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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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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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Andriamanantena Tsiva Aurélien with his family in front of their house, partially destroyed by the cyclone. Andrianantenaina Tsiva Aurélien, 48 years old, 3 children, lives in Fokontany Antanambao V, Commune Nosy Varika. He is the president of the fishermen's association of Nosy Varika district. Batsirai has had serious consequences for fishing. After Batsirai, fish are increasingly scarce, which heavily affects the daily income of fishermen. If before Batsirai they had an income of 30,000 to 40,000 Ariary (about 9 euros) per day, now they barely have an income of 4,000 to 5,000 Ariary (about 1 euro). Despite the warnings, Tsiva Aurélien still decided to stay in his house on the day Batsirai hit the island. It was only when he saw the walls of his house flying away that he decided to leave, but he was injured in the arm and the material losses were considerable. After Batsirai, they could no longer return home and were forced to stay in the disaster shelters. For the time being, they are living on the few provisions they have left. Aware of the ephemeral nature of humanitarian aid, Tsiva Aurélien wants to embrace a more permanent solution. And as president of the fishermen, he is thinking of having a cold room to be able to extend the supply of maritime products to other localities than Nosy Varika, in order to increase their daily income. Faced with climate change, the president of the fishermen is planning on fish breeding techniques. As the weather has become uncertain, fishermen are perishing at sea because of the bad forecasts. Lacking meteorological equipment, they cannot rely on their experience. Traditionally, they rely on nature to predict the weather. That's what they've always done: observe the colour of the sky, the direction of the wind, the shape of the clouds... The decision to go fishing or not depends on these observations. He hopes to play the safety card by turning to fish farming. The acquisition of "lifeboats" would also make it possible to respond to the risks of accidents at sea. Indeed, from the age of 14, children leave school to join the ranks of the fishermen, and already at a very young age come up against the dangers of the sea and the vagaries of bad weather. The total number of fishermen in the district of Nosy Varika is about 700 people, of which 360 are members of the fishermen's association.
Climate emergency

At COP28, more failure on climate change is not an option for vulnerable communities

Ahead of the COP28 conference on climate change, MSF warns that too little is being done to protect the most vulnerable people against the negative impacts of climate change. Press Release - 23 Nov 2023
 
On 5 December 2022, while scanning the sea with binoculars, our team spotted a boat with people on board needing help. 90 persons, including 35 minors, were on an overcrowded rubber boat in distress in international waters off the Libyan coast. Everyone is now safe on board Geo Barents and being cared for by the team
Mediterranean migration

EU member states must reverse deadly inaction on Central Mediterranean migration

MSF urges the European Union to immediately prioritise the safety of those crossing the Central Mediterranean following news that 2023 has been the deadliest year on the route for people since 2017. Press Release - 22 Nov 2023
 
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Gaza-Israel war

MSF doctors killed in strike on Al-Awda hospital in northern Gaza

MSF is devastated by the killing of three doctors, including two working with MSF, following a strike on Al-Awda hospital in northern Gaza, Palestine. Press Release - 21 Nov 2023
 
Dr. Aminu an incentivised MoH staff working in the MSF ward at the Murtala Mohamad hospital where the organization runs a diphtheria treatment center, during a check up round on diphtheria patients.
Vaccination

Dramatic upscaling of vaccination needed in West Africa to curb deadly diphtheria outbreaks

MSF is urging international organisations, including WHO, and the governments of some countries in West Africa to urgently scale up the response to deadly diphtheria outbreaks occurring in the region. Press Release - 21 Nov 2023
 
Damage in Gaza
Palestine

Gaza: MSF condemns deadly attack on convoy transporting staff and family members

A convoy of clearly marked MSF cars, transporting MSF staff and their family members in an attempt to evacuate them from northern Gaza, has been deliberately attacked, killing one person. Press Release - 18 Nov 2023
 
An MSF clinic in Myanmar.
Myanmar

Medical facilities, patients and healthcare workers must be protected as conflict escalates in Myanmar

MSF is gravely concerned for the welfare of communities caught up in Myanmar’s escalating conflict, particularly in Shan, Kachin and Rakhine states where we are present. Press Release - 18 Nov 2023
 
Devastation caused by airstrikes in Gaza.
Palestine

Gaza: Trapped by unrelenting fighting, thousands of civilians are at risk of dying, including over 100 MSF staff and their families

Intense, unabated fighting and shelling in Gaza city continue to prevent thousands of people from safely leaving the area. Press Release - 17 Nov 2023
 
Every day in August, between 2,000 and 3,000 people cross the Darién jungle, which connects Colombia with Panama. –– Cada día de agosto, entre 2.000 y 3.000 personas han cruzado la selva del Darién, que une a Colombia con Panamá.
Panama

Incidents of sexual violence spike for those crossing Panama’s Darién Gap

MSF teams have treated an increasing number of people – including children – who have been raped while crossing the Darién Gap, the jungle border between Panama and Colombia. Press Release - 17 Nov 2023
 
Commune of Ranobe, Amboasary District. People in the south-east of Madagascar are facing the most acute nutritional and food crisis the region has seen in recent years. MSF began setting up mobile clinics in Amboasary district in late March to screen and treat acute malnutrition in remote villages like those of Ranobe commune, providing ready-to-use therapeutic food and medical care.
Haiti

Cité Soleil clashes severely affect people’s access to medical care

As violence resurges in Cité Soleil, Haiti, MSF reiterates our call to all armed groups to spare people and respect medical infrastructure as well as patients and medical personnel. Press Release - 17 Nov 2023
 
An MDR-TB patient interacting with the registrar during her follow-up visit to endTB clinical trial site in Pune, India. The endTB trial results will be presented at the Union World Conference, 15-18 November 2023, in Paris, France.
Tuberculosis

Landmark clinical trial redefines multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment options

The results of the endTB clinical trial offers multiple new shortened drug regimens to treat adults and children with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Press Release - 15 Nov 2023
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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