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Read the policies, reports, and plans on how we address issues like racism and reduce our carbon footprint, ensuring our actions align with the highest ethical standards.

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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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Dr. Javid Abdelmoneim, International President of MSF, visits the Daba Naira camp of Tawila, North Darfur state, to meet with community leaders and displaced families. The visit aims to gain a deeper understanding of the living conditions and medical needs of the displaced communities.
Conflict in Sudan

Crisis in Darfur: “This is a war against civilians”

Dr Javid, MSF's International President, shares what he witnessed while visiting displacement camps and hospitals across Darfur, Sudan. Interview - 13 May 2026
 
Mothers and their children waiting for the malnutrition consultations at the MSF-supported Kishinji health center located in the Minova health zone, 3km from the Bugeri IDP site. It welcomes both displaced persons and local people. Cases requiring more extensive medical support are referred to the Minova general referral hospital, also supported by MSF.
Democratic Republic of Congo

DRC: Minova is on the brink of a healthcare crisis

Obstetric care has become inaccessible to women in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, as donor organisations have recently withdrawn from the area. Press Release - 8 May 2026
 
Amina*, 22, fled El Fasher, North Darfur state, Sudan, after fighting intensified between armed groups. Twelve members of her family were killed in a drone strike, including her parents, husband, and siblings. While escaping with her children, she was raped by armed men. Today she cares for her own children and four nieces and nephews. “Sometimes we spend the whole day and night without eating,” she says. “I never told anyone about the rape. Never. I have just been patient. I wish I could forget what happened to me.” *A pseudonym has been used to protect her identity.
Conflict in Sudan

MSF report finds there are no safe places for women and girls in Darfur

Our latest report on Sudan documents widespread and systematic sexual violence across roads, fields and displacement camps in Darfur, both in areas affected by conflict and far from frontlines. Press Release - 31 Mar 2026
 
Surviving Sexual Violence in Darfur
Conflict in Sudan

Report: Surviving the sexual violence crisis in Darfur

MSF's latest report on Sudan details widespread sexual violence in the Darfur region. Report - 31 Mar 2026
 
Women and children walk past the outer fence of MSF supported Bay Regional Hospital in Baidoa, Somalia. Reaching healthcare facilities remains a major challenge for women in remote areas and displacement camps, contributing to preventable maternal and newborn deaths.
Somalia

Walking for her life: the triple healthcare delay for women in Somalia

Shaheen BiBi, MSF's midwife activity manager at Bay Regional hospital in Somalia, describes the “triple delay” women often encounter in seeking, reaching, and receiving care. Voices from the Field - 6 Mar 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
 
Ministry of Health doctor Fartun Sa’id and MSF’s Project Meical Referent Abdirazak during their medical rounds for the patients in Fistula Unit ward, at MSF supported Bay Regional Hospital in Baidoa, Somalia.
Somalia

Fistula care provides healing for women in Baidoa, Somalia

In Baidoa, Somalia, an MSF team has set up a new unit to treat obstetric fistula in Bay Regional hospital, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health. Project Update - 4 Nov 2025
 
24-year-old Zainab Kamara attending a medical consultation provided by MSF Clinical Officer, Dominic Pessima, at the MSF Supported drug-resistant tuberculosis ward in Makeni Regional Hospital, Bombali Districts, Sierra Leone. Zainab Kamara is from Makeni. She has been diagnosed with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and started her 18 months all oral treatment in May 2023. She has a history of previously interrupted treatment due to lack of family support and has now been placed on an individualized drug regimen to adequately address the type of resistance she is facing.
Sierra Leone

MSF concludes years of medical support in Tonkolili and Bombali districts

We have concluded our work in Tonkolili and Bombali, after years of providing care to newborns and mothers, as well as people with tuberculosis. Project Update - 6 Oct 2025
 
Mothers line up at the pharmacy window inside the MSF-supported Bay Regional Hospital in Baidoa to collect medication for their children. Access to timely treatment remains vital for recovery.
Somalia

Funding gaps undermine healthcare for women and children in Somalia

In Somalia's Bay region, MSF teams work at Bay Regional hospital to deliver maternal and paediatric care to people from underserved communities. Project Update - 11 Aug 2025
 
Sameera Abkir, 25, is examined by MSF doctors at the Romalia mobile clinic in West Darfur. She developed an arm infection due to a poorly administered injection following a home delivery. January 2025.
 12 days after giving birth at home, she visited the Romalia mobile clinic to have both her baby and herself checked. She arrived with her husband on a cart pulled by a donkey. Upon arrival, she was running a high fever and had a wound on her arm. She explained that following the home delivery, she had experienced severe abdominal pain, and her brother had purchased a medication for her, which was injected into her arm. She had pain in her arm and she couldn’t hold her baby properly. After conducting several tests, the doctors at the clinic discovered an infection in her arm. They promptly disinfected and dressed the wound and prescribed antibiotics for treatment.
Conflict in Sudan

Pregnant women face miscarriage and delivery complications in Darfur, Sudan

Pregnant women in Darfur face harrowing journeys and many obstacles to access healthcare, often resulting in miscarriage and delivery complications. Project Update - 28 Mar 2025
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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