Middle East & North Africa

Algeria

MSF first worked in Algeria in 1988 and closed its projects in 2016.

Middle East & North Africa

Bahrain

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

Middle East & North Africa

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.

In 2018

11,800

Individual mental health consultations

2,190

Outpatient consultations

Middle East & North Africa

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.

In 2018

29,900

outpatient consultations

3,750

individual mental health consultations

82

people treated for hepatitis C

Middle East & North Africa

Iraq

Learn about MSF projects in Iraq, where many health facilities are destroyed and those still operating lack medical supplies and qualified health workers after years of armed conflict and instability.

In 2018

197,600

outpatient consultations

38,500

individual mental health consultations

11,100

births assisted

Middle East & North Africa

Jordan

Jordan has registered over 650,000 Syrian refugees since 2011, according to the UNHCR. Lack of proper legal documentation, financial constraints and border closures mean that their access to healthcare is extremely limited.

In 2018

69,000

outpatient consultations

11,200

individual mental health consultations

2,690

births assisted

Middle East & North Africa

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.

In 2018

125,400

outpatient consultations

11,700

individual mental health consultations

4,660

births assisted

Middle East & North Africa

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.

In 2018

46,900

outpatient consultations

1,160

antenatal consultations

180

people started on treatment for TB

Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa

Algeria

MSF first worked in Algeria in 1988 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.

11,800

2,190

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. ​​​

29,900

3,750

82

Iraq

Learn about MSF projects in Iraq, where many health facilities are destroyed and those still operating lack medical supplies and qualified health workers after years of armed conflict and instability.

197,600

38,500

11,100

Jordan

Jordan has registered over 650,000 Syrian refugees since 2011, according to the UNHCR. Lack of proper legal documentation, financial constraints and border closures mean that their access to healthcare is extremely limited.

69,000

11,200

2,690

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.

125,400

11,700

4,660

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.

46,900

1,160

180

Morocco

MSF first worked in Morocco in 1997 and closed its migrant health projects in 2013.

MSF provides free healthcare to excluded and marginalised groups in south Tehran, including drug users, sex workers, street children and the ghorbat ethnic minority.