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Who We Are

Learn about our mission, our charter and principles, and who we are.

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How we work

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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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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 Association

Our staff “own” and manage MSF, making sure that we stay true to our mission and principles, through the MSF Associations.

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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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Patient blogs

Hear directly from the inspirational people we help as they talk about their experiences dealing with often neglected, life-threatening diseases.

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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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Southern Africa Medical Unit

SAMU provides strategic, clinical and implementation support to various MSF projects with medical activities related to HIV and TB. This medical unit is based in Cape Town, South Africa.

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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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Manson Unit

The Manson Unit is a London, UK-based team of medical specialists who provide medical and technical support, and conduct research for MSF.

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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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Sudan

The Crushing Burden of Rape: Sexual Violence in Darfur

A briefing paper by Médecins Sans Frontières International Women's Day 8 March 2005. Report - 8 Mar 2005
 
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Greece

MSF Greece reintegrated into the MSF international movement

After more than five years MSF Greece is back to being one of the 19 sections of the movement, having agreed to share, with all other sections around the world, MSF's humanitarian and operational principles. Press Release - 9 Feb 2005
 
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Natural disasters

Asian tsunami: Overview of MSF activities in Sri Lanka

Overview of MSF activities in Sri Lanka. Project Update - 31 Jan 2005
 
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Indonesia

Overview of MSF Activities in Indonesia

Project Update - 31 Jan 2005
 
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Natural disasters

Asian tsunami: Overview of MSF activities in India, Thailand, Myanmar and Malaysia

Overview of MSF activities in India, Thailand, Myanmar and Malaysia Project Update - 31 Jan 2005
 
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HIV/AIDS

Global AIDS treatment efforts not on track

Since July 2004, only 260,000 new patients have benefited from ARV therapy in developing countries. Treatment expansion is moving at a snail's pace. From the perspective of a medical humanitarian organisation working in resource-poor countries to treat people with AIDS, the global picture is bleak. PEPFAR could be treating thousands more people with the funds it is spending. Press Release - 28 Jan 2005
 
Natural disasters

Aceh tsunami - one month later, the first volunteer looks back

Ibrahim Younis, a member of the MSF Emergency team based in Brussels, Belgium, was the first MSF staff member to arrive in Banda Aceh, Indonesia following the December 26 earthquake and tsunami that has devastated the region. He was the first MSF staff member to reach the Indonesian disaster scene in the Aceh province and was there for the first month of operations. Voices from the Field - 27 Jan 2005
 
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Democratic Republic of Congo

Looting causes suspension of MSF project in North Kivu

Consequently MSF has decided to withdraw its five expatriates from the project and has suspended most of its activities in the area. Although the team member who was present was unhurt, the incident has had a significant impact on the security of the staff. Project Update - 20 Jan 2005
 
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Global

Beyond the headlines: MSF issues list of the year's 'Top 10' most underreported humanitarian stories

"Millions are living through catastrophes in places that are never even mentioned," de Torrente said. "But people we meet all over the United States tell us they are eager for information, because they want to play a part in speaking out and acting against such crises."
Read the 2004 Top Ten list Press Release - 19 Jan 2005
 
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Indonesia

MSF aid operations in the tsunami zone

To date, MSF has sent more than 60 international aid workers and 150 tonnes of relief materials to provide assistance to people affected by the earthquake and resulting tsunamis in South Asia. Additional aid workers and relief cargos are en route and more will be deployed as needed. Project Update - 6 Jan 2005
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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