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How we work

See what triggers an intervention and how supply and logistics allow our teams to respond quickly.

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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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Accountability

Read the policies, reports, and plans on how we address issues like racism and reduce our carbon footprint, ensuring our actions align with the highest ethical standards.

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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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1716 Results
 
'Gaza's silent killing' - Report
Gaza-Israel war

Thousands forced to flee as Israeli military offensive intensifies and aid is blocked in Rafah

As the Rafah offensive intensifies, MSF calls for an immediate ceasefire and the reopening of the Rafah border crossing to allow lifesaving assistance to flow into Gaza. Press Release - 8 May 2024
 
City of Mosul
Iraq

MSF hands over activities after six years of healing wounds in Al-Wahda

MSF has handed over medical services at Al-Wahda hospital in Mosul, Iraq, to the Directorate of Health, as the city advances in its recovery after years of deadly battles. Project Update - 3 May 2024
 
Malnutrition in Zamzam camp, North Darfur
Conflict in Sudan

Catastrophic malnutrition crisis in Zamzam camp amidst escalating violence in North Darfur

As fighting escalates around El Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan, MSF warns of a catastrophic malnutrition crisis in Zamzam camp. Press Release - 1 May 2024
 
AlHol MH/ NES
Syria

Funding cuts for medical referrals in northeast Syria will increase preventable deaths  

People living in dire conditions in camps in northeast Syria are at further risk of preventable deaths due to funding cuts for medical referrals by the World Health Organization.
 
Press Release - 29 Apr 2024
 
Christopher Lockyear visit to Rafah
Gaza-Israel war

Gaza's silent killings: The destruction of the healthcare system in Rafah

This MSF report from Gaza draws upon medical data and the testimony of patients to demonstrate that even in Rafah conditions for survival are not in place. Report - 29 Apr 2024
 
Mother and Child Health in Balochistan
Pakistan

MSF concerned over deportations of Afghans from Pakistan

MSF is deeply concerned for the rights and welfare of Afghans impacted by the latest round of deportations from Pakistan. Statement - 16 Apr 2024
 
Naga, Myanmar, Access to healthcare for remote communities
Myanmar

Five things to know about the humanitarian crisis in northern Rakhine

Nimrat Kaur, MSF project coordinator in Myanmar, shares insights on the dire humanitarian crisis in the country amidst escalating violence. Interview - 15 Apr 2024
 
IDPs Gathering Site in Kassala, Sudan
Conflict in Sudan

Displaced by war, people in eastern Sudan urgently need food, water and shelter

Displaced people in Kassala, eastern Sudan, experience limited access to food, clean water and healthcare services. The scale of the crisis demands urgent and coordinated action from the international community. Project Update - 26 Mar 2024
 
Rescue 2 - Rotation 54
Mediterranean migration

MSF rescue ship detained in Italy following threats by Libyan Coast Guard

MSF denounces the imposition of sanctions on our search and rescue ship, the Geo Barents, following a detention order from Italy. Press Release - 22 Mar 2024
 
Collective Shelter for IDPs in Saida, South Lebanon
Lebanon

Five months into border conflict, displaced people’s needs are on the rise

The escalation of the armed conflict along Lebanon's southern border has led to the displacement of over 91,000 people, affecting their financial stability and psychological wellbeing. Project Update - 21 Mar 2024
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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