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How we work

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How we're run

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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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Palestine, Khan Younis, sud de Gaza, 28 avril 2024. Le retrait des forces israéliennes de la zone a permis à certains Palestiniens de retourner dans la ville de Khan Younis, où la plupart d’entre eux ont découvert leurs maisons en ruines. Palestine, Khan Younis, south Gaza, April 28, 2024. The withdrawal of Israeli forces from the area allowed some Palestinians to return to the city of Khan Younis, where most of them found their homes in ruins.
Gaza-Israel war

No end in sight: The repeated trauma of displacement for people in Gaza

Since the war in Gaza began, our teams have faced relentless displacement and trauma due to ongoing Israeli attacks. Voices from the Field - 10 Jul 2024
 
Photograph taken in the streets in Khan Younis, near Nasser hospital, 13 March 2024
Gaza-Israel war

Supply shortages and patient influxes leave Nasser hospital at breaking point

As another hospital in southern Gaza, Palestine, shuts down due to Israeli evacuation orders, Nasser hospital risks being overwhelmed. Press Release - 5 Jul 2024
 
Syrian refugee children peak through the ventilation opening of a tent. “Fear keeps my family of 10 crammed together in the tent all day,” says Wael [name changed to preserve anonymity]. His children stopped leaving their 4x4 meter tent to play to avoid tension with the local community. Children's mental health has been among the first impacted by rising discriminatory rhetoric in Lebanon. (To note: The children depicted in the photo aren't Wael's).
Lebanon

Trapped in fear, Syrian refugees face unbearable choices in Lebanon

Against a backdrop of an acute socio-economic collapse in Lebanon, Syrian refugees in the country are being increasingly targeted, leaving many too scared to seek healthcare. Project Update - 28 Jun 2024
 
On 17 February 2023, the 48 survivors, including 9 minors, finally touched the ground after a long and unnecessary journey to Ancona. We hope they will have the chance of accessing the healthcare, services and safety they deserve and need.
Gaza-Israel war

Statement on accusations against MSF staff member Fadi Al-Wadiya

MSF responds to further allegations against staff member Fadi Al-Wadiya, who was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, Palestine. Statement - 27 Jun 2024
 
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Gaza-Israel war

MSF response to Israeli allegations linked to colleague’s killing

MSF responds to Israeli allegations linking our colleague Fadi Al-Wadiya, a physiotherapist killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, to a terrorist group. Statement - 26 Jun 2024
 
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Gaza-Israel war

MSF colleague killed in Gaza City

A sixth MSF staff member has been killed in Gaza. Fadi Al-Wadiya was a father of three and an MSF physiotherapist. Statement - 25 Jun 2024
 
Palestine, Khan Younis, sud de Gaza, 23 avril 2024. Photographie prise à l'intérieur de l'hôpital Nasser, après que ce dernier a été assiégé par les forces israéliennes. Fin janvier, l'hôpital a été encerclé par les forces israéliennes après avoir envoyé des ordres d'évacuation concernant toute la zone. L'hôpital a été au centre de combats intenses pendant plusieurs semaines. Palestine, Khan Younis, south Gaza, April 23, 2024. Photograph taken inside Nasser Hospital, after a siege by the Israeli forces. At the end of January, the Israeli forces issued evacuation orders for the entire area and surrounded the hospital, which found itself at the centre of intense fighting for several weeks.
Gaza-Israel war

MSF-supported health facilities across Gaza face critical shortage of medical supplies

Unable to bring any medical supplies into the Gaza Strip, Palestine, since the end of April, MSF teams in Gaza are facing critical shortages of essential medicines and equipment. Project Update - 21 Jun 2024
 
Children take part in a play therapy session at Al-Nasser hospital in Khan Younis. MSF mental health teams use play therapy to help children manage the pain they are experiencing and to manage their emotions. The space is also used for celebrating certain public holidays, to help children experience some normality, even inside the hospital. Palestine, Gaza, 16 June 2024.
Gaza-Israel war

Without a ceasefire, healing mental trauma in Gaza is impossible

Psychologist Davide Musardo describes the severe trauma experienced by Gazans amidst relentless bombings, emphasizing the urgent need for a ceasefire. Voices from the Field - 20 Jun 2024
 
View of a street in Jenin Camp, West Bank.
Gaza-Israel war

In the West Bank, Israeli forces render healthcare inaccessible when it’s needed most

Military incursions by Israeli forces in the West Bank have been increasing in violence and frequency since the war in Gaza. Itta Helland-Hansen outlines what happens to medical care during these incursions. Voices from the Field - 13 Jun 2024
 
Palestine, Khan Younis, sud de Gaza, 22 avril 2024. Vue sur la ville de Khan Younis depuis le toit de l'hôpital Nasser, auparavant le plus grand hôpital du sud de Gaza. Palestine, Khan Younis, south Gaza, April 22, 2024. A view of Khan Younis from the roof of Nasser Hospital, formerly the largest hospital in southern Gaza.
Gaza-Israel war

Latest massacres in Gaza illustrate the complete dehumanisation of Palestinians

A spike in Israeli bombing and ground offensives in Gaza over the last 10 days signify the utter disregard for Palestinian lives. Press Release - 11 Jun 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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