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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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7565 Results
 
MSF Aden trauma hospital
Antibiotic resistance

Why bacteria love war-wounds

Bacterial infections can be deadly, and antibiotics remain the best tool to treat them. But they are losing their effectiveness due to antibiotic resistance. We see this throughout our projects in the Middle East, where war-wounds are particularly susceptible. Project Update - 18 Nov 2019
 
Thousands of migrants trapped ahead of Bosnian winter.
Bosnia-Herzegovina

Beaten, cold, sick and stranded: migrants and asylum seekers in Bosnia

As temperatures drop, thousands of migrants and asylum seekers in Bosnia are living in tents with no access to the most basic services. Project Update - 15 Nov 2019
 
Houssam
Lebanon

Empowering children living with type 1 diabetes

In Lebanon, MSF diabetes programmes focus on the use of technologies to improve young patients' adherence to treatment and their quality of life. Project Update - 13 Nov 2019
 
Dengue outbreak in Honduras
Honduras

More than 5,000 patients treated during MSF response to dengue fever emergency

From February to October 2019, MSF treated more than 5,000 people during the dengue fever emergency in Honduras. Several factors made the epidemic unusual. Interview - 8 Nov 2019
 
Khanaqin, Diyala Governorat, Iraq
Iraq

For displaced people in Iraq, going home seems impossible

Some 827 displaced families have lived in Alwand Camps 1 and 2 in Diyala governorate for years. They rely on ever-decreasing humanitarian aid to survive. Project Update - 7 Nov 2019
 
MSF hospital damaged in an attack in Mokha
Yemen

MSF hospital partially destroyed in Mocha attack

An aerial attack on nearby buildings, including a military warehouse, have partially burnt and destroyed an MSF hospital in Mocha, southwestern Yemen, leaving the hospital inoperative and people without medical care. Project Update - 7 Nov 2019
 
A Day in the Life of an MSF Counsellor in Gaza
Palestine

A day with an MSF counsellor in Gaza

This photo story follows an MSF psychosocial counsellor supporting burn and trauma patients at a clinic in Gaza. Many were shot during protests. Photo Story - 7 Nov 2019
 
MSF activities in South Teheran
Iran

After a cold night on the streets, a warm reception

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) project coordinator in south Tehran, Iran describes a day at a clinic, where most patients are homeless and take drugs. Voices from the Field - 6 Nov 2019
 
Malaria outbreak in North Darfur, Sudan
Sudan

Four questions on the malaria outbreak in western Sudan

The city of El Fasher, in western Sudan, is experiencing a severe outbreak of malaria, a potentially deadly disease. Medical activity manager Annie Kashung explains why and MSF's response. Interview - 4 Nov 2019
 
Palliative care to cancer patients in Bamako, Mali
Mali

Supporting cancer patients in Bamako

MSF teams have begun support and palliative care services for cancer patients in Bamako, Mali, ahead of providing access to diagnosis and treatment for cervical and breast cancers. Project Update - 1 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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