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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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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 Speaking Out

MSF and Darfur 2003-2009

The “MSF and Darfur 2003-2009” case study describes the constraints, questions and dilemmas faced by MSF with regards to speaking out during extreme violence against the population in the Darfur region, Sudan. - 18 Jun 2024
 
Doctors Without Borders alarms insufficient response to the rising migrant influx in Darien jungle
Activity Report

Year in Review 2023

Read the Operations Directors' review of the activities and challenges faced by MSF teams in providing care in 2023. Opinion - 18 Jun 2024
 
One by One, Hospitals Are Damaged and Closed in Al Fasher as Fighting Rages On
Conflict in Sudan

One by one, hospitals are damaged and closed in El Fasher as fighting rages

In the ongoing conflict in Sudan, El Fasher in North Darfur, the intense fighting has shut down hospitals, leaving access to and provision of care difficult. Press Release - 14 Jun 2024
 
JENIN Recurring incursions 11
Gaza-Israel war

In the West Bank, Israeli forces render healthcare inaccessible when it’s needed most

Military incursions by Israeli forces in the West Bank have been increasing in violence and frequency since the war in Gaza. Itta Helland-Hansen outlines what happens to medical care during these incursions. Voices from the Field - 13 Jun 2024
 
HepC in Rohingya camps
Bangladesh

Rohingya in Cox’s Bazar miss out on hepatitis C cure amid lack of treatment options

With a high prevalence of hepatitis C among Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, MSF is calling for action to scale up badly-needed diagnosis and treatment. Press Release - 12 Jun 2024
 
From Rafah to Khan Younis, lives in ruins
Gaza-Israel war

Latest massacres in Gaza illustrate the complete dehumanisation of Palestinians

A spike in Israeli bombing and ground offensives in Gaza over the last 10 days signify the utter disregard for Palestinian lives. Press Release - 11 Jun 2024
 
Militarised Polish-Belarus border Kozie Borki natural park
Poland

New ban on Poland-Belarus border risks blocking MSF from people in need

Polish Ministry of Interior’s new ban on accessing parts of the eastern border zone risks blocking MSF and other civil society groups from reaching people in need. Press Release - 11 Jun 2024
 
Mental health activities in Vinnytsia for people experiencing war-related PTSD
Ukraine

Finding ways to live with trauma in Ukraine

In September 2023, MSF opened a trauma centre in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, to provide treatment for people experiencing war-related post-traumatic stress. Project Update - 11 Jun 2024
 
From Rafah to Khan Younis, lives in ruins
Photo story

From Rafah to Khan Younis, lives in ruins in Gaza

Images taken in April and May in Khan Younis and Rafah, offer a glimpse into the campaign of annihilation waged by the Israeli army in Gaza, Palestine since the start of the war. Photo Story - 11 Jun 2024
 
Satellite view IDP in Deir al-Balah / Area A, 24 May 2024
Gaza-Israel war

In Gaza, “we did not have time to bury them”

On 8 June, Israeli forces heavily bombed the Middle Area of the Gaza Strip, Palestine. Dr Hazem Maloh recalls that horrific and traumatising day.

Voices from the Field - 10 Jun 2024
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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