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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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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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7589 Results
 
Medical consequences of the violence in Port-au-Prince
Haiti

Scaling up medical activities amid chaos in Port-au-Prince

A rising toll of people injured amidst political chaos and violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, is leading MSF to scale up medical activities in the capital. Press Release - 6 Mar 2024
 
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Gaza-Israel war

Gaza: MSF UK Board member killed during Israeli offensive in Khan Younis

MSF reports the death of a fifth staff member in Gaza, Reem Abu Lebdeh. Press Release - 5 Mar 2024
 
Violence continues displacing and traumatising thousands in Cabo Delgado
Mozambique

Violence continues to displace and traumatise thousands in Cabo Delgado

The violence in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, continues to displace thousands of people who are in urgent need of food, shelter and healthcare. Project Update - 4 Mar 2024
 
Inside Gaza - illustrations
Gaza-Israel war

People killed in Gaza City while waiting for food aid

MSF responds to reports of people killed in Gaza City while waiting for food aid. Statement - 29 Feb 2024
 
Migrants in transit in Ecuador, Colombia and Panama
Central American migration

Lack of action sees sharp rise in sexual violence on people transiting Darien Gap

The last two months have seen an exponential rise in the number and level of brutality of sexual assaults on people transiting the Darién Gap, the forested region between Panama and Colombia. Press Release - 29 Feb 2024
 
MSF participates in the fight against a cholera epidemic in the context of a regional outbreak
Zambia

MSF responds to a surge in cholera in Zambia amid regional outbreaks

Zambia has been battling an unprecedented outbreak of cholera since October 2023. MSF is supporting part of the cholera outbreak emergency response. Project Update - 28 Feb 2024
 
An abandoned alley in Mbawa camp
Nigeria

Surviving sexual violence in the camps of Benue

Violence in north-central Nigeria has forced thousands of people out of their homes and into displacement camps. Women and girls are particularly exposed to sexual violence in the camps, some of whom share their stories with us. Project Update - 28 Feb 2024
 
Acute humanitarian crisis at the Belarusian borders with the EU
Belarus

Two years of response to the acute humanitarian crisis at EU’s eastern borders

Until October 2023, our emergency team in Belarus provided humanitarian assistance to people on the move and facilitated their access to medical and mental health support. Project Update - 28 Feb 2024
 
Attack in Al Mawasi, Khan Younis
Gaza-Israel war

Attacks on humanitarian workers in Gaza make vital assistance nearly impossible

One month since the International Court of Justice issued provisional measures ordering Israel to ensure basic services and aid reach people in the Gaza Strip, the humanitarian situation for trapped Gazans remains catastrophic. Project Update - 27 Feb 2024
 
DRC: Emergency response against cholera in the territory of Rutshuru
Cholera

Responding to cholera is a multipronged approach

MSF’s International Medical Coordinator Dr Daniela Garone explains what is the current situation about cholera outbreaks and what can be done. Interview - 23 Feb 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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