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Médecins Sans Frontières brings medical humanitarian assistance to victims of conflict, natural disasters, epidemics or healthcare exclusion.

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MSF Access

MSF Access pushes for access to, and the development of, life-saving and life-prolonging medicines, diagnostic tests and vaccines for people in our programmes and beyond.

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CRASH

Based in Paris, CRASH conducts and directs studies and analysis of MSF actions. They participate in internal training sessions and assessment missions in the field.

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UREPH

Based in Geneva, UREPH (or Research Unit) aims to improve the way MSF projects are implemented in the field and to participate in critical thinking on humanitarian and medical action.

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ARHP

Based in Barcelona, ARHP documents and reflects on the operational challenges and dilemmas faced by the MSF field teams.

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MSF Analysis

Based in Brussels, MSF Analysis intends to stimulate reflection and debate on humanitarian topics organised around the themes of migration, refugees, aid access, health policy and the environment in which aid operates.

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MSF Supply

This logistical and supply centre in Brussels provides storage of and delivers medical equipment, logistics and drugs for international purchases for MSF missions.

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MSF Logistique

This supply and logistics centre in Bordeaux, France, provides warehousing and delivery of medical equipment, logistics and drugs for international purchases for MSF missions.

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Amsterdam Procurement Unit

This logistical centre in Amsterdam purchases, tests, and stores equipment including vehicles, communications material, power supplies, water-processing facilities and nutritional supplements.

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Brazilian Medical Unit

BRAMU specialises in neglected tropical diseases, such as dengue and Chagas, and other infectious diseases. This medical unit is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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MSF Medical Guidelines

Our medical guidelines are based on scientific data collected from MSF’s experiences, the World Health Organization (WHO), other renowned international medical institutions, and medical and scientific journals.

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Epicentre

Providing epidemiological expertise to underpin our operations, conducting research and training to support our goal of providing medical aid in areas where people are affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or excluded from health care.

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Evaluation Units

Evaluation Units have been established in Vienna, Stockholm, and Paris, assessing the potential and limitations of medical humanitarian action, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of our medical humanitarian work.

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LGBTQI+ Inclusion in Health Settings

MSF works with LGBTQI+ populations in many settings over the last 25-30 years. LGBTQI+ people face healthcare disparities with limited access to care and higher disease rates than the general population.

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LUXOR

The Luxembourg Operational Research (LuxOR) unit coordinates field research projects and operational research training, and provides support for documentation activities and routine data collection.

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MSF Academy for Healthcare

To upskill and provide training to locally-hired MSF staff in several countries, MSF has created the MSF Academy for Healthcare.

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Humanitarian Law

This Guide explains the terms, concepts, and rules of humanitarian law in accessible and reader-friendly alphabetical entries.

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MSF Paediatric Days

The MSF Paediatric Days is an event for paediatric field staff, policy makers and academia to exchange ideas, align efforts, inspire and share frontline research to advance urgent paediatric issues of direct concern for the humanitarian field.

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MSF Foundation

The MSF Foundation aims to create a fertile arena for logistics and medical knowledge-sharing to meet the needs of MSF and the humanitarian sector as a whole.

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DNDi

A collaborative, patients’ needs-driven, non-profit drug research and development organisation that is developing new treatments for neglected diseases, founded in 2003 by seven organisations from around the world.

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MSF Science Portal

Our digital portal dedicated to sharing the latest medical evidence from our humanitarian activities around the globe.

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Noma

Noma is a preventable and treatable neglected disease, but 90 per cent of people will die within the first two weeks of infection if they do not receive treatment.

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TIC

The TIC is aiming to change how MSF works to better meet the evolving needs of our patients.

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Telemedicine

MSF's telemedicine hub aims to overcome geographic barriers for equitable, accessible, and quality patient care.

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Sweden Innovation Unit

Launched in 2012, the MSF Sweden Innovation Unit deploys a human-centered approach for promoting a culture of innovation within MSF.

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Geo MSF

The GeoMSF platform is a dynamic one-stop-shop website for all of MSF's GIS related services and products. Access maps and applications through the catalogue, request geographical support, or produce a map on GeoMSF.

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Tanzania, Nduta: Health-post, General Consultation

Tanzania

A child in a healthcare clinic where MSF provides medical consultations for patients, in Nduta. Tanzania, February 2021.
© MSF/Alawiya Mohammed
We provide assistance to Burundian refugees living in Nduta camp in the north-west of Kigoma region in Tanzania.

Currently, Tanzania hosts around 246,000 refugees and asylum seekers, mainly from neighbouring Burundi. MSF’s support has focused on specialised and secondary healthcare with the aim of improving the quality of care for refugees and Tanzanian host communities. 

MSF has also responded to several emergencies in the country including floods.

In August 2022, an agreement was signed for us to begin working in Liwale district. This project aims to provide access to quality primary and secondary healthcare in seven government health facilities, focusing on children under five and pregnant women. 

Our activities in 2025 in Tanzania

Data and information from the International Activity Report 2025.

232

232

Staff in 2025 (full-time equivalent)

9.1 M€

9.1M

expenditure in 2025

1993

1993

Year MSF first worked in the country
MSF in Tanzania in 2025 Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) activities in Tanzania included providing specialist healthcare for refugees, supporting public hospitals with training, donations of supplies, and improvements to infrastructure, and tackling a cholera outbreak.
Country map for the IAR 2025.
Country map for the IAR 2025.
© MSF

For the past decade, MSF has been the sole provider of specialised healthcare for Burundian refugees in Nduta camp. The population has decreased by 50 per cent since its 2017 peak, and stood at 55,000 by the end of 2025.* Despite funding cuts and the withdrawal of major partners, our teams remained a reliable presence, as accelerated voluntary repatriations ahead of the planned camp closure in March 2026 increased tensions and fears among refugees. In 2025, as well as running a range of general and specialist services, including maternal and neonatal healthcare and mental health support, our teams continued to speak out about the dire conditions in the camp and the need for sustained international support. 

In Liwale, people are living in remote communities, with a lack of health facilities. MSF worked to strengthen maternal and emergency services at the district hospital, by renovating the operating theatre and neonatal intensive care unit, and donating biomedical equipment. We also installed solar panels to improve the power supply, and upgraded sanitation and waste systems. Elsewhere in the district, our teams enhanced the quality of care by making regular monthly supervisory visits to health centres, and donating medical supplies to dispensaries. We engaged with the community to help them obtain the care they needed. In addition, we had an ambulance based in Kimambi, to facilitate around-the-clock emergency referrals. 

Following the cholera outbreak declared on 18 August in Nyansha ward, Kasulu district, we supported the Ministry of Health’s response, focusing on treating patients in the 20-bed cholera treatment centre, curbing transmission by improving infection prevention and control measures, and running community awareness-raising activities. 

Ahead of the October 2025 general elections, MSF supported emergency preparedness in Dar es-Salaam, where unrest risked overwhelming public facilities. At Amana regional referral hospital, and in Buguruni and Magomeni health facilities, our teams assisted with mass-casualty planning, triage, staff training, logistics, and referral systems. 



*UNHCR: https://data.unhcr.org/en/situations/burundi/location/2030 
 
In 2025

39,500

39,5

outpatient consultations

11,000

11,

patients admitted to hospital

5,570

5,57

births assisted
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