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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
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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Zulfa'u Musa
Nigeria

One in four children malnourished in parts of northwest Nigeria

We are urging for immediate action after screening results reveal a catastrophic malnutrition crisis across northwest Nigeria. Press Release - 10 Sep 2024
 
Situation in MSF's Tabarre hospital
Haiti

Rapid and safe access to medical care must be guaranteed in Port-au-Prince

On Tuesday, 3 September 2024, a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) ambulance carrying a patient in critical condition was stopped by police in Port-au-Prince, preventing our team from providing the necessary care. Press Release - 6 Sep 2024
 
JENIN Recurring incursions 02
Palestine

Access to medical care at risk in West Bank as Israeli incursions intensify

Military incursions and attacks on medical facilities and personnel by Israeli forces in Palestine’s West Bank are severely hindering people’s ability to access medical care. Press Release - 5 Sep 2024
 
Mpox Cases Amidst Displacement Sites Near Goma
Democratic Republic of Congo

Mpox in eastern DRC is just another challenge amid torrent of problems

According to Dr Tejshri Shah, General Director of MSF who recently returned from North Kivu, DRC, containing the mpox outbreak necessitates listening to people about their needs and addressing their appalling living conditions. Voices from the Field - 4 Sep 2024
 
MSF ambulance with a patient in Donetsk region
Ukraine

In transit for survival: MSF ambulances and Ukraine’s war-wounded

As the war in Ukraine continues, our ambulance teams are working tirelessly to transport patients away from the frontlines to hospitals in safer areas. Project Update - 2 Sep 2024
 
MSF Field Hospital, Deir Al Balah, Gaza
Gaza-Israel war

With Al-Aqsa hospital under threat, MSF opens field hospital in central Gaza

MSF has opened a field hospital in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza, Palestine, in response to the increasing military threat to Al-Aqsa hospital. Press Release - 28 Aug 2024
 
Rescue 2 - Rotation 65
Mediterranean migration

Italian authorities detain MSF rescue ship for 60 days

MSF's rescue ship, the Geo Barents, has been prevented from conducting lifesaving activities in the Mediterranean Sea, after Italian authorities issued a 60-day detention order for alleged safety violations. Press Release - 27 Aug 2024
 
Tents of people sheltering in Al Mawasi, Khan Younis, Gaza
Gaza-Israel war

Displaced people struggle without sanitation services in Khan Younis, Gaza

As the war in Gaza, Palestine, continues, MSF is supporting the Palestinian Agricultural Development Association in providing water and sanitation services to people displaced multiple times. Project Update - 27 Aug 2024
 
Metche: A hospital built from zero for Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad
Conflict in Sudan

Soaring medical needs and a failing humanitarian response mark 500 days of war in Sudan

A failing humanitarian response and a shameful lack of response from donors mark 500 days of war in Sudan, where people's needs have reached catastrophic levels. Press Release - 27 Aug 2024
 
The MSF medical team provides assistance to passengers waiting for the train in Pokrovsk
War in Ukraine

MSF provides medical care to people evacuating from Pokrovsk

As fighting escalates and approaches the district of Pokrovsk, Ukraine, MSF teams are assisting those who have been forced to evacuate. Press Release - 26 Aug 2024
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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