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How we work

See what triggers an intervention and how supply and logistics allow our teams to respond quickly.

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How we're run

Discover our governance and what it means to be an association. Find a quick visual guide to our offices around the world.

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Reports and financials

Read through our annual financial and activity reports, and find out about where our funds come from and how they are spent.

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Accountability

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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Access Campaign

We set up the MSF Access Campaign in 1999 to push 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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Mamfe District Hospital
Cameroon

MSF suspends medical activities in South-West Cameroon over ongoing staff detention

Three months since four MSF staff members were unjustly arrested in Cameroon, we have made the decision to suspend medical activities in the country's South-West region. Press Release - 5 Apr 2022
 
Lita's general hospital
Democratic Republic of Congo

Violence and sense of impunity force stop to lifesaving care

Violence in parts of Ituri province, DRC, has forced our teams to withdraw from two locations as local authorities and warring parties remain non-committal in protecting medical staff. Press Release - 21 Mar 2022
 
MSF Clinic: inpatient department and surgical capacity, Gogrial, Warrap State. South Sudan
Ethiopia

MSF seeks answers from government after new media report on killing of staff

MSF urges the Ethiopian government to respond to reports that military members were responsible for the killing of MSF staff in Tigray, Ethiopia


Statement - 17 Mar 2022
 
MSF responds to massive displacement in Twic County
South Sudan

Humanitarian aid urgently needed for thousands of displaced people from Agok

As tens of thousands of people have fled Agok due to fighting and insecurity, MSF calls on humanitarian organisations to support in the massive needs of displaced people in the area. Project Update - 9 Mar 2022
 
Second cylone Emnati hit Mananjary
Madagascar

Cyclones cut people off from healthcare in eastern Madagascar

Cyclones Batsirai and Emnati hit the east coast of Madagascar in quick succession in February, destroying numerous healthcare centres and leaving people without access to healthcare. Project Update - 2 Mar 2022
 
MSF Clinic: inpatient department and surgical capacity, Gogrial, Warrap State. South Sudan
South Sudan

Access to medical care undermined following robbery of MSF staff in Yei

MSF in Yei, South Sudan, has been forced to suspend our activities on the outskirts of the town following a brazen attack in which MSF staff were robbed and vehicles burnt. Press Release - 1 Mar 2022
 
Lassa fever Health Promotion Activity
Nigeria

Tackling deadly and difficult-to-diagnose Lassa fever

In Nigeria, Lassa fever is endemic. Since 2018, our teams have been working closely with the Ministry of Health to treat patients suffering from Lassa fever. Our health promotion teams are also educating people about the disease to prevent its spread and reduce stigma and misinformation. Project Update - 25 Feb 2022
 
DISTRICT HOSPITAL OF MADAROUNFA, NIGER
Niger

Airstrike kills 12 people including children in south Niger

MSF teams were on hand to treat severely injured children at the the Madarounfa district hospital after an airstrike in southern Niger killed 12 people, including infants. Press Release - 21 Feb 2022
 
CAR: Conflict hits the countryside
Central African Republic

MSF forced to reduce medical activities in Kabo

MSF is forced to reduce medical activities in Kabo due to insecurity. Press Release - 17 Feb 2022
 
Let's kick COVID out. Vaccinate!
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

Vaccinating people with comorbidities in South Africa

A new vaccination support programme in Khayelitsha, South Africa, has proven to protect individuals with comorbidities that increase the risk of severe disease and death from COVID-19. Press Release - 17 Feb 2022
Cholera intervention in South Kivu
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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