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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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Mary Nyakan is a mother of three children. She came to the Tomping camp on the 16th of December. Her two-year old son Simon Malek was admitted to MSF’s clinic two weeks ago and is suffering from pneumonia and malnutrition associated with watery diarrhea. “The situation was so terrible. There was killing and looting so we had to go come here. Life in the camp is very difficult. There is no food, and poor water and sanitation. We are exposed to very poor conditions and I think that is why our children are becoming very sick. We only get food like beans, flour, rice and packed porridge which is just for survival. There is not enough space and no proper shelter. I pray to God that he brings peace and has mercy upon us who are suffering. The leaders who are fighting should end the fight so that we can go back to our homes.”
South Sudan

Extremely poor living conditions in Juba camp for the displaced

40,000 refugees face greater exposure to malaria and diarrhoea Project Update - 28 Feb 2014
 
N'Djamena. Chagoua: transit center hosting more than 1470 people who have fled CAR. *** Local Caption *** Plusieurs dizaines de milliers de personnes ont fui les violences ciblant les populations Peules et musulmanes en République Centrafricaine pour se réfugier au Tchad. MSF intervient en urgence à Sido et Bitoye pour dispenser des soins medicaux aux réfugiés, dont la grande majorité sont des femmes.<br/> Dozens of thousands of people have fled violence targeting Fulani and Muslims communities in Central African Republic and sought refuge into southern Chad. MSF has set up two programs in Sido and Bitoye to provide medical care.
Chad

Thousands of CAR refugees flee to N'Djamena

Refugees from CAR face an uncertain future in Chad Project Update - 26 Feb 2014
 
A nurse is trying to explain to a DR- TB patient that it is necessary that he takes his daily dose of medication. He is about to be released from prison on medical grounds, as he has a heart problem and is very ill from DR-TB. A serious challenge is to ensure that patients continue taking their treatment until they are cured.
Ukraine

MSF continues to reinforce its emergency teams

An MSF surgeon treated 20 wounded in Kiev following violent clashes between anti-government protestors and police. Project Update - 25 Feb 2014
 
Children with complications admitted at the paediatric department ward of Donka hospital. Conakry. During vaccination, MSF also screens children that show signs of measles related complication and severe cases are referred to a nearby hospital where MSF supports the MOH staff (Ministry of Health).
Guinea

"People forget that you can still die from measles"

MSF launched a measles vaccination campaign in Conakry following the January 14 official declaration of an epidemic. Project Update - 20 Feb 2014
 
*** Local Caption *** Plusieurs dizaines de milliers de personnes ont fui les violences ciblant les populations Peules et musulmanes dans le nord de la République Centrafricaine pour se réfugier dans le sud du Tchad. MSF intervient en urgence à Sido et Bitoye pour apporter aux réfugiés - dont la grande majorité sont des femmes - des soins médicaux d'urgence et des biens de première nécessité.<br/> Dozens of thousands of people have fled violence targeting Fulani and Muslims communities in northern Central African Republic and sought refuge into southern Chad. MSF has set up two programs in Sido and Bitoye to provide emergency medical care and basic non-food items.
Chad

Tens of thousands of refugees from Central African Republic arrive

Approximately 35,000 people from CAR have taken refuge in southern Chad Project Update - 15 Feb 2014
 
*** Local Caption *** Plusieurs dizaines de milliers de personnes ont fui les violences ciblant les populations Peules et musulmanes dans le nord de la République Centrafricaine pour se réfugier dans le sud du Tchad. MSF intervient en urgence à Sido et Bitoye pour apporter aux réfugiés - dont la grande majorité sont des femmes - des soins médicaux d'urgence et des biens de première nécessité.<br> Dozens of thousands of people have fled violence targeting Fulani and Muslims communities in northern Central African Republic and sought refuge into southern Chad. MSF has set up two programs in Sido and Bitoye to provide emergency medical care and basic non-food items.
Refugees, IDPs and people on the move

Refugee crisis hits Central African Republic’s neighbours as more flee violence

Around 100,000 refugees have now fled from CAR to neighbouring Cameroon, Chad, Congo Brazzaville and DRC. Project Update - 15 Feb 2014
 
In Hebron and East Jerusalem, MSF is running a medical and psychosocial programme for people suffering from trauma because of the conflict. MSF teams focus on people with psychological distress (acute stress, anxiety disorders, post traumatic syndromes, depression) caused by violent incidents involving Israeli settlers and Israeli Army, but also due to the intra-Palestinian conflict. In Hebron, MSF staff carried out 1726 individual mental health consultations and 945 medical consultations in 2011. In the beginning of 2011, MSF conducted a needs assessment in East Jerusalem and decided to start providing in this part of the city mental health care to the population who suffers trauma or psychological distress due to the consequences of violence caused by the conflict and who has no access to mental health services. MSF therapies started in July in the Shufat refugee camp and Silwan area and since then MSF staff carried out 223 individual mental health consultations.
Palestine

House arrest is a 'tradition'

An MSF psychologist helps a young Palestinian under house arrest Project Update - 14 Feb 2014
 
Eglise occupée par les déplacés.<br> Church occupied by the displaced.*** Local Caption *** Since February 1st, date of the anti-Balakas takeover of the city, a thousand people (mostly Peuls/Fulani in transit on their way to Cameroon) are trapped in the city ,victims of attacks and violences. Between February 1st and February 8, 35 wounded have been taken in charge by hospital and MSF teams.
Central African Republic

Extreme violence and tensions in Carnot

Nearly 1,000 people, mostly Muslim, have been trapped in Carnot, surrounded and threatened by the self-defense militias known as anti-Balakas. Project Update - 14 Feb 2014
 
A view of the Durrani Camp, mountains in the backdrop and a cemetery in the foreground.
Pakistan

Crossing mountains to reach a hospital

Harsh winter conditions mean that many vulnerable people cannot access the healthcare they need Project Update - 11 Feb 2014
 
Ongoing insecurity in South Sudan has forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes. This picture was taken by emergency coordinator, Jean-Pierre Amigo, who was forced to evacuate Bentiu, amid insecurity, along with the MSF team and thousands of displaced South Sudanese people. For ten days MSF returned to the road between Bentiu and Leer to distribute high energy food to the 10,000-15,000 people who walking along it.
South Sudan

Insecurity in Leer has devastating consequences for those hiding in the bush

Worsening security in Leer, South Sudan, makes MSF's job almost too difficult to continue Project Update - 11 Feb 2014
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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