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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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7590 Results
 
Maïté*, 20-year-old woman from Guinea Conakry
Italy

Denied Passage: The struggle of people stranded at the Italian-French border

The following report documents the significant dangers migrants face throughout their journeys to and within Europe. Report - 4 Aug 2023
 
informal settlement along the Roia River in Ventimiglia, Italy
Italy

People on the move face violence and pushbacks at Italian-French border

People seeking safety have faced pushbacks at the Italian-French border. We call for the end of arbitrary detention of people on the move and the use of violence at borders. Press Release - 4 Aug 2023
 
MSF psychologists provide group and individual psychological sessions to people in areas  previously occupied, Ukraine.
War in Ukraine

Protecting mental health amidst the trauma of war in Ukraine

The war in Ukraine has taken a heavy toll on people in the country. Our psychologists on the ground are working with people affected by traumatic events to try to improve their mental well-being. Project Update - 3 Aug 2023
 
Malawi

MSF closes chapter on 25-year-old HIV/AIDS project in Malawi

In July 2023, Médecins Sans Frontières closed the chapter on one of our longest-standing projects in Malawi, launched 25 years ago in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.  Project Update - 3 Aug 2023
 
Sudanese refugees in Chad
Conflict in Sudan

Wounded people arrive in Chad to escape horrific violence in Sudan

Hundreds of people, including pregnant women, who arrived in eastern Chad, describe horrific massacres upon their journey to safety. Project Update - 2 Aug 2023
 
A young boy rows a canoe
South Sudan

Communities in South Sudan prepare for flooding ahead of rainy season

Our teams are working with communities in South Sudan to ensure they have the vital medications, skills and supplies to combat the severe flooding expected in the coming months. Project Update - 1 Aug 2023
 
Sangour and Ajwal: Critical unmet needs among displaced people in White Nile State.
Conflict in Sudan

Hundreds of thousands face disease in overcrowded camps in White Nile state

Hundreds of thousands of people who have fled violent conflict in Khartoum now face deplorable conditions in overcrowded camps in White Nile state, without food, water or shelter, and exposed to deadly diseases. Project Update - 27 Jul 2023
 
Flooding in A Nout Ye IDP camp in Pauktaw, Rakhine State, Myanmar on the 21st June, over one month since Cyclone Mocha
Myanmar

Cyclone Mocha: Aid efforts severely hampered by new restrictions

Military authorities in Myanmar should lift restrictions to facilitate an urgent scale up of humanitarian action to prevent further harm, outbreak of diseases and loss of life. Project Update - 26 Jul 2023
 
Am Timan Hospital
Somalia

Extreme violence in Las Anod forces MSF to close activities 

Following intense fighting in the area, MSF has reached the difficult decision to withdraw our services from Las Anod General Hospital, Sool region, located within the internationally-recognised borders of Somalia. Press Release - 24 Jul 2023
 
Emergency Surgical Team at Bashair Hospital Khartoum, Sudan
Conflict in Sudan

Staff beatings, death threats jeopardise MSF’s presence in Khartoum hospital

On July 20, an MSF team of 18 was assaulted by a group of armed men who physically beat and whipped our colleagues and stole one of our vehicles. Press Release - 21 Jul 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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