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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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Where we work

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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Ebola disease in DRC: find out how we're responding
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El Fasher: 2 weeks since the beginning of the clashes
Sudan

Severe medical needs persist amidst conflict in Sudan

Dr Khalid Elsheikh Ahmedana, MSF medical coordinator in Khartoum speaks about the situation on the ground amidst the ongoing conflict in Sudan. Voices from the Field - 4 May 2023
 
"On Saturday, when I heard the first gunshots outside at about 8.30am while having breakfast, I was just starting what I thought was my last day in Khartoum. My luggage was ready, my fridge and cupboards emptied, with just a few hours to wait before going to the airport to fly home after one year spent in Sudan." "Quickly, we all went down to the safe room of our guesthouse, in the basement. I spent the day there sitting on the floor, along with more than 10 colleagues, jumping at the sound of heavy shootings, of low-flying war planes and subsequent bangs from air strikes. The sound was echoing in the room, walls and small windows were shaking. The sound of silence often ensued a blast, never lasting for long. " First-hand account by Camille Marquis, MSF Outgoing Advocacy Manager
Sudan

Stuck in a Khartoum bunker while there’s shooting outside

Camille Marquis, MSF's outgoing Advocacy Manager, recounts what has been happening in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, in the days since the conflict in the country escalated. Voices from the Field - 21 Apr 2023
 
Scenes from within South Hospital, El Fasher, North Darfur, where multiple people have been wounded in the fighting
Sudan

Hospital patients and staff facing difficult conditions amid Sudan conflict

The intense fighting across Sudan has made it difficult for patients to access healthcare and for healthcare workers to provide treatment. Health and relief workers need to access injured people and health facilities to help save lives. Voices from the Field - 21 Apr 2023
 
Mobile clinic under tree in Huila province
Angola

Waiting 21 years for a doctor in Angola

MSF's Ximena Di Lollo, shares her impressions on supporting communities' access medical care in parts of Angola. Voices from the Field - 22 Mar 2023
 
MSF teams start the rebuilding and rehabilitation of the destroyed hospital wards in Kreinik town.
Sudan

Bringing healthcare back to conflict-stricken communities in Sudan

After the brutal attack on Kreinik town, Sudan, in April 2022, our teams returned to the town to renovate the hospital’s emergency room, maternity and paediatric wards. Voices from the Field - 24 Feb 2023
 
Bokika Josephine, 51, during an MSF medical consultation at the Hervé Farm IDP site in Kwamouth.
Democratic Republic of Congo

A humanitarian desert: Lacklustre response amid horrific violence in DRC

Two months after horrific violence broke out in Mai-Ndombe and Kwilu provinces in DRC, people are living in fear and there continues to be a serious lack of humanitarian response. Voices from the Field - 1 Nov 2022
 
Arop Magut’s foot next to pictures of the Puff Adder. Arop Magut, 49, is from Abathok. He was bitten on the leg by a snake while harvesting sorghum in the flooded fields. He arrived at the hospital in Agok five days after the bite and has had five operations so far He didn’t see the snake because it was in the water.
Snakebite

Why rapid treatment is essential after a snakebite

Being bitten by a snake can mean profound and long-term impacts for people in rural South Sudan, if they don't access quality treatments quickly. Medium - 16 Sep 2022
 
In Mumane, a community near the city of Montepuez, more than 500 newly displaced families received MSF’s relief items kits. Since June, it is estimated that violence has driven over 80,000 (according to OCHA) people out of their homes in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado. People fleeing violence have been on the move and often settle near communities with little to no means of livelihood. MSF is providing emergency assistance to new arrivals by distributing kits with essential relief items. MSF logistics and supply teams work around the clock to coordinate with multiple actors, organize the kits and provide a timely and comprehensive response. To this date, more than 4,000 families that have been displaced from heavy-hit locations in the province, such as Ancuabe, have benefitted from the kits in 9 localities in the province, such as Montepuez, Metuge and Meluco.
Mozambique

Tens of thousands of people displaced by conflict in need of essential items in Cabo Delgado

In Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, more than 80,000 people have been displaced due to violence since June - MSF provides essential items for displaced people who have lost everything. Voices from the Field - 11 Aug 2022
 
People depart after receiving blankets and jerry cans in Nyin Deng Ayuel displacement camp in Twic County. After fleeing violence in Agok, thousands of people have been left without basic essentials to survive.
South Sudan

Thousands at severe risk due to malnutrition and deadly diseases in Twic County

Sami Al-Subaihi, MSF emergency project coordinator in South Sudan, shares his urgent concerns for more than 20,000 people, who are at severe risk of malnutrition and deadly diseases in Twic County. Voices from the Field - 29 Jun 2022
 
July 2021 marks the 10th birthday of South Sudan – the world's youngest country . In 2019, illustrator Ella Baron visited the town of Pibor to document the lengths that some mothers must go to reach maternity care in this part of the world. The birth story of Maria and her mother Laito unravels as an extraordinary race with life-or-death stakes. It is not, however, extraordinary at all. Their experience is a commonplace reality in areas of South Sudan where infrastructure is limited and where seemingly simple things can quickly become desperately complicated. The consequences of decades of violence are all around. Having access to medical assistance in childbirth is important wherever you are in the world as complications can require specialist medical intervention to save the lives of both mother and baby. In 2020, of approximately 2,300 health facilities in South Sudan, more than 1,300 were non-functional. Fewer than half of South Sudanese people live within five kilometres of a functional health facility. MSF is doing its part to help, and in 2020 MSF teams assisted 13,400 births in South Sudan.
South Sudan

South Sudan: The long walk for new life

This month, South Sudan – the world's youngest country – marks its 10th birthday. In 2019, illustrator Ella Baron visited the town of Pibor to document the lengths that some mothers have to go to reach maternity care in this part of the world. Voices from the Field - 2 Aug 2021
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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