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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
 
Electoral violence: emergency response in Bouar and Bossembele
Central African Republic

Displaced people in Bouar living amid fear and growing needs

People in Bouar, in western Central African Republic (CAR), have been living in fear since an uptick in violence, forcing many to become displaced to areas that lack sanitation and access to healthcare. Project Update - 26 Jan 2021
 
Human African Trypanosomiasis in DRC
Neglected diseases

Overcoming neglect: Finding ways to manage and control NTDs

MSF's latest report on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), Overcoming neglect, highlights persistent gaps and problems in treating NTDs in the areas we work. Report - 26 Jan 2021
 
Mental Health Support | Kutupalong Hospital
Rohingya refugee crisis

Relocations, reduced services leave Rohingya communities at breaking point in Bangladesh

Unable to work, Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, rely on aid for survival; but services have been scaled back due to COVID-19, and with many being relocated, leaving people anxious and stressed. Project Update - 21 Jan 2021
 
Regional hospital of Tefé
Brazil

COVID-19 leaves Amazonas health system saturated, overloaded and struggling

Coronavirus COVID-19 has caused the health system in Manaus, the capital of Brazil's Amazonas state, to collapse, forcing city hospitals to stop receiving serious patients from other towns. Project Update - 21 Jan 2021
 
Riang, Jonglei state - Emergency Intervention
South Sudan

Falling international funding exposes communities in Jonglei to a lack of healthcare

After a succession of floods and violence in the area, people in South Sudan's Jonglei state are vulnerable to a lack of access to medical care - made worse by falling levels of funding from international donors. Project Update - 19 Jan 2021
 
MSF Supported COVID19 Treatment Center at Al Kuwait Hospital in Sanaa
Yemen

Yemen: “These sanctions have to make clear that they do not apply to humanitarian aid”

As the United States prepares to designate Ansar Allah a 'foreign terrorist organisation' in Yemen, there are concerns about the impact on providing assistance in the country. Interview - 18 Jan 2021
 
MSF response in Bangassou and Ndu
Central African Republic

MSF teams ramp up support as violence escalates

As the security and humanitarian situation in Central African Republic rapidly deteriorates, people have reduced access to essential medical services. Project Update - 14 Jan 2021
 
Ethiopian Refugees Crossing: Hamdayet Entry Point
Ethiopia Tigray crisis

Providing assistance to people in Ethiopia and Sudan in wake of Tigray violence

Following the start of violence in the Tigray region of Ethiopia in November 2020, MSF teams are providing assistance to both internally displaced in Ethiopia, and those who've fled to neighbouring Sudan. Project Update - 12 Jan 2021
 
COVID-19 response in Intensive care unit of HUG
Switzerland

Responding to the second wave of COVID-19 in Switzerland

After wrapping up COVID-19 response activities in Switzerland during the first wave in May 2020, MSF teams have returned to the country to address the growing second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Project Update - 11 Jan 2021
 
Yellow Fever Vaccination Campaign in Kinshasa
Yellow fever

Fractioning doses of yellow fever vaccine can help save more lives

A study from MSF/Epicentre has found that giving one-fifth of a normal dose of the yellow fever vaccine offers enough protection to prevent the deadly disease and save lives during outbreaks. Press Release - 8 Jan 2021
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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