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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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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 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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Côte d'Ivoire

Ivory Coast population trapped in conflict

Increasingly intense armed confrontations over recent weeks in Ivory Coast, together with political gridlock, have had serious consequences on the country’s population. Fighting has led to new displacements of people in the capital, Abidjan, and in the western region of the country. Insecurity and shortages of medicine resulting from international sanctions have made it very difficult for victims of violence - and all those in need - to obtain care. Project Update - 16 Mar 2011
 
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Japan

MSF works in isolated Japanese community devastated by quake

From Tuesday, MSF staff plan to start a small clinic in another town near to Minamisanriku using drugs donated on Monday. Once additional medical resources from the massive Japanese relief effort arrive, MSF will try to find other pockets of communities who may need medical assistance. Project Update - 16 Mar 2011
 
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Libya

Even less access to those trapped in the fighting in Libya

The security conditions make it now effectively impossible for medical teams to travel safely to areas where the ongoing fighting has left the most needs. On two different occasions last week, an MSF team headed for Ras Lanuf, one of the areas most affected by the ongoing violence, was forced to turn back due to insecurity. Project Update - 16 Mar 2011
 
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Japan

MSF works in isolated community in Japan devastated by quake

MSF staff plan to start a small clinic in another town near to Minamisanriku. Once additional medical resources from the massive Japanese relief effort arrive, MSF will try to find other pockets of communities who may need medical assistance. Statement - 15 Mar 2011
 
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South Sudan

Increase in fighting in Malakal, southern Sudan; MSF treats 24 wounded

“Our main concern is that people in need of medical care can receive it,” said Head of Mission Voitek Asztabski. “Our team worked tirelessly to treat those who reached Malakal hospital. However, it is crucial that all those involved in hostilities ensure that people are able to access emergency medical care.” Project Update - 15 Mar 2011
 
Japan

Significant needs in remote quake and tsunami-hit areas of Japan

MSF is now identifying specific needs - which include oxygen, non-food items, medical items and water - and will work with Japanese authorities to assist these populations. Project Update - 15 Mar 2011
 
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Japan

MSF continues to assess in quake and tsunami devastated areas of Japan

As they continue their assessments, the teams will particularly focus on the needs of more vulnerable populations, including elderly people and young children, as well as people suffering from chronic illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease. Project Update - 14 Mar 2011
 
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Mental health

Psychosocial and mental health interventions in areas of mass violence

Medical guidelines on providing psychosocial and mental health support to people living in contexts of mass violence. Second edition, March 2011. MSF medical resource - 13 Mar 2011
 
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Japan

MSF team assesses quake-battered area

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“In some places, we saw that houses and buildings had been completely destroyed," said Mikiko Dotsu, the coordinator of the MSF assessment team. "Local people said the water from the tsunami had gone down from yesterday, but there was still a lot of flooding." Project Update - 12 Mar 2011
 
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Libya

MSF extremely concerned with plight of wounded; calls for unhindered access to medical care

“Our main challenge today is to gain immediate access to the people affected by violence inside Libya,” said Bruno Jochum, director of operations at MSF. “Despite ongoing intense fighting, our medical teams, who have been deliberately blocked at the Tunisian border in Ras Ajdir for weeks now, do not see any injured patients authorised to cross into Tunisia. It is essential that people have the possibility to flee combat zones to find refuge in safe areas inside Libya or abroad.” Press Release - 12 Mar 2011
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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