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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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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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Christos Christou in Jenin, West Bank
Palestine

Staggering increase in Israeli attacks against civilians and healthcare in Jenin

In the past months, there has been a shocking increase in Israeli attacks against civilians and healthcare in Jenin, the West Bank. It must stop now. Project Update - 15 Dec 2023
 
3 March 2023 - Elevated number of bullet wounded patients in Turgeau Emergency Center
Haiti

Attack on ambulance forces suspension of activities in Port-au-Prince emergency centre

MSF has suspended activities in the Turgeau Emergency Centre in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, following a violent attack on an ambulance which resulted in the brutal killing of a patient. Press Release - 15 Dec 2023
 
Rotation 33 - Rescue 1
Mediterranean migration

MSF calls on EU Parliament and EU Member States to prioritise safety of people seeking sanctuary

The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum is not a solution: MSF calls upon European Member States to immediately change course to prioritise the safety of those seeking sanctuary. Open Letter - 12 Dec 2023
 
To be in the most difficult places is perhaps a fortunate misfortune
Mali

People at serious risk as violence escalates in Mali

As severe violence escalates in Mali, people are being cut off from healthcare and our teams have been forced to evacuate areas where fighting has intensified. Project Update - 11 Dec 2023
 
Attacks on MSF in Gaza - Al-Awda Hospital
Gaza-Israel war

Gaza: The Security Council must end its complicity in the ongoing carnage

Ahead of a UN Security Council vote, we urge the members of the Council to vote on an immediate and sustained ceasefire in Gaza to spare more bloodshed. Press Release - 8 Dec 2023
 
MSF mobilisation
Gaza-Israel war

MSF calls US veto of Gaza ceasefire resolution “a vote against humanity”

On December 8, the United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The US vote is a vote against humanity. Statement - 8 Dec 2023
 
Rotation 17 - Testimony - Amadou
Libya

MSF report on abuse in Abu Salim and Ain Zara detention centres in Libya

A new report published by MSF highlights the horrific abuse inflicted on people held in Libyan detention centres, where people are beaten, sexually abused and killed. Report - 6 Dec 2023
 
Rescue September 25, 2017
Libya

People are beaten, sexually abused and killed in Libyan detention centres

People held in detention centres in Tripoli, Libya, have been assaulted, sexually abused, beaten, and killed according to a new report from MSF. Project Update - 6 Dec 2023
 
Out of Fear, Rohingya youth trapped in violence and despair (stills)
Rohingya refugee crisis

Rohingya youth trapped in violence and despair in Cox's Bazar

Out of Fear is a documentary that focuses on Rohingya youth in the camps of Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, who are living in containment amidst daily violence, and their perspective for the future. Documentary - 6 Dec 2023
 
Water crisis in Metche camp for Sudanese refugees and returnees in Chad
Chad

Severe lack of water causing serious health risks for children in Chad

Almost 40,000 people living in the Metche camp are struggling to get enough clean water. Many are suffering from acute watery diarrhoea - a serious risk for malnourished children.  Project Update - 5 Dec 2023
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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