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.

15,200

outpatient consultations

5,730

individual mental health 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.

29,500

outpatient consultations

6,060

Individual mental health consultations

190

People started on treatment for hepatitis C

Middle East & North Africa

Iraq

Learn about MSF projects in Iraq, where the health sector is struggling to meet the dire needs.

80,900

Outpatient consultations

69,100

Emergency room admissions

15,800

Individual mental health consultations

14,400

Births assisted

4,480

Surgical interventions

Middle East & North Africa

Jordan

Jordan hosts over 700,000 refugees, according to the UNHCR, many of whom reside in camps or have settled in the country.

23,900

outpatient consultations

4,530

individual mental health consultations

700

surgical interventions

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.

152,900

outpatient consultations

11,600

individual mental health consultations

9,430

people admitted to hospital

4,610

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.

16,800

outpatient consultations

3,030

antenatal consultations

250

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.

15,200

5,730

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. ​​​

29,500

6,060

190

Iraq

Learn about MSF projects in Iraq, where the health sector is struggling to meet the dire needs.

80,900

69,100

15,800

14,400

4,480

Jordan

Jordan hosts over 700,000 refugees, according to the UNHCR, many of whom reside in camps or have settled in the country.

23,900

4,530

700

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.

152,900

11,600

9,430

4,610

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.

16,800

3,030

250

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.