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How we work

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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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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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Raed Riad Hanouna, 46, on the stairs from his apartment. Raed lost a leg after being shot at the Great March.
Palestine

Gaza: Reconstructing lives after amputations

Three patients injured at the Great March of Return and one by an Israeli rocket in the May 2021 conflict show how they managed to prosper despite their amputations. Photo Story - 18 Jul 2022
 
A photo of the partially functioning fifth bridge, once known as the city’s biggest bridge, near the remnants of the historic Qera Serai Castle (The Black Palace). Due to the ongoing rehabilitations of this bridge, crossing the Tigris River from this point still takes a lot of time for the people of Mosul as the work provokes traffic congestions at peak times.moh
Iraq

Mosul: A slow road to recovery for the city of two springs

It's been five years since the bloody and destructive battle of Mosul ended. Today, the city is still in recovery, with multiple needs, but life is slowly returning to normal. Project Update - 7 Jul 2022
 
In June 2007, Israel and Egypt imposed a land, air and sea blockade on the Gaza Strip. The collapse of Gaza’s economy and movement restrictions have been compounded by successive wars against this tiny blockaded stretch of land by Israeli military forces. The lives of a whole generation born in the 2000s have been punctuated by airstrikes, occupation, protests and shortages. Either injured themselves, or friends or relatives of wounded patients treated by Médecins Sans Frontières teams, Abdullah, Aseel, Nermin, Shams and Yasmin describe teenage life in Gaza. Juin 2007, Israël et l’Égypte imposent un blocus terrestre, aérien et maritime sur la bande de Gaza. À l’effondrement économique et aux restrictions de mouvements viennent s’ajouter les multiples guerres et représailles menées par l’armée israélienne sur le territoire enclavé. Une génération entière, née dans les années 2000, grandit au rythme des bombardements, de l’occupation, des manifestations et des pénuries. Blessés ou proches de blessés pris en charge par les équipes de Médecins Sans Frontières sur place, Abdallah, Aseel, Nermin, Shams et Yasmine racontent leur adolescence à Gaza.
Palestine

Gaza, youth under occupation

In a 4-episode mini-series, 5 Gaza teenagers describe their daily lives on this small stretch of Palestine under blockade by Israel and Egypt since 2007. Documentary - 6 Jul 2022
 
MSF's mobile health intervention en route to Jordan-Syrian border- What's known the "Berm". MSF provided medical assistant to Syrians at the Berm in May, 2016 before the borders got closed.
Syria

UN Security Council must renew lifesaving cross-border aid into northwest Syria

MSF calls on the United Nations Security Council to renew the cross-border resolution for the provision of humanitarian aid through the Bab Al-Hawa crossing point into northwest Syria. Press Release - 5 Jul 2022
 
New displaced people arrive in large numbers with their belongings to Ain Issa IDP camp, one of the largest in the area. The camp is a home for people coming from with refugees from Raqqa, Deir Ezzor but also people from Iraq. MSF have a vaccination team in the camp to provide measles and routine EPI vaccinations to vaccinate children under five. Moreover, MSF teams are now managing the Out Patient Department (OPD) ,which provides primary care, chronic disease consultations and physiotherapy.
Syria

Access to healthcare in northwest Syria at risk over potential border crossing closure

MSF calls on the United Nations Security Council to renew the cross-border resolution for the provision of humanitarian aid through the Bab Al-Hawa crossing point into northwest Syria. Project Update - 29 Jun 2022
 
Asylum seekers in the Gharyan al-Hamra detention centre in Libya. Some where detained in containers between January and March 2019. The containers were later opened. Detainees washing themselves at the door of one of the containers. Libya. 2019.
Libya

MSF calls for evacuation of most vulnerable migrants from Libya to safe countries

MSF calls for the urgent evacuation of the most vulnerable migrants from Libya to safe countries, especially in the EU and north America. Press Release - 20 Jun 2022
 
Asykum seekers in line for a food distribution in Dhar el-Jebel/Zintan detention centre. Libya. 2019.
Libya

Out of Libya: Opening safe pathways for migrants stuck in Libya

The following report aims to provide an overview of existing legal pathways for migrants out of Libya and calls on safe countries to offer protection to the most vulnerable people trapped there. Report - 20 Jun 2022
 
MSF nurse is examining and recording the vital signs of a patient suffering from a chronic disease at the MSF-run clinic for chronic diseases in the Hawija primary healthcare centre, before referring him to the doctor’s room for his regular consultation. Hawija district of Kirkuk governorate, northern Iraq.
Iraq

Significant healthcare needs remain in Hawija six years after battle with Islamic State group

Since 2016, during the control of the Islamic State (IS) group and the ensuing battles to retake the area of Hawija, MSF has continued to see significant medical needs, especially for non-communicable diseases and mental healthcare. Project Update - 15 Jun 2022
 
Palestinian walks amidst the rubble in the Gaza city.
Palestine

Gaza: Some wounds never heal

One year on from the bombing in the Gaza Strip, which lasted from 10 to 21 May 2021, two patients treated by MSF and one MSF staff member share their testimonies about the lifelong impacts of last year’s hostilities. Voices from the Field - 20 May 2022
 
In 2021, Israel demolished 199 Palestinian homes in the West Bank, according to the Israeli human rights NGO B'Tselem. Nejmeh Nawajaa was the owner of one of these demolished houses. She received mental health support from MSF. "I feel miserable but strong," she says. "I will still be here even if I have only an umbrella to cover myself."
Palestine

Photo story: Palestinians living under occupation

Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip have lived under occupation for decades. The stress often takes a toll, including on people's mental health. Photo Story - 29 Apr 2022
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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