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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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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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War in Gaza:: find out how we're responding
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7471 Results
 
Nutrition center Dan Issa, Niger
Niger

MSF's study in Niger shows no significant benefit from routine use of antibiotics in malnourished children

The routine use of antibiotics in the treatment of severe acute malnutrition has minimal impact on the likelihood of recovery, according to a major study of more than 2,000 children by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and its research arm Epicentre, published today in The New England Journal of Medicine. Journal article - 4 Feb 2016
 
Situation in Borno state, November 2016
Nigeria

After two years of crisis, what does the future hold for the displaced in Borno?

Interview with Isabelle Mouniaman-Nara, MSF programme manager in Nigeria Voices from the Field - 3 Feb 2016
 
DoctorsWithoutBorders
Access to medicines

There’s still time to stop the TPP from cutting off the critical lifeline of affordable generic medicines

"The fight to stop this irresponsible trade deal from going into effect is far from over,” said Judit Rius Sanjuan, MSF’s US Access Campaign manager and legal policy advisor. “The TPP deal being signed today is the worst trade deal ever for access to medicines and will make life-saving treatments unaffordable for those who need them most." Press Release - 3 Feb 2016
 
MSF Activities in Central African Republic
Central African Republic

No hope of returning home anytime soon

Over 30,000 people have taken refuge in churches and schools and overcrowded, unsanitary makeshift camps across the capital Bangui. Renewed outbreaks of inter-communal violence is keeping the population on edge, and has crushed any hope of returning home any time soon. To enable access to free quality health care for this vulnerable population, MSF is providing healthcare and running mobile clinics in five camps. Photo Story - 2 Feb 2016
 
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Syria

Starvation continues in Madaya - MSF denounces continued blockage of essential aid and medical evacuations

“It is totally unacceptable that people continue to die from starvation, and that critical medical cases remain in the town when they should have been evacuated weeks ago,” said Brice de le Vingne, MSF’s director of operations. Press Release - 29 Jan 2016
 
Grande-Synthe refugee camp Dunkirk - Jan 2016
France

Measles vaccination campaign launched in Calais and Grande-Synthe camps

Press Release - 29 Jan 2016
 
Grande-Synthe refugee camp Dunkirk - Jan 2016
France

Frequently Asked Questions about MSF's work in Grande Synthe camp

Frequently Asked Questions about MSF's work in Grande Synthe camp, France. Project Update - 29 Jan 2016
 
Portrait of a Man from Pakistan
Italy

"My work is a real opportunity to help those in need, just like me."

"It's crucial to have someone who speaks your language, understands your situation, who reassures you on the legal process," says Jamal, an MSF cultural mediator in the reception center of Gorizia, Italy. "Being here is a new challenge for me. I can encourage and support these guys who come here. Me too, like them, despite the obstacles on my way, I’ve always tried to be strong and to reach my goals." Voices from the Field - 28 Jan 2016
 
MSF Activities in Central African Republic
Central African Republic

No hope of returning home anytime soon

"The living conditions in the sites are very difficult. They live in tents built of waste tarpaulins that are full of holes," says Reims Pali, MSF Assistant Field Coordinator in CAR."They sleep on mats on the ground and are exposed to mosquitoes which may carry malaria. Unless the security situation gets better, they will have to stay here in these camps.” Voices from the Field - 27 Jan 2016
 
MSF treats malaria cases in Dan Issa, southern Niger
Niger

MSF treats malaria cases in Dan Issa, southern Niger

Photo Story - 27 Jan 2016
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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