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Who We Are

Cholera intervention in South Kivu

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

How we work

See what triggers an intervention and how supply and logistics allow our teams to respond quickly.

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.

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.

Contact us

Visit this section to get in touch with our offices around the world.

What we do

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

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Medical Activities Medical Activities

MSF Measles Vaccination in DRC

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

Crisis Settings Crisis Settings

Aden besieged

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

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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Africa Africa + 34 More

Asia & Pacific Asia & Pacific + 19 More

Middle East & North Africa Middle East & North Africa + 10 More

Europe & Central Asia Europe & Central Asia + 29 More

The Americas The Americas + 13 More

MSF Websites

A Global Network

Our offices around the world

Our offices around the world

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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.

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.

Staff blogs

Read stories from our staff as they carry out their work around the world.

Patient blogs

Hear directly from the inspirational people we help as they talk about their experiences dealing with often neglected, life-threatening diseases.

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.

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.

ARHP

Based in Barcelona, ARHP documents and reflects on the operational challenges and dilemmas faced by the MSF field teams.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Kenya Supply Unit

Regional logistic centre for the whole East Africa region

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.

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.

MSF Field Research

Find important research based on our field experience on our dedicated Field Research website.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Intersectional Benchmarking Unit

The Intersectional Benchmarking Unit collects and analyses data about local labour markets in all locations where MSF employs people.

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.

Humanitarian Law

This Guide explains the terms, concepts, and rules of humanitarian law in accessible and reader-friendly alphabetical entries.

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.

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.

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.

Asia & Pacific

Asia & Pacific

Bangladesh

Learn about MSF projects in Bangladesh, where hundreds of thousands of Rohingya are living after fleeing targeted violence in Myanmar.

In 2018

361

million litres of water distributed

954,300

outpatient consultations

26,600

individual mental health consultations

Asia & Pacific

Cambodia

Our projects in Cambodia are currently focused on tackling hepatitis C and malaria.

In 2018

8,290

people on treatment for hepatitis C

3,890

people treated for malaria

Asia & Pacific

China

MSF first worked in China in 1989 and closed its projects in 2014.

Asia & Pacific

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

MSF first worked in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in 1995 and closed its projects in 2015.

Asia & Pacific

Hong Kong

MSF worked in Hong Kong during the SARS outbreak of 2003.

Asia & Pacific

India

In India, we focus mainly on mental healthcare, screening and treatment for HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and hepatitis C, and support to victims of sexual and gender-based violence.

In 2018

56,000

outpatient consultations

4,330

individual mental health consultations

2,330

people treated for hepatitis C

Asia & Pacific

Indonesia

Learn about MSF projects in Indonesia, where we provide mental healthcare and carry out emergency interventions.

In 2018

35

NO. STAFF IN 2018

1995

YEAR MSF FIRST WORKED IN THE COUNTRY

Asia & Pacific

Japan

MSF first worked in Japan in 2011 and closed its projects in 2011.

Asia & Pacific

Laos

MSF first worked in Laos in 1989 and closed its projects in 2013.

Asia & Pacific

Malaysia

Many refugee communities and survivors of trafficking are unable to access healthcare.

In 2018

6,020

outpatient consultations

Asia & Pacific

Mongolia

MSF closed its projects in Mongolia in 2010.

Asia & Pacific

Myanmar

We work with the Myanmar Ministry of Health to provide care for HIV and TB patients, primary healthcare, and vaccinations.

In 2018

55,500

outpatient consultations

20,500

people on first-line ARV treatment

770

people started on treatment for TB