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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

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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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 Websites

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Our offices around the world
Our offices around the world
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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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Indonesia

MSF surgical team starts operation in Sigli, east of Banda Aceh

There were logistical difficulties when the Banda Aceh airport was closed on Tuesday. But with the 120 tonnes of relief items that MSF brought in over the previous days, there was enough buffer stock to guarantee continuity for our medical teams. Project Update - 5 Jan 2005
 
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Indonesia

MSF clarifies donations for Asian tsunami disaster relief

MSF teams are working day and night to provide assistance to people affected in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and Myanmar. More relief projects will be launched by MSF in the coming days and weeks. Press Release - 4 Jan 2005
 
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Indonesia

Teams expand action and, to date, over 200 tonnes of goods have been brought to Banda Aceh.

Teams expand action and, to date, over 200 tonnes of goods have been brought to Banda Aceh Project Update - 4 Jan 2005
 
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Somalia

Serious rise in numbers at MSF feeding centre in Galcayo

People are coming from cities as far away as Bosasso, some 600 kilometres to the north, as well as neighbouring Ethiopia. Project Update - 3 Jan 2005
 
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Indonesia

MSF and Greenpeace's 'Rainbow Warrior' to bring urgent medical aid to Sumatra

The Greenpeace flagship 'Rainbow Warrior' and its crew of 19 will transport equipment, food, fuel, medical supplies and MSF medical staff to Aceh, northern Sumatra; an area which has proven difficult to access for aid organisations. Press Release - 3 Jan 2005
 
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Indonesia

MSF continues medical consultations and provides body bags in Aceh

Despite advances, corpses still remain in the streets of Banda Aceh. MSF has provided 217 body bags (with another 230 to follow today) to the Indonesian soldiers and civilian volunteers who have been dealing with this particular task for almost a week. Project Update - 3 Jan 2005
 
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Indonesia

MSF increases relief efforts on west coast of Banda Aceh

MSF is increasing aid efforts along the coastline of Banda Aceh in the north Sumatra region, closest to the earthquake epicentre. Project Update - 2 Jan 2005
 
MSF Speaking Out

Famine and Forced Relocations in Ethiopia 1984-1986

The 'Famine and Forced Relocations in Ethiopia 1984-1986' case study describes the constraints, questions and dilemmas faced by MSF during the famine that decimated Ethiopian populations in 1984-1985. This famine triggered an unprecedented humanitarian mobilisation and huge media attention. Speaking Out Case Studies - 1 Jan 2005
 
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Natural disasters

MSF prepares fourth full cargo shipment for tsunami earthquake zone

Over 100 tonnes in total will be on the ground in the crisis zone within 24 hours. MSF teams are present and more staff are being dispatched every day. Project Update - 30 Dec 2004
 
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Natural disasters

A rapid look at the immediate MSF action at the Bay of Bengal quake disaster scene

A rapid look at the immediate MSF action at the Bay of Bengal quake disaster scene. Project Update - 29 Dec 2004
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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