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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
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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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7591 Results
 
MSF non-communicable diseases clinic
Iraq

Significant healthcare needs remain in Hawija six years after battle with Islamic State group

Since 2016, during the control of the Islamic State (IS) group and the ensuing battles to retake the area of Hawija, MSF has continued to see significant medical needs, especially for non-communicable diseases and mental healthcare. Project Update - 15 Jun 2022
 
MSF Speaking Out

Level 2 Course: How does Speaking Out Articulate with MSF’s Working Humanitarian principles?

This is the first course in a series of advanced level courses to come.
The course uses the speaking out case study: MSF and the war in Former Yugoslavia 1991-2003

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MSF Speaking Out

Speaking Out Case Studies Advanced Level Modules

The advanced courses on the speaking out case studies go beyond the introductory level courses, asking you to reflect on the dilemmas and contribute your thoughts in facilitated sessions.
The advanced courses take a closer look at the central thematics and speaking out actions amidst humanitarian dilemmas.

Due to the complexity and difficulty of the advanced level learning, facilitated sessions accompany the self-paced sessions to share reflections, while offering support (largely through peer discussion) for more challenging analyses.

The facilitated sessions use the Think-Pair-Share pedagogy which designed to differentiate instruction by providing students time and structure for thinking on a given topic, enabling them to formulate individual ideas and share these ideas with a peer.
- 15 Jun 2022
 
Philippines Emergency - Nov 2013
MSF Speaking Out

The Initial Module: Introduction to MSF, SOCS, and Speaking Out

The Introduction to MSF SOCS and Speaking Out course introduces the organisation, the SOCS project, and the concept of speaking out for MSF. - 15 Jun 2022
 
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MSF Speaking Out

Speaking Out Case Studies Introductory Level Modules

All introductory courses offer open enrolment for MSFers, oter humanitarians and external students alike. These modules teach foundational skills. The MSF SOCS team will add to the repertoire of courses periodically, so check back regularly for updates. Each new course will focus on a humanitarian thematic paired with one of the speaking out case studies, grounding the conceptual with the operational experience of MSF.

Students will deepen their understanding of essential humanitarian concepts and terminologies and develop skills to effectively analyse past and present speaking out challenges.



- 15 Jun 2022
 
Mamfe District Hospital
Cameroon

MSF condemns attack on Mamfe hospital in Southwest region

Mamfe district hospital in South-West region, Cameroon, has been set alight and destroyed, putting a critically-needed health facility out of action for thousands of people. Press Release - 9 Jun 2022
 
Nutritional crisis in Ethiopia's Afar region
Ethiopia

Urgent response needed to “overwhelming” malnutrition crisis in Afar

MSF teams in Afar region, northeastern Ethiopia, are witnessing deeply concerning signs of high levels of malnutrition, particularly amongst people displaced by recent conflict. Press Release - 9 Jun 2022
 
Bay Regional Hospital, Baidoa, Somalia
Somalia

Drought intensifies health crises across Somalia and Somaliland

Somalia is facing one of its worst droughts in decades, following poor rainy seasons and a locust invasion. MSF teams are responding to measles, cholera, and acute malnutrition. Project Update - 7 Jun 2022
 
Mental health issues across Ukraine
War in Ukraine

Mental health needs grow in Ukraine after 100 days of war

After 100 days of the war in Ukraine, MSF teams continue to see the growing mental health needs of people while providing support in shelters and through mobile clinics. Project Update - 2 Jun 2022
 
Mobile clinic in Southern Madagascar
Central African Republic

MSF condemns the killing of our colleague in Central African Republic

An MSF staff member has been killed at his home by a member of the armed forces of the Central African Republic. MSF condemns this incident in the strongest possible terms. Statement - 31 May 2022
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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