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.
16,400
Outpatient consultations8,600
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.
41,700
outpatient consultations5,410
individual mental health consultations180
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.
125,900
outpatient consultations89,700
emergency room admissions33,300
individual mental health consultations
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.
30,700
outpatient consultations8,070
individual mental health consultations1,080
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.
217,600
outpatient consultations10,700
individual mental health consultations4,850
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.
22,500
outpatient consultations1,520
antenatal consultations210
people started on treatment for TB