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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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Ebola disease in DRC: find out how we're responding
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1993 Results
 
Los migrantes que habitan en el monte Gurugú se agrupan en torno a pequeñas fogatas que utilizan para cocinar, hervir agua para el té y, sobre todo en invierno, conseguir algo de calor. Migrants living in Gourougou Mountain gather together around small bonfires used for cooking, boiling water for tea and, above all in winter, warming up a little. 5.- Les migrants qui vivent sur le mont Gourougou se réunissent autour de petits feux de camp qu’ils allument pour cuisiner, faire bouillir de l’eau pour le thé et, surtout en hiver, pour obtenir un peu de chaleur.
Morocco

Voices from Gourougou

They arrive breathless and drenched in sweat, defeated. They have run up Gourougou Mountain in the pouring rain, some limping. Project Update - 18 Dec 2012
 
daily life in Mugunga III. *** Local Caption *** La situation humanitaire déjà précaire dans l'est de la République démocratique du Congo s'est encore détériorée en novembre 2012 après que la ville frontalière de Goma soit tombée aux mains des rebelles du M23 la semaine dernière, faisant des centaines de blessés et des milliers de personnes déplacées. Les équipes de Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) ont rapidement mis en place des activités d'urgence pour intervenir auprès des victimes de la violence et des personnes nouvellement déplacées dans et autour de Goma.<br> An already fragile humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has deteriorated further in november 2012 after the border city of Goma fell to M23 rebels last week with hundreds of people injured and thousands displaced from their homes. Teams from Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) have rapidly set up additional emergency response activities, treating victims of violence and providing assistance to newly displaced people in and around Goma.
Democratic Republic of Congo

Displaced people in North Kivu are facing renewed turmoil

More than 100,000 people are living in extremely poor conditions in the area around Goma. Since mid-November, clashes between the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC’s) armed forces (FARDC) and M23 rebels have resulted in a massive new wave of displacement. The people of North Kivu are very familiar with having to take to the road, as violence has been commonplace in the region for nearly 20 years. Project Update - 17 Dec 2012
 
MSF organizes mobile clinic for the displaced populations in the town of Ndélé, following the attack of the towns on December the 10th. As of today 4 of these mobile clinics were organized, and MSF received more than 300 patients in consultation.
Central African Republic

Attack forces people to flee Ndélé town

On Monday 10 December, the town of Ndélé, in the northeastern Central African Republic (CAR), was the target of an attack by the Union of Democratic Forces for Unity (UFDR). There were exchanges of gunfire between the UFDR and Central African Armed Forces (FACA) based in Ndélé. Some casualties were reported among the ranks of the FACA and one wounded civilian was transferred to Ndélé hospital, where he was tended to by a team from MSF. Project Update - 14 Dec 2012
 
Displaced people. Mugunga 1 camp, Goma, North Kivu.
Democratic Republic of Congo

Critical humanitarian situation in east of country

An already fragile humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has deteriorated further after the border city of Goma fell to M23 rebels last week. Teams from MSF have rapidly set up additional emergency response activities, treating victims of violence and providing assistance to newly displaced people in and around Goma. Project Update - 30 Nov 2012
 
An MSF staff member takes a young boy's Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) outside an MSF Outreach Therapeutic Program, Yida, South Sudan, Friday, Sept. 14, 2012. In order to prevent overcrowding at its main hospital, MSF launched three OTPs for routine nutritional screenings throughout the camp. *** Local Caption *** Yida refugee camp, September 2012. Between the beginning of March and mid-July 2012, the population of the Yida camp swelled massively with the arrival of 40,000 additional refugees in increasingly precarious health conditions from South Kordofan?s Nuba Mountains. As the size of the camp increases, the services initially sized for a population of around 15,000 people still require further expansion and continuation of current efforts underway. The camp continues to expand with influx of new refugees, however, the overall numbers of new arrivals are much less in recent months than in the months of Apil and May. People fleeing conflict and food insecurity in Sudan are continuing to arrive daily. Up to 1,000 more people are moving into the camp each week. In the absence of accurate data, the population of Yida can be estimated between 50,000 and 65,000.
South Sudan

Treating child malnutrition in Yida camp

In Yida refugee camp, South Sudan, teams from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) have set up outpatient treatment sites for children suffering from malnutrition. Project Update - 26 Nov 2012
 
MSF opened in May 2012 a primary health care centre (PHCC) in the Domeez Syrian refugee camp. MSF is the main health actor in the camp and provides medical consultations, mental health care and training for the health staff in the camp.
Iraq

Providing healthcare to Syrian refugees in Domeez camp

As the crisis in Syria intensifies, people continue to flee to neighbouring countries. More then 50,000 Syrians have sought refuge in Iraq, including 42,000 in the Kurdistan region where many live in overcrowded camps. Project Update - 21 Nov 2012
 
MSF office in Gaza city. *** Local Caption *** The number of people in the Gaza Strip suffering the after-effects of serious injuries has increased in recent years. However, with the embargo currently in effect, it is very difficult to obtain access to appropriate, specialized care. In July 2010, MSF signed an agreement with the Gaza health authorities and opened a reconstructive surgery program.This kind of joint program also provides an opportunity for MSF staff and Gaza doctors to exchange and share medical, surgical and anesthetic techniques, particularly with regard to treating young children.<br/> Le nombre de personnes souffrant de séquelles de blessures graves a augmenté dans la bande de Gaza ces dernières années. Or, dans ce Territoire sous embargo, il est très difficile d avoir accès aux soins spécialisés et adaptés. En juillet 2010, MSF a signé un accord avec les autorités sanitaires de Gaza et a ouvert un projet de chirurgie réparatrice. Ce type de programme conjoint est aussi l occasion, pour les personnels MSF et les médecins de Gaza, d échanger et de partager des techniques médicales, chirurgicales et anesthésiques, notamment en ce qui concerne la prise en charge des jeunes enfants.
Palestine

New offensive exacerbating fragile humanitarian and public health situation

In the days following the launch of operation “Pillar of Defence”, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) donated medicines and other materials reported to be in short supply to Gaza’s central pharmacy. The materials include anaesthetics, surgical medicines and medical kits to treat the wounded. Project Update - 19 Nov 2012
 
*** Local Caption *** MSF has been providing surgical care to victims of violence, in a hospital set up in the north of Syria, since June 2012.
Syria

MSF increases medical activities

MSF is increasing its medical activities to help victims of the conflict in Syria. MSF is providing emergency and surgical treatment for the wounded, as well as medical care for people displaced from their homes within Syria and for refugees who have escaped to neighbouring countries. Project Update - 6 Nov 2012
 
Dr. Lucy Doyle, a physician with Doctors Without Borders, examines a patient in a makeshift medical clinic in a building at the Ocean Village housing complex in Rockaway, Queens, November 5, 2012. Electrical power, heat and plumbing were cut in the entire five-building complex following Superstorm Sandy. The organization established the clinic in a room normally used for Narcotics Anonymous meetings.
United States of America

MSF filling gaps in medical aid for people affected by Hurricane Sandy

MSF teams, working alongside local community groups, are providing medical and mental health care to Hurricane Sandy-affected communities in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island, as well as Hoboken, New Jersey. The vast majority of the patients treated by MSF in the shelters and underserved communities have been elderly, homeless, or physically or mentally impaired. Project Update - 5 Nov 2012
 
A young patient is seen by an MSF staff during a mobile clinic. DR Congo, Haut Uele, Dungu area/Nadogolo.
Democratic Republic of Congo

Congolese aid workers return to Pinga

All of the Congolese personnel employed by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in its Pinga project in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have now returned to their positions, a month after active fighting between armed groups forced many to flee the area in search of safety. Project Update - 5 Nov 2012
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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