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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 Websites

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Our offices around the world
Our offices around the world
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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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Hepatitis E vaccine
South Sudan

South Sudan implements world-first outbreak response vaccination campaign for hepatitis E

MSF and the South Sudan Ministry of Health have used a hepatitis E vaccine for the first time ever in the world in response to an outbreak of the disease, which is particularly fatal for pregnant women. Press Release - 21 Jul 2022
 
Four Years On: dehumanisation of Rohingya people continues
Myanmar

Ten years in dire conditions perpetuates severe mental health problems for Rohingya

10 years after being forced to flee violence, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya are still living in horrendous conditions with serious mental health conditions. Project Update - 14 Jul 2022
 
Ukrainian refugees in Palanca
War in Ukraine

Thousands of people flee bombings in south Ukraine and head west

Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have arrived in Moldova, heading west, after fleeing bombs and violence in Mykolayiv, Ukraine. Project Update - 12 Mar 2022
 
Patients in Vodiane
Ukraine

Volunteers help fellow villagers access healthcare in conflict-affected eastern Ukraine

Volunteers are working with MSF in conflict-affected eastern Ukraine to help the elderly and vulnerable in the region access much-needed healthcare. Project Update - 3 Dec 2021
 
Floodings in South Sudan - aerial images
South Sudan

Third year of severe floods leaves nearly 800,000 people struggling

Some of the worst floods in decades have left hundreds of thousands of people across northern South Sudan in urgent need of assistance. Crisis Update - 17 Nov 2021
 
DR TB treatment in India
Tuberculosis

EndTB clinical trial for multidrug-resistant TB completes enrolment

The endTB partnership has just completed the enrolment of 750 patient volunteers in a worldwide clinical trial which aims to find safer, shorter, effective treatment for MDR tuberculosis. Press Release - 18 Oct 2021
 
Northern Syria: Acute water crisis poses serious health risks
Syria

Northern Syria: Acute water crisis poses serious health risks

People are facing a desperate situation in northern Syria, as limited access to clean water has reached breaking point, creating health problems for millions of people displaced within the region. Project Update - 29 Sep 2021
 
Hepatitis E, AWD and WASH in Bentiu IDP camp, South Sudan
South Sudan

Hepatitis E on the rise among poor sanitary conditions in Bentiu camp

MSF has repeatedly warned of the terrible sanitary conditions in Bentiu camp, South Sudan, as the number of hepatitis E cases continue to rise. The outbreak of the viral liver disease has resulted in the deaths of two people. Press Release - 25 Aug 2021
 
Hepatitis C - Clinic Cambodia
Hepatitis C

Public health partnership launched to tackle silent epidemic of hepatitis C

MSF is launching a public health programme with partners to tackle the silent epidemic of Hepatitis C in low- and middle-income countries.

 Press Release - 27 Jul 2021
 
Dec 2013 - 2015: Relentless violence in Unity State, South Sudan
South Sudan

South Sudan: 10 years of independence, violence, disease and dire needs

After 10 years of independence, South Sudan – the youngest country in the world – has experienced civil war, bloodshed and disease, and remains in dire need of humanitarian support.

Project Update - 16 Jul 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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