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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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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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Women and children detained at female-only Sorman detention centre, around 60km west of Tripoli, Libya.
Libya

Ongoing violence against detained migrants forces MSF to suspend Tripoli detention centre activities

Violence against people detained in overcrowded detention centres in Tripoli, Libya, has forced MSF to suspend activities providing medical care. Press Release - 22 Jun 2021
 
Collins comforts his daughter, and talks to her about the importance of being vaccinated for good health to distract her from the piece of glass being removed from her foot. He also leans over her to prevent her from seeing the blood.
Cameroon

People in northwest seek healthcare as MSF denied providing medical services

Following the Cameroon government's suspension of MSF services in the country's North-West region, people in the region have struggled to access medical care amid ongoing violence. Press Release - 22 Jun 2021
 
“I have two kids and in this cold weather we’ve got no heating,” says Nasr Al Jaddouh, a resident of Fan Al-Shemali camp in Idlib governorate, “it rains for a few days and then it stops. We cannot sit anywhere, the water flows into our tent.”
Syria

Millions of lives at stake if cross-border aid channels close in Syria

Millions of people's lives in northwest Syria could be in jeopardy if UN Security Council members are unable to renew a resolution that enables humanitarian aid to pass into the region. Press Release - 18 Jun 2021
 
Portal of MSF Emergency Center of Martissant, in Port-au-Prince. On the night of June 23, 2019, a patient was shot dead just in front of this portal while leaving the structure. Ironically, paintings on the portal remind us of the prohibition of carrying weapons in the emergency center. For months, Haitians have seen a steady decline in their purchasing power as the national currency devalued and fuel prices increased, against a backdrop of seemingly endless political stalemates and scandals. Since 9 June, tensions have escalated and there have been almost daily demonstrations and outbursts of violence in cities including Port-au-Prince, Les Cayes and Gonaïves.
Haiti

Haiti: Violence puts patients, medical activities, and staff at risk

A spike in violence in Haiti's capital is putting MSF's medical activities in jeopardy. Press Release - 12 Jun 2021
 
Ebo, 35 years old, from Cameroon inside his tent in Vathy centre. Ebo is from Senegal and he is 35 years old. He left his home country because his life was threatened and with the hope in Europe he will be able to build a new life and be safe, but after two years in Samos camp, he is struggling to have hope. “If I knew, I would have never come here. I’ve lost two years here doing nothing. I had hope when I arrived because Greece is a European country, the country of democracy and humanity. It was very difficult to leave, but I had hope. Now I lost it. If you’re not mentally strong, for sure, you will have psychological problems here. I built this shelter by myself. Previously, I was sleeping inside a tent which was one meter and a half, for a whole year. I don’t eat well. I don’t sleep well. They used to give us one bottle of water per day. We have security problems because people are fighting every day about everything. We have rats, we have snakes. The smell of the trash is strong. If you combine all this, you can lose your mind. The conditions of the camp don’t correspond to human rights. The food is bad, they give a small portion with a bit of bread. When I started eating this, I had problems with my stomach. Even taking a shower is difficult. During winter, we do not have hot water. Sometimes we stay three days without taking a shower. Before coming here, I somewhat respected myself. But the degrading conditions make you lose the respect for yourself. The asylum procedure does not work very well. There is also discrimination and racism. Sometimes you go to the asylum office to ask for information and they talk to you very badly. They treat us without respect. I ask myself why I came here. I feel lost. I feel frustrated and bad. I regret coming here. I want to tell people who have not come here yet, to never come. Can you imagine? I have been through all this for almost two years and then they give me a rejection? If I’m not lucky I think I’m going to commit suicide. My only dream is to leave from Samos. For two years every day is the same. I wake up, I wash myself, I go to the WiFi to check for information and then I come back and go to sleep. We are young, we are strong, we have different education and background, there are electricians, plumbers, constructors or stylists like myself – we want to work. Why are we here? And why they just want to take us again and put us in a cage, like animals? Nobody wants to go in the new camp.”
Greece

Greece and EU must change approach to migration as scale of people’s suffering revealed

MSF urges European leaders to end the policy of containment for migration as its harming the health and wellbeing of asylum seekers, refugees and other migrants. Press Release - 9 Jun 2021
 
Bajo Chiquito is an indigenous community in the Embera Wounaan Department and is the first location where migrants arrive. With the increase in numbers of migrants through the Darién forest, this community of around 400 people has been overwhelmed at times. Migrants arrive there after 5-7 days of trekking in the dry season.
Central American migration

Robbed, raped, beaten: safe migration routes urgently needed between Colombia and Panama

Following extreme violence people are experiencing on the migration route between South and Central America, MSF calls for the creation of safe routes between Colombia and Panama Press Release - 9 Jun 2021
 
MSF and Ministry of Public Health medical staff prepare to perform surgery to remove a kidney stone from Esa, 63, Boost hospital, Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Afghanistan

So many obstacles: Chronic problems face Afghans seeking healthcare

The continued struggle to access medical care in Afghanistan is challenging as poorly functioning health facilities, unaffordable costs and dangerous journeys, reduce people’s ability to acquire timely medical care. Press Release - 8 Jun 2021
 
MSF teams providing care to COVID patients in Antonio Lorena hospital, Cusco, Peru. MSF opened its second covid-19 project in May in the city of Cusco, south-east of the country, aimed at providing treatment for patients who are in critical conditions and need “high-flow” oxygen, and aiming at taking off some of the pressure from the intensive care unit of the hospital. 17 patients were admitted in the first two weeks of the intervention. This support adds to the ongoing work in Huacho, some 140 km north of Lima, where MSF teams are helping the Regional Hospital’s intensive care unit, as well as hospitalizing patients needing oxygen in a dedicated facility and working in the community and local healthcare centres to improve screening and referrals.
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

Situation in Peru remains critical as world’s worst-hit COVID-19 country

While the number of COVID-19 patients is decreasing in Peru, pressure on intensive care units remains very high and insufficient testing capacities may lead to a possible rise in cases again. Press Release - 4 Jun 2021
 
An internally-displaced persons (IDPs) camp in Anka, Zamfara, Nigeria.
Nigeria

Zamfara state gripped by humanitarian crisis as violence escalates

Following violence in Zamfara state, northwest Nigeria, thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes, and are now living in camps that lack water, food and shelter. Press Release - 3 Jun 2021
 
Heart tattoo inked hands of an HIV/hepatitis C co-infected patient during an interview with MSF.
Myanmar

All parties must ensure unimpeded access to healthcare in Myanmar

MSF urges Myanmar's de facto military government to ensure people have unconstrained access to healthcare and allow medical staff to provide care without fear. Press Release - 28 May 2021
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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