Syria and suffer from a high level of trauma. Read more: From Syria to Ain el-Helweh: Alleviating the suffering of refugees in Saida

Lebanon -The plight of Palestinian refugees who fled Syria
Ahmad, 19 (left) & Ahmad, 28 (right) came with their families to this tented gathering inside the Ain el-Helweh Palestinian camp in Saida three months ago. They fled the Yarmouk Palestinian camp near Damascus.  “Our main need is to have a suitable shelter. We have no money left and Lebanon is very expensive compared to Syria. We can’t find work”. The day before Ahmad (28) helped to unload a truck of food boxes and received one box at the end of the day”. Last year, he was hit by shrapnel and carries a large scar on his left arm. His brother is still in Syria.
Aurelie Lachant/MSF
Lebanon -The plight of Palestinian refugees who fled Syria
Ahmad, a 19 year old Palestinian refugee, was a professional ballet dancer in Syria. He came with his mother and sister. “In Syria, we kept moving from one place to another to flee the bombings”. Ahmad’s dream is to live in Australia: “We cannot live here and we cannot go back to Syria, because there’s bombing. We want to go”.
Aurelie Lachant/MSF
Lebanon -The plight of Palestinian refugees who fled Syria
Children playing inside the Ain el-Helweh camp. Around 60 Palestinian families who fled the war in Syria have gathered in and around what used to be a social and cultural centre. Most came from Yarmouk camp near Damascus.
Aurelie Lachant/MSF
Lebanon -The plight of Palestinian refugees who fled Syria
In the tented gathering inside the Ain el-Helweh Palestinian camp in Saida, children are playing inside a small tent they built themselves, replicating the shelters in which they live.
Aurelie Lachant/MSF
Lebanon -The plight of Palestinian refugees who fled Syria
Children playing in the tented gathering inside the Ain el-Helweh camp in Saida
Aurelie Lachant/MSF
In the tented gathering inside the Ain el-Helweh Palestinian camp in Saida, this two-month old little boy arrived with his mother from Syria one week after his birth.
In the tented gathering inside the Ain el-Helweh Palestinian camp in Saida, this two-month old little boy arrived with his mother from Syria one week after his birth.
Lebanon -The plight of Palestinian refugees who fled Syria
Rabeeh and his wife share the room with Mahmood and his family, separated in two. His wife was pregnant and lost her baby during the conflict. Rabeeh thinks about his brother who went missing. He’s very worried and depressed as he doesn’t know what happened to him. He’s crying most of the time. “Life is black, I have nightmares. I don’t know how to deal with this situation. I lost everything”.
Aurelie Lachant/MSF
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