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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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Taking care of the injured in the triage zone, red zone. First aid is delivered on benches or on the floor, before patients are hospitalised or transported to the surgical block. Violent armed clashes took place in Bangui. In a few hours, MSF teams have joined the Community Hospital to cope with the influx of wounded. Our medical teams are working now in emergency departments, surgical and hospitalization. Most people have supported injury by firearms or knives (machetes and knives). A second operating theater was opened, and several tents to receive the wounded and increase hospital capacity.
Central African Republic

Violence in Bangui Hospitals

MSF calls for a ban on any armed presence in healthcare facilities following summary executions inside Bangui hospitals. Press Release - 9 Dec 2013
 
Wounded patients at the hospital Communautaire. Many of them require traction devices as they were shot in the leg. The healing period is 45 days minimum. Many of the patients, then, were injured during initial combats in Bangui between Anti-Balaka militias and ex-Séléka forces. MSF has treated around 800 patients of bullet, grenade or machete wounds since the beginning of December. Hospital capacity was increased by setting up several tents in the premises. Although the number of patients has decreased recently, until last week (1/2 January) the hospital admitted an average of between 10-20 wounded per day.
Central African Republic

MSF treats wounded following violent clashes in Bangui

Press Release - 5 Dec 2013
 
A close-up photo shows pills in the hand of an MDR TB patient taking his Direct Observation Treatment Short Course (DOTs) medication at the Nhlangano TB Ward supported by MSF .
Project Update

Proposed shake-up to drug pricing framework risks middle-income countries paying more

Concerns over Global Fund-led changes to a model which enables affordable scale up of HIV treatment Press Release - 2 Dec 2013
 
And yet another wave of displacement in the town of Bouca, (Ouham region) northeastern Central African Republic (CAR), after clashes between reported anti-balaka elements and ex-Séléka forces took place last week. For the second time in over two months, people had to flee to the bush running away from the fighting. Bouca was the center of attacks in September in which the civilian population, both Christians and Muslims, were targeted by the armed groups. Around 80 people were killed. The video shows, through interviews with direct an indirect victims of violence, the consequences of the fighting, forcing thousands of people to hide in the bush or to look for protection in churches, schools or airstrips.
Central African Republic

Fresh fighting leads to further mass displacement in Bouca

A further wave of mass displacement in the town of Bouca following fresh clashes between reported anti-balaka elements and ex-Séléka forces highlights the need for urgent humanitarian action in CAR. Press Release - 26 Nov 2013
 
FAMILY VIOLENCE A patient displays her bandaged leg in the Médecins Sans Frontières Family Support Centre where she is being treated in Tari, the provincial capital of Hela Province in Papua New Guinea. She was one of 64 people attending her daughters funeral when she was attacked with a bush knife and iron bar causing a huge wound to her head. 9th October, 2013. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Papua New Guinea

A comprehensive response to family and sexual violence is critical

MSF co-host conference to discuss issues on family and sexual violence in Papue New Guinea. Press Release - 25 Nov 2013
 
Claudine Motossia at the house of her friend Charlene, asking/begging for some ARV drugs. Claudine Motossia is a widow and mother of six. Her husband died from AIDS. Claudine was chased from her house by her family in law after her husband’s death. Claudine is HIV positive as well. She got very ill and was admitted in a HIV programme where she received free ARV drugs. After a while, the organisation in charge started asking her five dollars for each consultation. She couldn’t afford it and had to stop her treatment. Claudine got very ill again. An activist group helped her into another free ARV treatment programme until she was, once again, asked to pay for the medical consultations. She had to stop her treatment once more. Claudine now has no access to free ARV’s and survives by begging from friends.
South Africa

Millions still waiting for AIDS revolution

MSF launches “See What We See” film series to counterbalance rhetoric presenting progress as all-pervasive and the fight against HIV/AIDS as almost won. Press Release - 25 Nov 2013
 
The country is facing a large influx of arrivals (11,000 people) and has begun preventing immigrants from entering its territory. Some 7,000 Syrians have been registered between January and October 2013. People face poor reception conditions and there is no access to healthcare and mental health support. As a result of the recent exploration carried out in 3 detention centres in Sofia (Vrezdevna, Voena Rampa) and in Harmanli (in Haskovo Province, South-central Bulgaria), MSF team is providing primary healthcare and non food items to asylum seekers and migrants in both cities.
Bulgaria

Syrian refugees face appalling conditions

MSF begins health activities to help Syrian refugees in Bulgaria. Press Release - 21 Nov 2013
 
Newborn Syrian baby Zain Al-Abideen receives care from an MSF nurse in the neonatal unit at the mother and child hospital in Irbid.
Jordan

MSF opens mother and child hospital in Irbid to support Syrian refugees

The new MSF mother and child hospital in Irbid, Jordan has officially opened Press Release - 17 Nov 2013
 
Bedaquiline pills are counted in a Kara-Suu district FGP (Family Group Practitioner) clinic. Kara-Suu district.
Tuberculosis

First new TB drug in 50 years risks being squandered without better research and pricing strategies

First new TB drug in 50 years risks being squandered without better research and pricing strategies. Press Release - 30 Oct 2013
 
Sudanese refugees began streaming across the border into South Sudan in June 2011 when conflict erupted between the Khartoum government and the rebels of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) in Sudan’s South Kordofan State. At the height of the crisis in Yida camp last summer, high mortality rates were reported among young children admitted to MSF’s hospital with respiratory tract infections, such as pneumonia, one of the leading causes of death. MSF determined that vaccinating with the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) could result in a substantial mortality reduction in Yida. MSF has been working since September 2012 to procure PCV but faced significant delays due to lengthy negotiations and international legal procurement constraints. MSF was eventually able to obtain the vaccine from GSK at a reduced price, but delays have now pushed the planned vaccination into the logistically challenging rainy season. The objective is to immunize approximately 5,000 children under the age of 2 against several pathogens, including haemophilus influenza type B and pneumococcus. This is the first time that PCV is being used in South Sudan and one of the first vaccines to be implemented in compliance with the new WHO emergency vaccination recommendations.
Access to medicines

Global alliance for vaccinations meets to examine progress, MSF points to needed policy changes

Key policy changes are urgently needed at GAVI Alliance to help reduce the number of children not benefitting from vaccination globally (22.6 million in 2012), MSF said ahead of meeting in Stockholm. Press Release - 28 Oct 2013
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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