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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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The MSF hospital in Agok is the only facility providing secondary care in the entire Abyei region of South Sudan. This structure deals with emergencies, surgeries, treatments of HIV, tuberculosis, chronic diseases as well as neglected diseases, such as snake bites, a real scourge in the region. In 2019, in order to improve the quality of care, a radiology room was set up and the pharmacy was extended. A lack of specialized structures in the surrounding states forces some patients to travel very long distances to get to Agok hospital, some have to walk for up to 10 hours. This phenomenon illustrates the need for a comprehensive hospital in a country where health care is almost non-existent
Sudan

MSF urges for safety of medical teams as fighting escalates in Sudan

Amid intense fighting between the army and a paramilitary group in parts of Sudan, MSF teams are treating hundreds of people and urge for the protection of civilians and medical personnel and facilities. Press Release - 17 Apr 2023
 
Jamla, a resident of Khirbet Al-Fakhit gathering, Masafer Yatta. She says: " My name is Jamla Mohammad Ayoub Abu Sabha, I am 37 years old. I live in Khirbet Al-Fakhit. Here, we had a room for the pigeon. there, we had a shelter that was constructed with Italian rocks for the guests. We rebuilt the shelter again. On 11 May 2022, they came and re-demolished them again. It was very difficult situation for the kids, for everyone. On 1 June 2022, they came back to demolish again. The situation is difficult. We cannot build or do anything. Imagine your son is sick and you want to take him to the doctor, but there is no car, and the road is long. If you want to go on foot, you will need a minimum of 4 hours. Even you, healthy, you end up sick. Imagine how the situation is? Kids get sick or someone gets sick at night. For kids or elderly people, the situation is difficult. We also have no public transportation".
Palestine

Israel’s coercive measures undermine people’s health in Masafer Yatta

Palestinians in Masafer Yatta live in constant fear of eviction and home demolition. We call on the international community to take urgent and necessary measures to protect people living in the area. Press Release - 3 Apr 2023
 
A picture of different medications a person living with HIV may take on a daily basis. The first-left image shows a first-line treatment. The middle image shows a second-line therapy for patients who do not respond to first-line therapy, and the right image shows a third-line therapy for patients who do not respond to both first and second-line therapies.
HIV/AIDS

Pharmaceutical company ViiV must provide transparency on HIV prevention drug

With affordable generics likely years away, ViiV must make information public on supply of long-acting cabotegravir and a global distribution plan to ensure access for people in high-HIV-burden low- and middle-income countries. Press Release - 30 Mar 2023
 
Patients wait for a medical consultation at the MSF mobile clinic in Pirot, in the south Serbian-Bulgarian border region. After the Reception Center (RC) in Pirot reopened in November 2022, MSF started activities in the area in January 2023 with one mobile clinic providing primary health care, food and non-food items distribution.
Serbia

EU must increase scrutiny on border force activities in Balkan countries

Following continuing violence by border authorities against people on the move in the countries of the western Balkans - including Serbia, Hungary and Bulgaria - MSF urges the EU to increase the scrutiny on the violence perpetuated in these areas. Press Release - 28 Mar 2023
 
Destroyed hospital in Lyman, Donetsk Oblast.
War in Ukraine

Occupation and destruction of medical structures severely impede access to healthcare

Widespread destruction of health facilities in Ukraine has severely impeded access to healthcare. MSF calls on all warring parties to allow safe access to humanitarian assistance for those in need. Press Release - 23 Mar 2023
 
Maria 34 years old, a SMARRTT operational study patient, shows her monthly pill box organizer. She has to take few pills a day to fight MDR-TB.
Tuberculosis

New safer and shorter drug-resistant TB treatment must be scaled up

MSF calls on governments and donors to speed up access to new, shorter, safer and more effective treatments for drug-resistant tuberculosis. Press Release - 22 Mar 2023
 
On March 2023, thousands of migrants deported from Algeria and abandoned in the desert of northern Niger are stranded in Assamaka without access to shelter, health care, protection, and basic necessities. They are sheltering in the courtyard, roof, and other areas of an MSF-support health facility in Assamaka. There are people sleeping in every corner of the facility. Some have set up makeshift tents at the entrance or in the courtyard. Others are camping in front of the maternity ward, on the roof, or in the waste area.
Niger

MSF condemns appalling conditions for migrants abandoned in Assamaka

Thousands of migrants deported from Algeria and abandoned in the desert in Niger require immediate protection. Press Release - 16 Mar 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.
Natural hazards

Immediate medical needs in Malawi after cyclone Freddy hits southern region

As Cyclone Freddy hit the south of Malawi leading to casualties and damage to the infrastructure, immediate medical needs emerge in affected areas. Press Release - 14 Mar 2023
 
Patients wait to be treated at the MSF Emergency Center of Turgeau.
Haiti

Violent clashes force temporary closure of MSF hospital in Cité Soleil

Violence and security risks have forced MSF to close its hospital in Cité Soleil, Haiti. We call for fighting around the hospital to stop and for medical activities to be respected. Press Release - 9 Mar 2023
 
As Abs Hospital is the only secondary healthcare hospital in the area, our teams are also managing a referral system for patients requiring further medical care from Abs Hospital to various hospitals in Sana’a, Hajjah and Al Hudaydah cities, in addition to implementing outreach and medical surveillance activities in Abs district.
Yemen

Abs hospital overwhelmed as medical needs surge

Staff and essential services in Abs hospital, Yemen, are overwhelmed. Additional organisations must urgently step up and support the provision of healthcare across Yemen. Press Release - 9 Mar 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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