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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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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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Condition of migrants in Paris
France

Real solutions for migrants needed following evacuation of Paris camps

Following he evacuation of a makeshift camp in Porte d’Aubervilliers, Paris, France, many migrants have been left on the streets with nothing.
 Press Release - 29 Nov 2019
 
Lesbos and Samos Oct2019
Greece

European leaders: Stop punishing asylum seekers on the Greek islands

MSF International President Dr Christos Christou saw the horrific conditions asylum seekers are living in on camps on the Greek islands and has a message for European leaders - the suffering must stop now. Open Letter - 27 Nov 2019
 
Malawi - Advanced HIV
HIV/AIDS

MSF report "No time to lose" examines the fight against AIDS in 15 countries

In a new report, "No time to lose", MSF reveals how the AIDS deaths toll is stagnating due to a lack of basic testing at a community level. Report - 27 Nov 2019
 
Ocean Viking - Rotation 4, Rescue 3
Mediterranean migration

Survivors disembark in Italy amidst deadly week in the Mediterranean

As search and rescue survivors disembark in Italy, MSF and SOS MEDITERRANEE urge EU governments to stop hindering lifesaving search and rescue operations. Press Release - 25 Nov 2019
 
Niger - Magaria Paediatric Unit
Niger

Fifteen years treating malnutrition and malaria around the clock

In southern Niger, the combination of ‘hunger gap’ and rainy season triggers an annual spike in rates of malnutrition and malaria. Read about our work there. Project Update - 25 Nov 2019
 
Fori therapeutic feeding centre, Maiduguri
Nigeria

Is counter-terrorism killing humanitarian action in Nigeria?

In Nigeria, the essence of humanitarian action is threatened if entire communities are considered "the enemy", says MSF's director of operations. Op-Ed - 22 Nov 2019
 
Bringing health services closer to people in central Somalia
Somalia

From malnutrition to tuberculosis: responding to needs in North Galkayo

MSF activities have expanded in Somalia's Puntland state, to meet the needs of locals, internally displaced people and patients from as far as Ethiopia. Project Update - 21 Nov 2019
 
Cholera epidemic in Burundi - CTC Bujumbura
Burundi

Cholera epidemic: "Thankfully, my family all came back cured"

The rapid response to the large-scale cholera epidemic that hit Burundi in June prevented many deaths. Here's how MSF joined the fight against the disease. Project Update - 19 Nov 2019
 
Floods in Somalia
Somalia

Floods leave thousands of people vulnerable and in need

Back from Somalia, MSF humanitarian affairs advisor Mohamed Kalil recounts his experience in a district where flooding has displaced 270,000 people. Project Update - 19 Nov 2019
 
Nyakun Kuok and her family standing outside her house in Dagahaley camp
Kenya

Shut out and forgotten, refugees in Dadaab appeal for dignity

Kenya's Dadaab refugee camps have existed for decades and many people have spent their lives there. But long-term encampment has devastating consequences. Project Update - 18 Nov 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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