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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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Syria: Situation in Idlib deteriorates dramatically
Syria

“There are no safe places for people in Idlib”

An escalation of attacks on previously 'safe' areas, including displaced people's camps, in Idlib province, on the Syria-Turkey border has killed and wounded dozens and forced thousands to flee again. Interview - 27 Dec 2019
 
DRC-Mambasa: Emergency medical and psychological care for victims of sexual violence
DRC Ebola outbreaks

Military presence leads MSF to stop activities in Ebola-affected Biakato

The presence of armed military personnel in health structures in Biakato, DRC, has led MSF to follow our principles and make the tough decision to stop activities, including providing Ebola treatment. Press Release - 24 Dec 2019
 
Trapped in Danger
Libya

Trading in suffering: detention, exploitation and abuse in Libya

Trapped - either from going home, from fleeing across the sea, or in a detention centre - refugees and migrants in Libya are exposed to violence, rape, exploitation and abuse. Photo Story - 23 Dec 2019
 
Measles Unit in Biringi Hospital, Ituri Province
Democratic Republic of Congo

More effort needed to stop deadly measles epidemic

A massive measles outbreak is currently gripping all 26 provinces of Democratic Republic of Congo. MSF teams are treating cases and vaccinating people all over the country to try to halt the spread of the deadly disease. Project Update - 20 Dec 2019
 
Measles outbreak in Maiduguri
Nigeria

Medical assistance urgently needed outside northeast ‘garrison’ towns

Solutions can be found to provide medical assistance in areas of Nigeria the government doesn't control, says MSF’s head of programmes in Nigeria and Niger. Interview - 19 Dec 2019
 
Venezuelan migrants in Colombia: an unattended crisis
Colombia

Venezuelans in Colombia: an unattended crisis

The humanitarian response given to Venezuelan migrants and asylum seekers in Colombia is totally insufficient. Their situation is dire. Press Release - 18 Dec 2019
 
The Migration Protection Protocol in the state of Tamaulipas
Mexico

Hopelessness and anxiety: the consequences of waiting for US asylum

The migration policies of Mexico and the US and endangering the lives and health of asylum seekers in Mexico's Tamaulipas state. MSF's mental health supervisor in Mexico explains why. Interview - 18 Dec 2019
 
People on the move in Assamaka, Agadez
Niger

Niger, at the crossroads of migration

People forced to leave home have one objective: to find safety. On their journeys, many transit through Agadez in central Niger, where MSF teams provide care to people who have been through often traumatising experiences. Photo Story - 17 Dec 2019
 
Refugees from North-Eastern Syria in Iraq
Photo story

A year in pictures 2019

MSF's A Year in Pictures collection for 2019 looks back on 12 months of providing medical care in extreme conditions and contexts across the globe. Photo Story - 17 Dec 2019
 
Masisi, a neglected crisis in North Kivu
Democratic Republic of Congo

Extra humanitarian assistance urgently needed in southern North Kivu crisis

There are few organisations providing support to a humanitarian crisis that is affecting southern North Kivu province, where over 687,000 people are displaced and levels of malnutrition and sexual violence are high. Press Release - 16 Dec 2019
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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