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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
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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Tsiva Aurélien, fisherman
Climate emergency

At COP28, more failure on climate change is not an option for vulnerable communities

Ahead of the COP28 conference on climate change, MSF warns that too little is being done to protect the most vulnerable people against the negative impacts of climate change. Press Release - 23 Nov 2023
 
Rotation 33 - Rescue 4
Mediterranean migration

“No one came to our rescue”: The human costs of European migration policies in the Central Mediterranean

A new MSF report outlines the European Union’s deadly migration policies and documents their practices which have directly led to people’s deaths in the Central Mediterranean Sea. Report - 22 Nov 2023
 
Rotation 20 Rescue 2
Mediterranean migration

EU member states must reverse deadly inaction on Central Mediterranean migration

MSF urges the European Union to immediately prioritise the safety of those crossing the Central Mediterranean following news that 2023 has been the deadliest year on the route for people since 2017. Press Release - 22 Nov 2023
 
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Gaza-Israel war

MSF doctors killed in strike on Al-Awda hospital in northern Gaza

MSF is devastated by the killing of three doctors, including two working with MSF, following a strike on Al-Awda hospital in northern Gaza, Palestine. Press Release - 21 Nov 2023
 
Diphtheria, Kano project
Vaccination

Dramatic upscaling of vaccination needed in West Africa to curb deadly diphtheria outbreaks

MSF is urging international organisations, including WHO, and the governments of some countries in West Africa to urgently scale up the response to deadly diphtheria outbreaks occurring in the region. Press Release - 21 Nov 2023
 
Maternal and neonatal health in Couffo
Benin

Limiting maternal and child loss in communities in Benin

After a 15-year absence, MSF launched two projects in Benin last year. One targets better healthcare for mothers and children in the southwest, while the other assists those impacted by malaria and recent violence in accessing medical care in the north. Project Update - 21 Nov 2023
 
Damage in Gaza
Palestine

Gaza: MSF condemns deadly attack on convoy transporting staff and family members

A convoy of clearly marked MSF cars, transporting MSF staff and their family members in an attempt to evacuate them from northern Gaza, has been deliberately attacked, killing one person. Press Release - 18 Nov 2023
 
An MSF clinic in Myanmar.
Myanmar

Medical facilities, patients and healthcare workers must be protected as conflict escalates in Myanmar

MSF is gravely concerned for the welfare of communities caught up in Myanmar’s escalating conflict, particularly in Shan, Kachin and Rakhine states where we are present. Press Release - 18 Nov 2023
 
Crisis in Gaza
Palestine

Gaza: Trapped by unrelenting fighting, thousands of civilians are at risk of dying, including over 100 MSF staff and their families

Intense, unabated fighting and shelling in Gaza city continue to prevent thousands of people from safely leaving the area. Press Release - 17 Nov 2023
 
Doctors Without Borders alarms insufficient response to the rising migrant influx in Darien jungle
Panama

Incidents of sexual violence spike for those crossing Panama’s Darién Gap

MSF teams have treated an increasing number of people – including children – who have been raped while crossing the Darién Gap, the jungle border between Panama and Colombia. Press Release - 17 Nov 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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