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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
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
 
Providing healthcare among the rubble in Jindires
Türkiye and Syria earthquake response

Northwest Syria: Providing healthcare amongst the rubble in Jindires

In collaboration with local partners, MSF teams continue to provide medical assistance to people affected by the earthquakes in Jindires town, one of the worst affected areas in northwest Syria. Project Update - 27 Mar 2023
 
Cyclone Freddy in Malawi
Malawi

People cut off from healthcare after cyclone Freddy batters Malawi

Cyclone Freddy has wrought havoc on southern Malawi. Entire villages have been engulfed by landslides and mudslides. Our teams are providing support, but thousands of people are in dire need of help. Project Update - 24 Mar 2023
 
Ukraine Re-Taken Areas
War in Ukraine

Between Enemy Lines: The destruction of healthcare in Ukraine

Between enemy lines is a note that highlights the story of the destruction witnessed in areas formerly occupied by Russia and retaken by Ukrainian forces. https://storymaps.arcgis.com/ - 23 Mar 2023
 
Ukraine Re-Taken Areas
War in Ukraine

Occupation and destruction of medical structures severely impede access to healthcare

Widespread destruction of health facilities in Ukraine has severely impeded access to healthcare. MSF calls on all warring parties to allow safe access to humanitarian assistance for those in need. Press Release - 23 Mar 2023
 
Mobile clinic under tree in Huila province
Angola

Waiting 21 years for a doctor in Angola

MSF's Ximena Di Lollo, shares her impressions on supporting communities' access medical care in parts of Angola. Voices from the Field - 22 Mar 2023
 
SMARRTT Out Patient | Maria Story
Tuberculosis

New safer and shorter drug-resistant TB treatment must be scaled up

MSF calls on governments and donors to speed up access to new, shorter, safer and more effective treatments for drug-resistant tuberculosis. Press Release - 22 Mar 2023
 
CAR, 10 years of violence/Adapting/Louison
Central African Republic

Ten years of atrocities and violence in Central African Republic 

Ten years after the start of the third civil war in the Central African Republic, the documentary The Events captures the devastating consequences of years of violence in the country. Project Update - 20 Mar 2023
 
MSF denounces the severe lack of shelter and support for migrants abandoned in Assamaka
Niger

MSF condemns appalling conditions for migrants abandoned in Assamaka

Thousands of migrants deported from Algeria and abandoned in the desert in Niger require immediate protection. Press Release - 16 Mar 2023
 
Malnutrition emergency: mobile clinic in Ranobe
Natural hazards

Immediate medical needs in Malawi after cyclone Freddy hits southern region

As Cyclone Freddy hit the south of Malawi leading to casualties and damage to the infrastructure, immediate medical needs emerge in affected areas. Press Release - 14 Mar 2023
 
Animal-assisted therapy
Mexico

Providing animal-assisted psychological support to victims of violence in Mexico

Our team in Mexico city provides animal-assisted therapy to victims of torture and extreme violence. Project Update - 14 Mar 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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