Middle East & North Africa

Algeria

MSF first worked in Algeria in 1980 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.

18,500

outpatient consultations

10,900

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.

48,100

outpatient consultations

6,610

Individual mental health consultations

440

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.

137,100

Outpatient consultations

61,900

emergency room admissions

24,600

patients admitted to hospital

18,700

Individual mental health consultations

16,800

births assisted including 2,330 caesarean sections

4,370

mental health consultations provided in group sessions

3,640

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.

23,700

outpatient consultations

2,990

individual mental health consultations

940

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.

124,600

outpatient consultations

51,600

doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered

11,000

individual mental health consultations

4,030

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.

39,800

outpatient consultations

5,470

antenatal consultations

280

people started on treatment for TB

Middle East & North Africa

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

10,900

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

6,610

440

Iraq

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

137,100

61,900

24,600

18,700

16,800

4,370

3,640

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

2,990

940

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

51,600

11,000

4,030

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

5,470

280

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.