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Learn about our mission, our charter and principles, and who we are.

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How we work

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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 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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Timor-Leste

MSF primary care in Baucau moves to the civilian hospital

MSF staffing in the region stands at 13 in Dili and another 15 in Baucau. Darwin, Australia maintains itself with three staff members coordinating MSF activities. Project Update - 10 Oct 1999
 
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Timor-Leste

Over 1,600 displaced discovered on eastern tip

Bishop Belo, the Nobel Peace Prize recipient for 1996 who returned to his home in Baucau last week, has called for more international pressure to secure the return of displaced persons back to East Timor. Project Update - 10 Oct 1999
 
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Timor-Leste

Increased district visits from MSF in Baucau

Security in Baucau and the surounding area has improved substantially in recent days, according to the U.N., and it is now considered safe to move without an escort in the city as well as on the road between Baucau and Dili and from Baucau to Virenque. Project Update - 8 Oct 1999
 
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Timor-Leste

Bishop Carlos Belo returns to East Timor

Bishop Carlos Belo, who shared the Nobel price in 1996 with Ramos Horta, has returned to East Timor after a month spent in exile. Project Update - 7 Oct 1999
 
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Timor-Leste

Mobile clinics allow more care throughout East Timor

The immediate increase in MSF activity in East Timor has been with the use of mobile clinics to visit areas with limited security and MSF planned involvement in the health care of refugees who are a part of the UNHCR organised repatriation programme. Project Update - 7 Oct 1999
 
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Timor-Leste

MSF to take on a civilian hospital

MSF capabilities in Baccau will increase substantially on Friday, October 8. Plans are to have a civilian hospital handed over to MSF for medical coordination. Project Update - 6 Oct 1999
 
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Timor-Leste

MSF increases role in Baucau

MSF staff has expanded to 18 members in East Timor. Ten are in Dili and another eight are in Baucau. This means the initial exploratory team of three to Baucau have been augmented by both supplies and staff in the recent cargo flight, chartered by MSF Project Update - 4 Oct 1999
 
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Timor-Leste

Construction starts with the rainy season

One of the most visible signs of the post-election violence is the destruction of buildings throughout the country. In Dili alone, MSF has approximated over 95% of the homes as uninhabitable in their current state. Assisting in the redevelopment of shelter for the local population is a priority. Project Update - 4 Oct 1999
 
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Timor-Leste

A need to re-establish the basics

Heidi Q is a midwife from London, England and has been with MSF since 1993. She has been in Dili since July and was part of the MSF team evicted from East Timor in the post-independence referendum violence. In the past, Heidi has been with MSF for 16 months in Cambodia, one year in Angola and four months in Sudan. She spoke with MSF from a satellite phone in Dili. Project Update - 30 Sep 1999
 
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Timor-Leste

Presence in Baucau as MSF extends operations

The MSF staff contingent remains at eleven for the time being. Three are now stationed in Baucau. They arrived yesterday, travelling under military escort, equipped with one vehicle and basic supplies. An assessment in the city and district will begin today. MSF consultations continue in the Stadium in Dili. The MSF team has also moved into its own residence in Dili. Over the past week, they have been obliged to Project Update - 30 Sep 1999
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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