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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 Association

Our staff “own” and manage MSF, making sure that we stay true to our mission and principles, through the MSF Associations.

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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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Patient blogs

Hear directly from the inspirational people we help as they talk about their experiences dealing with often neglected, life-threatening diseases.

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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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Southern Africa Medical Unit

SAMU provides strategic, clinical and implementation support to various MSF projects with medical activities related to HIV and TB. This medical unit is based in Cape Town, South Africa.

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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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Manson Unit

The Manson Unit is a London, UK-based team of medical specialists who provide medical and technical support, and conduct research for MSF.

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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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Camps Dadu District
Pakistan

Five things to know about the devastating floods in Pakistan

Floods in Pakistan have caused one-third of the country to be inundated, leaving over 1,000 people dead and at least 33 million people affected. Project Update - 1 Sep 2022
 
Refugees, IDPs and people on the move

MSF provides medical care to asylum-seekers in the Netherlands

The increasingly inhumane situation in the Ter Apel asylum reception centre in the Netherlands has compelled MSF to act, providing humanitarian assistance for the first time in the country. Press Release - 26 Aug 2022
 
North Kivu: displaced communities are losing hope as M23 crisis drags on
Democratic Republic of Congo

Hundreds of thousands at risk without food, shelter or healthcare in North Kivu

As violence and conflict continue to flare between the M23 group and the army in DRC, hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced, without food, healthcare or proper shelter. Project Update - 3 Aug 2022
 
MSF teams witness overwhelming needs of migrants in Mexico’s northern border cities
Mexico

More assistance urgently needed for people arriving in Mexico’s northern border cities

The situation for migrants in Mexico's northern border cities is sharply deteriorating as expulsions under Title 42 continue and hundreds of people arrive from the south each day seeking safety in the US. MSF is calling on authorities and other organisations to expand their services to meet the needs of migrants and internally displaced people. Press Release - 11 Jul 2022
 
Juliette - Ambodrian i’Sahafary
Madagascar

Communities devastated by cyclones in Madagascar

Communities in Madagascar are recovering from cyclones in February of this year. These cyclones are the latest in a series of climate shocks which have impacted Madagascar. Project Update - 5 May 2022
 
Measles - Isolation Ward Boost Hospital | Patient
Afghanistan

Measles poses deadly risk for malnourished children in Afghanistan

A sharp rise in the number of measles cases in Afghanistan comes as people in the country already face high levels of malnutrition, a potentially deadly combination for children. Project Update - 9 Mar 2022
 
Second cylone Emnati hit Mananjary
Madagascar

Cyclones cut people off from healthcare in eastern Madagascar

Cyclones Batsirai and Emnati hit the east coast of Madagascar in quick succession in February, destroying numerous healthcare centres and leaving people without access to healthcare. Project Update - 2 Mar 2022
 
Nosy Varik, Madagascar
Madagascar

Cyclone Batsirai leaves people vulnerable to food shortages and malaria

After Cyclone Batsirai destroyed towns in Madagascar, people have been left without access to healthcare with possible food shortages. Project Update - 14 Feb 2022
 
Burkina Faso Crisis
Burkina Faso

Four things to know about the crisis in Burkina Faso

With months of violent tension in Burkina Faso culminating in military takeover on Monday 24 January, people are paying the price - here are four key things to know about the current crisis. Project Update - 28 Jan 2022
 
Cabo Delgado: A crisis far from over
Mozambique

"It's extremely volatile" – people in Cabo Delgado continue to flee violence

Hundreds of thousands of people have sought refuge from ongoing conflict in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique - our teams continue to treat people in need of medical attention while on the move. Interview - 21 Dec 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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