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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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In more than 70 countries, Médecins Sans Frontières provides medical humanitarian assistance to save lives and ease the suffering of people in crisis situations.

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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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MSF medical team and District Medical Officer, Dr. Witter, inspect medical supplies and drugs brought to the provincial Maroon clinic. From left to right. Accident and Emergency nurse, Kirsty Robertson, District Medical Officer, Dr. Witter and Infectious disease specialist, Dr. Virginia Moneti.

Jamaica

Medical supplies and medicines, donated by MSF, are unboxed at Maroon health centre in St. James parish. Jamaica, November 2025.
© Georg Gassauer/MSF

MSF completed our hurricane response in Jamaica in December 2025

A Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) team arrived in Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa—a category five hurricane that caused severe destruction in several Caribbean countries in October and November 2025. We repaired the roofs of, and donated supplies to, health facilities that were damaged.

Our activities in 2025 in Jamaica

Data and information from the International Activity Report 2025.

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MSF in Jamaica in 2025 Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) worked in Jamaica for the first time in 2025, following a powerful hurricane. Our teams rehabilitated health facilities and essential services, and responded to disease outbreaks.
Country map for the IAR 2025.
Country map for the IAR 2025.
© MSF

In November, we launched an emergency response in Saint James and Saint Elizabeth parishes in western Jamaica, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, which affected over 279,000 people.* Our response focused on delivering lifesaving emergency healthcare, rehabilitating damaged health facilities, and restoring essential water, sanitation, and hygiene services.

Within a month, we helped to restore services at seven healthcare centres by organising roof repairs and/or re-establishing water supply. With MSF’s assistance, Cornwall regional hospital, in Montego Bay, began operating at full capacity after its roof was repaired. Our teams supported 20 healthcare centres, and provided materials, supplies, and transportation for the Ministry of Health to operate 17 mobile clinics in 17 different locations, to reach the most remote areas and affected people. Our support also included donating medical supplies to centres, providing clean water, and distributing essential items and hygiene kits to families.

In addition, MSF helped to tackle an outbreak of leptospirosis, a disease spread through contaminated water and soil. The outbreak in Jamaica was due to flooding and interruptions to the supply of safe water caused by the hurricane. In collaboration with the Ministry of Health, we provided larvicides and personal protective equipment, mapped the spread of the disease, and developed materials to support community-led prevention activities.

We finished our work in Jamaica at the end of the year.

*OCHA: https://reliefweb.int/report/jamaica/jamaica-hurricane-melissa-situation-report-no-6-2-december 
 

In 2025

700,000

700,

litres of chlorinated water distributed
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