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Learn about our mission, our charter and principles, and who we are.

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How we work

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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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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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War in Gaza:: find out how we're responding
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The “big road” in Cox’s Bazar
Rohingya refugee crisis

Crisis update - May 2019

May 2019 update on activities in Cox's Bazar district, Bangladesh, providing care for Rohingya refugees who have fled Myanmar. Crisis Update - 14 May 2019
 
Condemned to drown at sea or be locked up in Libya
Libya

More than medicine: A look at mental health needs in detention

As fighting endangers the lives of civilians and detainees in Tripoli, the physical and mental health of trapped refugees and migrants is worsening. Voices from the Field - 9 May 2019
 
Vaccination in Mingala
Central African Republic

"We have not seen any doctors in Mingala for more than two years"

MSF has conducted the first phase of a vaccination campaign in Mingala, southeastern Central African Republic, where the conflict has prevented any assistance to be delivered in over two years. Project Update - 7 May 2019
 
Naga, Myanmar, Access to healthcare for remote communities
Myanmar

Bringing healthcare to remote communities in Naga

Naga is one of the most remote parts of Myanmar, and with mountainous terrain, and few established road networks, many in Naga struggle to access healthcare. Travelling usually with motorcycles, MSF's mobile clinics reach the remote villages once or twice a month.
 Photo Story - 25 Apr 2019
 
Medical care to Venezuelan migrants in Colombia
Colombia

Assisting Venezuelan migrants in Colombia

The crisis in Venezuela has forced a million Venezuelans to flee to Colombia, where the healthcare system is struggling to cope with the new arrivals. MSF is providing healthcare to Venezuelans and Colombians living in the departments along the border. Project Update - 17 Apr 2019
 
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Child health

“Children with chronic diseases need our attention”

While children with chronic diseases – such as heart disease, diabetes, asthma, and epilepsy – are not the majority of MSF's paediatric patients, the needs of these children equally need attention and treatment. Interview - 9 Apr 2019
 
Condemned to drown at sea or be locked up in Libya
Libya

Migrants in Libya: “We were able to make their time in that horrible place slightly better.”

Australian nurse Jai Defranciscis, describes the scenes in detention centres in Libya, where MSF provides care for migrants, refugees and asylum seekers facing arbitrary detention and extreme suffering. Voices from the Field - 2 Apr 2019
 
Response to flooding in Southern Africa - Malawi
Cyclone Idai & Southern Africa flooding

Malawi: “This time, the flooding has destroyed houses, not lives”

Parts of Malawi have been submerged by floods from rains that later turned into Cyclone Idai. MSF logistician Labana Steven is part of the emergency response and explains the difference between these floods and those of previous years. Voices from the Field - 29 Mar 2019
 
Mobile Clinics in Ponta Gea, Beira area.
Cyclone Idai & Southern Africa flooding

Mozambique flooding and response: both enormous in scale

MSF has massively scaled up the response in Beira, Mozambique, after Cyclone Idai and flooding struck the city on 14 March. Project Update - 27 Mar 2019
 
Condemned to drown at sea or be locked up in Libya
Libya

Alarming rates of malnutrition and inhumane conditions in Tripoli detention centre

One in four refugees and migrants being held in a Libyan detention centre are malnourished or underweight, an MSF assessment shows, provoking calls to improve the inhumane conditions. Press Release - 20 Mar 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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