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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

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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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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7590 Results
 
People in line at a water point in Transit Centre in Renk
South Sudan

Aid woefully inadequate for returnees stuck in deplorable conditions in Renk

Nearly 300,000 South Sudanese fleeing the conflict in Sudan have returned to their homeland and are now stuck in deplorable conditions, at risk of measles, malaria and malnutrition. Press Release - 3 Oct 2023
 
Morocco Earthquake | Talat Nyakoub - MSF Assessment
Morocco

Mental health needs a priority after Moroccan earthquake

Three weeks after the devastating earthquake in Morocco, our teams are providing psychological support to people affected, as hopes fade of rescue teams finding survivors. Project Update - 2 Oct 2023
 
MSF supporting the measles vaccination campaign by the Ministry of Health in the Um Sangour camp, White Nile state, Sudan
Conflict in Sudan

Overwhelming needs in White Nile as conflict pushes people to limit

With nearly half a million people who have been displaced living across 10 camps in the White Nile, Sudan, the situation has reached a critical point, with people living in destitution and at risk of malnutrition. Voices from the Field - 28 Sep 2023
 
Am Timan Hospital
Armenia

Nagorno Karabakh: MSF prepares to respond to people fleeing to Armenia

In the wake of violence erupting in Nagorno-Karabakh, a self autonomous region in Azerbaijan, thousands of people have fled to Armenia, where MSF teams are preparing to respond to their needs. Press Release - 27 Sep 2023
 
Aftermath of deadly floods in Libya
Libya

Mental health support needed after Storm Daniel destroys Derna

Two weeks after the devastation of Storm Daniel on Derna, Libya, our teams on the ground have begun mental heath support for people affected in the region. Interview - 27 Sep 2023
 
20 years providing live-saving treatment to Kala azar patients in Abdurafi
Ethiopia

Two decades of combatting the world’s most neglected diseases

In Ethiopia, our teams have been responding to two of the world's deadliest and most neglected diseases for 20 years. Here are nine quick facts about our lifesaving work in the region. Project Update - 26 Sep 2023
 
Umdawanban hospital OCG
Sudan

Catastrophic health crisis in Sudan demands more action

A written statement from MSF for the high-level ministerial event on Sudan at the United Nations General Assembly on 20 September. Statement - 21 Sep 2023
 
Magburaka - Enhancing access to maternal health care in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone

Helping pregnant women access timely and quality maternity services

To address high maternal mortality rates in Sierra Leone, our teams are helping pregnant women access timely and quality maternity services by facilitating transportation and referrals. Project Update - 20 Sep 2023
 
Malnutrition emergency: mobile clinic in Ranobe
Libya

MSF begins medical activities in Derna after Storm Daniel

After Storm Daniel rocked the cities of Derna and Susah in Libya, our teams are set to begin medical activities in the region. Here are four things to know. Interview - 20 Sep 2023
 
Diphtheria, Kano project
Nigeria

Urgent response needed to curb Nigeria’s worsening diphtheria outbreak

As a diphtheria outbreak surges through Nigeria and neighbouring countries, an urgent increase in access to medicines and vaccination is vital to avoid further deaths. Press Release - 19 Sep 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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