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How we work

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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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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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View in the hemato-oncology wards of Point G Hospital in Bamako. It’s a public teaching hospital. MSF has been supporting the hemato-oncology wards since end of 2018 and providing palliative care consultations to its patients.
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

MSF working with Mali health authorities in treating COVID-19 patients in Bamako

MSF has joined forces with the Ministry of Health in Mali to treat people infected with COVID-19 at the Point G University hospital in the capital, Bamako. Press Release - 16 Apr 2020
 
MSF car driving though the PoC in Pibor.
South Sudan

As conflict intensifies near Pibor, thousands flee into the bush

In the weeks since conflict has intensified around Pibor, South Sudan, people are fleeing into the bush with almost no possessions, as MSF teams are treating a number of gunshot wounds. Project Update - 14 Apr 2020
 
November 2019: Women queue up at a borehole in Gwoza to collect water.
Nigeria

Other diseases will not relent in Borno state during COVID-19 pandemic

After more than a decade of armed conflict, malnutrition, malaria, measles and cholera, over a million displaced people in Borno now face COVID-19. Project Update - 3 Apr 2020
 
Infection prevention and hygiene measures in Abidjan
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

Preparation is key to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic in Côte d'Ivoire

Médecins Sans Frontières has been working to respond to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic recently declared in Côte d'Ivoire by screening for cases and providing training. Project Update - 27 Mar 2020
 
Opened on 04/01/19, this treatment center responds to the outbreak of new Ebola cases in Katwa. Located in the town of Butembo, Katwa Health Zone covers the western part of this urban area which has about 1 million inhabitants. The total capacity of the ETC will be 70 beds divided into several areas to accommodate suspected and confirmed cases. At the moment, 32 patients can be supported. In this center, everything was thought for the well-being of patients, received in a single room with private bathroom, reducing at the same time the contacts between patients and therefore the risk of nosocomial infections. This device also improves care as caregivers can observe through a plexiglass pane the patients to gather as much information about their state of health without having to wear a PPEa that forced them to a reduced presence in risk areas. Ouvert le 04/01/19, ce centre de traitement vient répondre à la flambée de nouveaux cas d’Ebola recensés à Katwa. Située dans la ville de Butembo, la zone de santé de Katwa couvre la partie ouest de cet ensemble urbain qui compte environ 1 million d’habitants. La capacité totale du CTE sera de 70 lits divisé en plusieurs zones pour accueillir les cas suspects et confirmés. Pour l’instant, 32 patients peuvent être pris en charge. Dans ce centre, tout a été pensé pour le bien-être des patients, reçus en chambre individuelle avec sanitaires privés, réduisant dans le même temps les contacts entre les malades et donc les risques d’infections nosocomiales. Ce dispositif permet également d’améliorer la prise en charge car les soignants peuvent observer à travers une vitre en plexiglass les malades pour recueillir un maximum d’informations sur leur état de santé sans avoir à porter un PPE qui les contraignait à une présence réduite dans les zones à risques.
DRC Ebola outbreaks

How the Ebola response failed the people of DRC

As the Ebola outbreak in DRC winds down, MSF emergencies manager Karline Kleijer reflects on the response, and how it largely failed people's needs. Opinion - 24 Mar 2020
 
Une infirmière effectue des soins sur un enfant.
Burkina Faso

Four questions on the unprecedented humanitarian emergency in Burkina Faso

Isabelle Defourny, MSF Director of Operations, was recently in Burkina Faso and raises the alarm on the humanitarian situation in the most conflict-affected areas of the country. Interview - 20 Mar 2020
 
Surgeon John Buckles and medical doctor Martijn Knap perform a laparotomy on 10 years old Nyaduoth. Nyaduoth suffered several stab wounds and was transferred from Lankien to the MSF hospital in Bentiu Protection of Civilians (PoC) site to undergo surgery.
South Sudan

Huge numbers of wounded and displaced as violence continues in Jonglei and Greater Pibor area

Intercommunal violence continues in Jonglei state and Greater Pibor administrative area in eastern South Sudan, forcing thousands to flee and MSF to treat dozens of wounded. Press Release - 17 Mar 2020
 
Many people who fled violence in the North of Niger in recent weeks to seek refuge in Anderamboukane, have no shelter other than makeshift tents. During the day, temperatures reach 40 degrees but drop sharply at night. In addition to these harsh temperatures, there are wind storms, which are very frequent at this time of year.
Mali

Fleeing violence in Niger, refugees in Mali remain vulnerable

Following waves of violence in a region where the Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso borders meet, thousands of people have fled their villages in Niger. MSF is providing healthcare to the displaced living in Mali. Project Update - 9 Mar 2020
 
“The camp setting is not a conducive environment and is very worrying. It is far too congested” continues Lojana Augustino Ngorok. “What I am worried about is the lack of hygiene and water for the population. Food is also a really big concern. Most people are short on food, some do not have any and have arrived with nothing to trade or buy food with.”
South Sudan

Thousands flee into the bush as conflict intensifies in east South Sudan

Following an outbreak of violence in eastern South Sudan, thousands of people have fled for their lives and are seeking refuge inside the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) site in Pibor town. Statement - 2 Mar 2020
 
There is some noise outside! The family quickly stands up to check what is going on. / Les femmes et leurs enfants, intrigués par un évènement dans le camp, passent une tête hors de la tente.
Burkina Faso

Security and living conditions have deteriorated at ‘blistering speed’ for over 750,000 people

Attacks on villages and severe violence across parts of Burkina Faso have forced over 750,000 people to become displaced. Today most people live in conditions without access to healthcare or water. Project Update - 24 Feb 2020
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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