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What we do

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 counsellor educator, Maryam Alimu having a play therapy session with Latifat Abdulkareem’s seven-month-old daughter Aisha Abdulkareem, who is on admission and is being treated for malnutrition at MSF’s facility Nilefa Kiji, Maiduguri, Borno state, northeast Nigeria. These play sessions are part of activities organised by the MSF mental health team to help both the children suffering from malnutrition and their caregivers. Latifat says that she brought her daughter to the MSF facility after she fainted. Latifat narrates that she felt terrible when her daughter fainted. For days, she could not sleep because she feared that her daughter would not make it. Aisha has been on admission for five days. Latifat said that she has other children at home and is worried about them. Recently, she had to ask that her eldest son be brought to her in the hospital. He said that they were hungry since I was not around. That made me feel sad. Lately, I have been joining the group sessions at the mental health ground. The counsellors are very kind.
Nigeria

Caregivers of children with malnutrition need mental health support

In Borno state, northeast Nigeria, MSF are treating children suffering from acute malnutrition and providing mental health support to their caregivers. Project Update - 25 Aug 2026
 
Amina Tahila (27), a new mother,reaches her home in Shinkafi town after being discharged. “I am happy that I was taken to the hospital. And both my baby girl and I are doing fine now. I am grateful and I am wishing others well. Whoever is pregnant needs help.  I am advising women to please take good  care of themselves. They should always go to the hospital for care because  the hospital takes care of people. “ MSF covers several needs of the pregnant women coming to give birth —from food and medicine to surgery when needed. Transport is also provided, both to the hospital and back to their communities
Women's health

The shared challenges of giving birth

Women living in Central African Republic, Bangladesh, and Nigeria, can share the same challenges in giving birth. Photo Story - 20 Jan 2026
 
Binta Abdulraziqu sits beside her twin sons Hassan and Hussaini who were both admitted for severe acute malnutrition at the Inpatient Therapeutic Feeding Center in Maiyama Local Government Area, Kebbi State.
Nigeria

Malnutrition crisis in Nigeria: “This is an emergency”

Katrin Kisswani describes the devastating malnutrition crisis is unfolding in Kebbi state, northern Nigeria. Voices from the Field - 11 Sep 2025
 
During a psychosocial session in the playroom, MSF staff, caregivers, and their children sit in a circle—children joyfully engaging with toys while mothers receive guidance on the impact of malnutrition on a child’s overall well-being. These sessions not only provide essential education on psychological support but also create a safe, nurturing space that strengthens the emotional bond between mother and child.
Nigeria

MSF treats the long-term consequences of malnutrition among children in Nigeria

Children who have survived malnutrition can have long-term health consequences that need to be addressed early enough so as to not cause irreversible damage. Project Update - 4 Aug 2025
 
Asma’u sits beside her child Shamsiya who is admitted for malnutrition at the Kofar Suari Inpatient Therapeutic Feeding Centre, Katsina, Katsina state.
Nigeria

Mobilisation is urgently needed to avoid further deaths from northern Nigeria malnutrition crisis

In the first six months of 2025, our teams treated nearly 70,000 children for malnutrition in Katsina state in northern Nigeria. Press Release - 25 Jul 2025
 
MSF’s laboratory scientist Chima Chinda, 32, is working on a blood sample of a suspected Lassa fever case at the Virology Unit of the Federal Teaching Hospital in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state capital.
Nigeria

MSF hands over Lassa fever care in Ebonyi state

After seven years, our teams have handed over care for Lassa fever to state health authorities. Project Update - 9 Jun 2025
 
MSF staf taking the vital signs of Nura, Zainab’s child at the Kofar Suari Inpatient Therapeutic Feeding Centre, Katsina, Katsina state. Nura is being treated for malnutrition. Few days ago, he could only take the therapeutic milk. Now he can take the plumpy nut.
Nigeria

Levels of global acute malnutrition have doubled since last year in parts of northwest Nigeria

A survey conducted by MSF has found that there are 'extremely critical levels of malnutrition' in areas of northwest Nigeria. Press Release - 5 Dec 2024
 
People in a compound destroyed by flood in Maiduguri, Borno state, Northeast Nigeria.
Nigeria

Fears of outbreaks grow in Maiduguri following severe flooding

Following flooding on 10 September, MSF teams have assessed people's needs and begun providing essential services in several displacement sites. Press Release - 20 Sep 2024
 
MSF’s Dr Noble is seeing Zulfa’u Musa’s daughter at the ITFC in General Hospital Zurmi, Zamfara state, Northwest Nigeria.
Nigeria

One in four children malnourished in parts of northwest Nigeria

We are urging for immediate action after screening results reveal a catastrophic malnutrition crisis across northwest Nigeria. Press Release - 10 Sep 2024
 
MSF vehicle arriving at Ganjuwa hospital after dropping off our teams at the AFTC outpatient clinics. MSF is working in 3 remote areas to provide better care for people living in isolated communities.
Nigeria

Community-based solutions used for malnutrition response in Bauchi

In Bauchi state, northern Nigeria, MSF teams are expanding their activities to respond to an overwhelming surge in malnutrition. Press Release - 6 Aug 2024
Four mothers posing in a corridor of the Hospital in Bili. All four of them are staying in the hospital with their child, that's suffering from a severe case of malaria. Since the beginning of the project in 2016, the pediatric ward already treated more than 4.000 cases of complicated/severe form of malaria.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Independent medical humanitarian assistance

We provide medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare. Our teams are made up of tens of thousands of health professionals, logistic and administrative staff - most of them hired locally. Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of independence and impartiality. We are a non-profit, self-governed, member-based organisation.

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