Middle East & North Africa

Algeria
MSF first worked in Algeria in 1980 and closed its projects in 2016.

Bahrain
MSF first worked in Bahrain in 2011 and closed its projects in 2012.

Egypt
Egypt is a key transit and destination country for African and Middle Eastern refugees and migrants, many of whom have been subjected to violence or persecution in their countries.
18,500
outpatient consultations10,900
individual mental health consultations
Iran
MSF provides free healthcare to excluded and marginalised groups in south Tehran, including drug users, sex workers, street children and the ghorbat ethnic minority.
48,100
outpatient consultations6,610
Individual mental health consultations440
People started on treatment for hepatitis C
Iraq
Learn about MSF projects in Iraq, where the health sector is struggling to meet the dire needs.
137,100
Outpatient consultations61,900
emergency room admissions24,600
patients admitted to hospital18,700
Individual mental health consultations16,800
births assisted including 2,330 caesarean sections4,370
mental health consultations provided in group sessions3,640
surgical interventions
Jordan
Jordan hosts over 700,000 refugees, according to the UNHCR, many of whom reside in camps or have settled in the country.
23,700
outpatient consultations2,990
individual mental health consultations940
surgical interventions
Lebanon
More than 1.5 million Syrians have fled into Lebanon since the conflict began in 2011, making Lebanon and Jordan the countries hosting the largest proportion of refugees in the world.
124,600
outpatient consultations51,600
doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered11,000
individual mental health consultations4,030
births assisted
Libya
Libya remains fragmented by conflict and fighting continues in several parts of the country. The breakdown of law and order, the economic collapse and the existence of three governments has had a severe impact on the healthcare system.
39,800
outpatient consultations5,470
antenatal consultations280
people started on treatment for TB