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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

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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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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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Mediterranean migration

Sea-Watch 4 is allocated a port of safety 11 days after first rescue

Eleven days into its new mission, the Sea-Watch 4, the search and rescue ship run by Sea-Watch and MSF, finally gets a port of safety for the more than 350 people plucked from the Mediterranean Sea. Interview - 2 Sep 2020
 
Streer view - Mbawa camp
Nigeria

“When I think about going home, I remind myself that a live dog is better than a dead lion”

A multi-layered and complex conflict between farmers and herdsmen in Nigeria's 'food basket' middle belt states has escalated in recent years, forcing thousands of people to become displaced with a lack of access to healthcare and food. Project Update - 1 Sep 2020
 
A hospital at the heart of violence-torn North-West Cameroon
Cameroon

A hospital at the heart of the North-West crisis in Cameroon

More than three years of armed violence in the English-speaking regions of Cameroon have led to a humanitarian crisis, severely damaging local health systems. Access to healthcare has become a daily challenge. Project Update - 1 Sep 2020
 
Al Hol Camp - Eastern Al Hasakah Governorate
Syria

“In Al-Hol camp, almost no healthcare is available”

MSF emergency manager for Syria Will Turner describes the situation across northeast Syria and in Al-Hol camp for displaced people as COVID-19 spreads. Interview - 27 Aug 2020
 
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh three years after their exodus
Bangladesh

Rohingya refugees remain in limbo three years after mass exodus

Three years after a campaign of targeted violence in Myanmar drove thousands of Rohingya to Bangladesh, their futures are still uncertain. Project Update - 25 Aug 2020
 
Anti-migrant attack on health facilities outside Moria camp, Lesbos, Greece
Greece

MSF statement on violent 20 August protest in Moria

MSF strongly condemns the attack on 20 August on our paediatric clinic and the new government COVID-19 facility outside Moria refugee camp, Lesbos, Greece.
 Statement - 21 Aug 2020
 
In Pibor, since August 11, MSF has done over 1,500 out-patient consultations and provided 292 pregnant women with antenatal care.
South Sudan

A forgotten crisis continues

Humanitarian aid is urgently needed in South Sudan, where months of inter-communal clashes in Jonglei State and the Greater Pibor Administrative Area have left tens of thousands of people displaced. Project Update - 20 Aug 2020
 
MSF intervention in care homes
Spain

MSF calls for urgent measures in care homes to prevent more deaths from COVID-19

An MSF report highlights serious problems in Spain’s response to COVID-19 in nursing homes, resulting in horrific mortality rates among the elderly. Press Release - 20 Aug 2020
 
Wound and burn care medical point
Lebanon

MSF provides medical and mental health support to Beirut's most affected communities

A week after the blast in Beirut, Lebanon, MSF’s emergency response focuses on three main areas of intervention to help the most affected communities. Project Update - 12 Aug 2020
 
India: On the frontline against COVID-19
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

Responding to COVID-19: Global Accountability Report - March to May 2020

Read the first in a series of accountability reports and operational snapshots, offering insights into MSF's global COVID-19 response. Report - 10 Aug 2020
Cholera intervention in South Kivu
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Independent medical humanitarian assistance

We provide medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare. Our teams are made up of tens of thousands of health professionals, logistic and administrative staff - most of them hired locally. Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of independence and impartiality. We are a non-profit, self-governed, member-based organisation.

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