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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 Access

MSF Access pushes 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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Geo MSF

The GeoMSF platform is a dynamic one-stop-shop website for all of MSF's GIS related services and products. Access maps and applications through the catalogue, request geographical support, or produce a map on GeoMSF.

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What we do

Médecins Sans Frontières brings medical humanitarian assistance to victims of conflict, natural disasters, epidemics or healthcare exclusion.

We treat patients suffering from a wide array of illnesses and health needs. Here you will find some of the main needs we see and what we do about them.

Discover the main crises we work in, the consequences faced by affected people and challenges in delivering care.

An MSF staff holding separate sets of the tuberculosis treatment medicine inside the Makeni Regional Hospital in Bombali District, Sierra Leone. The left hand contains pills from the BPaLM 6-month shorter regimen treatment and the right hand contains pills from the 18 months longer regimen treatment. MSF started rolling out the new BPaLM treatment in Bombali District, Sierra Leone, in November 2022, making this shorter treatment routinely available for patients diagnosed with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB).
Crisis settings

Access to medicines

Unaffordable, unavailable, not adapted - people around the world face these challenges in accessing lifesaving medicines.
Image of medicine for the treatment of drug resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). The left hand contains pills from the recently approved BPaLM 6-month shorter regimen treatment and the right hand contains pills from the longer 18 months regimen treatment. Following the validation of shorter regimen by WHO, MSF started supporting the Ministry of Health in implementing shorter regimen for patients affected by DR-TB since 2022 in Sierra Leone. Depending on individual patients’ diagnostic and clinical situation treatment regimens are initiated. Shorter regimens are often preferred by patients and medical professionals as longer treatment can be physically and mentally harder to adhere to.
Medical activities

Antibiotic resistance

Antibiotic resistance is a serious and growing phenomenon in contemporary medicine and has emerged as one of the pre-eminent public health concerns of the 21st century.
On 20 November, five MSF vehicles parked in front of our clinic in Gaza city were destroyed by the intervention of the Israeli forces. The clinic was also damaged as a result and part of the building was engulfed by fire for a few hours. The cars and the clinic were clearly identified with the MSF logo. This happened while 21 people, including an MSF staff and his family members, were sheltered in the clinic and more than 50 others were in the guesthouse across the street: luckily, they survived unscathed. The cars that were destroyed were the ones used in the aborted evacuation of our staff and their relatives on 18 November, resulting in the killing of two people. Some of the staff sheltering in the MSF premises that day were witnesses to the incident.
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Attacks on medical care

Attacks against medical facilities and health workers, whether deliberate or indiscriminate, are part of generalised violence and atrocities committed against civilians in armed conflict. They deprive populations of health services, often when they need them the most.
MSF Nursing Team Supervisor Regina Sandy gives a high-five to a recovering patient. The boy was treated in the paediatric wards in the MSF-supported Magburaka District Hospital. Regina supervises the nurses in the paediatric wards in the hospital: ICU, Inpatient Therapeutic Feeding, ER and neonatal ward. Regina first joined MSF in Bo during the Ebola epidemic that hit Sierra Leone between 2014 and 2016.
Medical activities

Child health

Around the world, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are working to protect the health of children.
Medical team inside one of the cholera treatment centre’s tent providing medical care for cholera and acute watery patients. Aden city, Yemen.
Medical activities

Cholera

Although easy to prevent and treat, cholera affects up to 4 million people worldwide per year.
Much of the local economy depends on the rearing of livestock such as cows, goats and camels. Because of a lack of rain and a very bad harvest this year, it has become difficult for famers to feed their animals. Some have taken their cattle south to find pastures, or to sell their animals.
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Climate emergency

The health impacts of a changing climate are already a burden for many people in the world, including those MSF teams assist.
TAWILA, North Darfur, Sudan — March 2026: A man injured during fighting in El Fasher in October 2025 walks on crutches outside the MSF hospital in Tawila, escorted by Hussein, a longtime Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) medical coordinator. Tawila has become a critical refuge for hundreds of thousands fleeing violence in and around the besieged city of El Fasher, where humanitarian organizations such as MSF provide lifesaving medical care to war-wounded civilians and severely malnourished children. (Photo by Giles Clarke/OCHA)
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Conflict in Sudan

Find out the latest information on MSF's response to the conflict in Sudan.
A man receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the MSF vaccination center in Bar Elias (Bekaa Valley).
Medical activities

Coronavirus

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses, most of which are harmless for humans. However, two types can cause severe lung infections. MSF is currently responding to a worldwide coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19
An MSF nurse in full personal protective equipment (PPE) coordinates the arrival of a patient with suspected Ebola disease at the Elikya Ebola Treatment Center (ETC) in Bunia, Ituri province, DR Congo, guiding the patient through the designated circuit for safe admission.
In Focus

DRC Ebola outbreaks

Learn about MSF’s response to the Ebola disease outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Dr Papy Dieya, MSF doctor, and two staff of the Congolese Ministry of Health at the Wangata Ebola Treatment Centre, Mbandaka, DRC.
Medical activities

Ebola and haemorrhagic fevers

Ebola and haemorrhagic fevers are rare but deadly. Outbreaks can kill up to 90 per cent of those infected, spreading fear and panic among affected communities.
Two health workers talk at the Budjala general hospital, supported by MSF. MSF also deployed a team in the Budjala health zone in South Ubangi to support health authorities in the response against Mpox. Particular emphasis is also placed on mental health. In the community, health promoters intervene to ensure disease control and prevention. Thanks to their mobilization, more than 822 contact cases are being monitored for better epidemiological monitoring.
Crisis settings

Epidemics and pandemics

Millions of people still die each year from infectious diseases that are preventable or can be treated.
A young boy carries a water jerrycan through the Mawasi Khan Younis displacement tents, where patched and worn-out tents offer little shelter. Israel's ban on fishing and swimming increased the desperate need for fresh water for displaced Palestinians in Gaza.
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Gaza-Israel war

Learn how MSF teams are responding to the genocide in Gaza, Palestine.
M. Zubair Khan, an MSF nurse, offers support and guidance to a hepatitis C patient during an outreach activity in a neighborhood of Machar Colony in Karachi, Pakistan.
Medical activities

Hepatitis C

Worldwide, an estimated 58 million people are infected with the hepatitis C virus, with about 1.5 million new infections occurring per year. While hepatitis C can be cured, few people have access to treatment.
MSF nursing team supervisor Bang Bol administers the first dose of the hepatitis E vaccine to a woman in Wangmok village, Jonglei State.
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Hepatitis E

Hepatitis E is transmitted by ingesting water contaminated by an infected person’s faeces. Outbreaks are often documented in places with poor sanitation, like camps for refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs). Hepatitis E commonly causes only a mild short-term illness.
Maria Atonio, 43-years-old farmer from Macomia, talks to MSF’s Clinical Officer Mussa Rahamane Waide at MSF’s Clinic in Nanga, to receive ART and monitor her health. Maria was displaced in 2020 when Macomia village was attacked and returned home in 2022. Since she returned to Macomia, Maria has been collecting Anti-retroviral treatment at MSF’s clinic in Nanga. “Since June 2022, I have been coming to this clinic to collect my medication. I come once a month usually, and the services are quite good – the staff are very friendly and make us feel welcome and comfortable. I take my medication very seriously – one pill every morning.” Says Maria.
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HIV/AIDS

Around 630,000 people died from HIV-related causes, while 1.3 million people became newly infected with the HIV virus in 2022.
An empty treatment area at a primary health care facility in Hamidya which saw much of its funding cut by international donors. The facility is still able to provide mental health services for survivors of sexual violence but many of the primary health care activities it provided to pregnant women, mothers, and children are not functioning.
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Humanitarian aid cuts

Massive cuts to humanitarian and global health assistance are hurting communities caught in crisis.
MSF medical staff are examining Mekuanent, a kala azar patient during the morning rounds at MSF’s Abdurafi health center specializing in treatment of Kala-azar and snakebite. Among the young male population the prevalence of HIV infection is relatively high. That creates a unique situation with between 20 and 40% of kala azar patients HIV co-infected. This combination of two diseases, both severely immune suppressive, is almost impossible to cure.
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Kala azar

Hundreds of millions of people are at risk of infection with kala azar - one of the world's most dangerous parasitic diseases. Only malaria is more deadly.
Rahana Ibrahim is 30 years old, “my daughter is 2 years-old, she started having fever and convulsions, I didn’t know it was malaria”. She explained she now received information about using mosquito nets during rainy season to avoid getting malaria again. Last year, Rahana had to bring her other child suffering from malnutrition to the town of Anka where MSF used to have an inpatient feeding centre before drastically reducing the operations during summer 2023 because of the high levels of violence.
Medical activities

Malaria

Each year, malaria kills over 600,000 people. Three-quarters of all deaths are children under five years of age.
A nurse measure the mid-upper arm curcumferance of a child suspected vor malnutrition in the pediatric triage tent at the MSF hospital in Aboutengue refugee camp, Ouaddaï region, Chad. Feb 5, 2024. ©Diana Zeyneb Alhindawi for Médecins Sans Frontières
Medical activities

Malnutrition

More than 224 million children around the world last year suffered from malnutrition. It is the underlying contributing factor in nearly half of the deaths of children under five years of age.
MSF Nurse Gatwech Tuoch immunizes a child against measles at the MSF Mobile Clinic in Bulukat, Upper Nile State South Sudan.
Medical activities

Measles

In 2025, our teams vaccinated 2.1 million people against measles in response to outbreaks. But the highly contagious viral disease remains one of the leading killers of young children.
On the morning of 7th of June, the team on Geo Barents carried out two rescue operations in the Libyan SAR region. In total, 146 are safely on-board and receiving the care they require. The Italian authorities assigned Genova as a place of safety. In the first rescue, 37 people were found in distress on a white fiberglass boat. As for the second rescue, 109 people were in distress aboard a grey rubber boat.
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Mediterranean migration

Every year, thousands of people fleeing war, persecution and poverty at home attempt the treacherous journey across the Mediterranean. Countless lives are lost on the way.
Sabiti Lukalaba vient de finir son traitement contre la méningite, il rentre à la maison dans les minutes qui suivent; les signes de la méningite ont disparu; il vient de passer cinq jours à l’hôpital général de Banalia. MSF soutient les efforts du à Ministère Provinciale de la Santé dans cette zone de la Province de la Tshopo en RDC dans la lutte contre cette maladie potentiellement mortelle.
Medical activities

Meningitis

Meningococcal meningitis is a highly contagious bacterial form of meningitis – a serious inflammation of the meninges – the thin lining that surrounds the brain and spinal cord.
On July 11, 2023, about 30 MSF volunteers from the villages of Internatsional, Arka-1 and Eski-Oochu et al., Leilek district, Batken oblast, took part in a training on psychological first aid, stress management, behavior recognition, and psychological support for children affected by emergencies.
Medical activities

Mental health

Where we work, we may see people with a mental illness or confronting distressing situations, such as violence, loss or displacement. Mental health support can be crucial to help people cope.
MSF health promotion workers raise awareness about Mpox in the Kanyaruchinya IDP site. The Mpox epidemic is increasingly affecting people displaced by armed conflict in Goma, North Kivu. MSF has deployed its teams of health promoters to raise awareness of the behaviour to adopt to avoid contamination. Communities are urged to bring any suspected cases to the health centre as a matter of urgency, and to avoid discriminating against contaminated people.
Medical activities

Mpox

Learn more about MSF's activities in responding to mpox.
Four mothers posing in a corridor of the Hospital in Bili. All four of them are staying in the hospital with their child, that's suffering from a severe case of malaria. Since the beginning of the project in 2016, the pediatric ward already treated more than 4.000 cases of complicated/severe form of malaria.

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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