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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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3451 Results
 
The endTB trial results will be presented at the Union World Conference, 15-18 November 2023, in Paris, France.
India

MSF hands over drug-resistant tuberculosis project in Mumbai after 18 years

MSF closes its drug-resistant TB project in Mumbai and hands it over to India’s National TB Elimination Program and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Project Update - 24 Dec 2024
 
MSF runs the Hayr Jamous primary healthcare centre near the city of Salqin in Idlib governorate. Nurses and doctors provide support to patients, who face a dire health situation in northwest Syria. Northwest Syria, December 2023.
Syria

Three things to know about what’s happening in Syria

Recent political developments in Syria have led to the fall of the government. MSF teams are working in northeast and northwest of the country and trying to assess working in other areas. Project Update - 12 Dec 2024
 
Dassari Health Centre, one of the facilities in Matéri, Atacora, that MSF has been supporting since August 2023 in order to strengthen the management of cases of malaria in children under the age of 5, the leading cause of death, and in pregnant women, for whom malaria can lead to serious complications. MSF health promotion supervisor Bienvenu is in the middle of a health education session to inform future patients to seek treatment at the Dassari health centre.
Benin

Improving access to healthcare for people in Benin

MSF improves access to healthcare and strengthens medical capacity in Atacora, Benin, amidst security challenges, high prevalence of malaria, and displacement. Project Update - 10 Dec 2024
 
Dr Filomena Januario treating a patient.
Mozambique

A personal commitment to HIV care in Mozambique

After Dr Filomena Januário’s mother passed away from HIV, she dedicated herself to making sure no one else faces barriers to care. Project Update - 29 Nov 2024
 
A patient’s wounded arm, Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk region. An elderly patient is sitting in a wheelchair next to her husband. Her whole face is covered with small scratches. She is crying. Her husband leans over and whispers something in her ear, trying to comfort her. "My brother is under the rubble," she says, repeating this phrase over and over again.
Ukraine

Providing care to people fleeing from the frontline in Ukraine

Come on the scene at a transit centre in Pavlohrad, eastern Ukraine, as an MSF team provides care to recently arrived evacuees. Project Update - 28 Nov 2024
 
In Arsal, an arid town along the Lebanese-Syrian border, thousands of people have fled Israeli bombardments on the Baalbek-Hermel governorate. MSF's mobile medical unit is visiting collective shelters that have opened up in the town to deliver primary healthcare, essential medications, health promotion, and sexual and reproductive health services to those in need. MSF also has a long-standing presence in Arsal through our primary healthcare clinic, which provides vital services to the community.
Lebanon

War and economic strain worsen health conditions in Lebanon

Before the escalation between Hezbollah and Israel on 8 October 2023, Lebanon was already facing an economic crisis that impacted people. Project Update - 26 Nov 2024
 
A paediatrician at the MSF-supported Nasser hospital monitors a newborn post-surgery, providing critical care for one of the many premature babies and babies with malformation.
Gaza-Israel war

Lives of children and newborns put at risk by living conditions in Gaza

At Nasser hospital in South Gaza, we consulted more than 10,000 children for upper respiratory tract infections in five months. Project Update - 22 Nov 2024
 
Mr Yurii has been in hospital for a month and a half, following a mine-blast injury that resulted in amputation. "I was in trauma for a month, trying to save my leg, but the infection was severe. Initially, I was very worried, but I accepted it. They showed me how to train and the types of prostheses available, and I realised I could walk again. Now I’m actively working with MSF psychologists and physical therapists. They listen, offer advice, and bring me interesting books. I enjoy historical and professional ones; the last ones were about Genghis Khan and the Cossacks. I still want to learn to drive, so I have work ahead of me." Mr Yurii is focusing on balance exercises to expedite his progress with the prosthesis.
Ukraine

Providing holistic care to Ukraine’s war injured

In Cherkasy hospital in central Ukraine, MSF is working with the Ministry of Health to provide war-wounded patients with physiotherapy and psychological support. Project Update - 18 Nov 2024
 
Treatment decision algorithms, a hope for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in children. Les algorithmes de décision de traitement, un espoir pour le diagnostic de la tuberculose chez l'enfant. Every three minutes, a child dies of tuberculosis (TB), even though treatment is available. In children, under-diagnosis is a major obstacle to effective treatment. New WHO recommendations, including treatment decision algorithms, could change all that. As part of the TACTiC project, launched in 2023, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is implementing these recommendations in 12 countries in Africa and Asia. In parallel, Epicentre is conducting a study in five of these countries to document their implementation, assess their diagnostic performance, feasibility and acceptability. This report illustrates the operational research carried out on these algorithms at Epicentre's research center in Mbarara, Uganda. Toutes les trois minutes, un enfant meurt de la tuberculose, alors que le traitement est disponible. Chez les enfants, le sous-diagnostic est un obstacle majeur à un traitement efficace. Les nouvelles recommandations de l'OMS, comprenant le recours à des algorithmes de décision de traitement, pourraient changer la donne. Dans le cadre du projet TACTiC, lancé en 2023, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) met en œuvre ces recommandations dans 12 pays d'Afrique et d'Asie. En parallèle, Epicentre mène une étude dans cinq de ces pays pour documenter leur mise en œuvre, évaluer leur performance diagnostique, leur faisabilité et leur acceptabilité. Ce reportage illustre la recherche opérationnelle menée sur ces algorithmes dans le centre de recherche d'Epicentre à Mbarara, en Ouganda.
TACTiC – Test, Avoid, Cure Tuberculosis in Children

TB treatment decision algorithms: promising early data highlight their added value in diagnosing children

Every three minutes, a child succumbs to tuberculosis, a curable disease if diagnosed in time. Can new treatment decision algorithms improve the diagnosis of TB in children? Project Update - 15 Nov 2024
 
Open-air Mental Health group session for Unaccompanied Minors (UAMs) at Harmanli reception center
Refugees, IDPs and people on the move

MSF closes activities in Bulgaria amid ongoing challenges for refugees

MSF closes medical programme at the Harmanli reception and registration centre, Bulgaria, due to declining numbers of people in refugee reception centres. Project Update - 12 Nov 2024
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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