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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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Jean Louis is in his twenties but is already scarred by a conflict that has turned Delmas 4, once one of the main commercial and industrial areas of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, into a battleground for competing armed groups. The violence that has been intensifying and spreading across larger parts of the capital keeps the population locked in neighbourhoods that the Ministry of Health staff are fearful to access because of the insecurity they face. “Last night the gunfire went off again around 2:00 a.m., no one could sleep”, says Jean Louis. “This time a wave of tear gas was also unleashed. We could hardly breathe. There is an unstoppable war going on between two armed groups from Bel Air and Delmas 4. When the shooting begins, people start running to seek cover where they feel more secure”, he says pointing to his haven, a tiny space under the only bed in the small room. “It did not used to be like this. It used to be very peaceful around here, that was before the fighting erupted on 6 June 2021”, he recalls.
Haiti

Haitians fleeing deadly conflict are turned away by the US

Thousands of Haitians seeking asylum in the US are being expelled back to conflict-ridden Haiti, where armed groups have taken over large areas of the capital. Project Update - 12 Aug 2022
 
To identify chronic kidney disease of non-traditional origin (CKDnt), also called as Mesoamerican endemic Nephropathy (MeN), MSF provides screening (rapid and laboratory tests), diagnostics and direct medical attention to the population in the communities and health centers in the municipalities of La Gomera, La Democracia and Sipacate. The services are aimed at people exposed to risk factors, such as sugar cane workers and populations living near the plantations.
Guatemala

Fighting chronic kidney disease in southern Guatemala

MSF has been working in the department of Escuintla, Guatemala, to implement a comprehensive, sustainable and reproducible care model for chronic kidney disease of non-traditional origin, since August 2021. Project Update - 11 Aug 2022
 
Wide shot of an MSF staff during an emergency medical aid response in Samos island, Greece. Since August 2021, MSF has been responding to requests for emergency medical assistance to people arriving by boat on the island of Samos. This activity was stopped in November 2021 and resumed in January 2022. MSF is providing emergency medical and psychological first aid as well as emergency referrals to the hospital, distribution of food kits, water and dry clothes. In total, MSF has provided emergency assistance to more than 550 people on 41 occasions in Samos.
Greece

Fear, beatings and forced returns for people seeking safety on Greek island of Samos

Over the past year, MSF has treated hundreds of people seeking safety on the Greek island of Samos with emergency care, after many have experienced multiple forms of violence on their journeys. Project Update - 9 Aug 2022
 
Displaced people, including children, stand in the classroom of Rumangabo elementary school, which in recent weeks has been transformed into an IDP site that hosts more than 3,000 people, on July 15, 2022, in North Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The front line between the Congolese army and the M23 armed group is just a few miles from the village.
Democratic Republic of Congo

Hundreds of thousands at risk without food, shelter or healthcare in North Kivu

As violence and conflict continue to flare between the M23 group and the army in DRC, hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced, without food, healthcare or proper shelter. Project Update - 3 Aug 2022
 
Miriam Achieng has been living with HIV since 2006. She initially did not know much about HIV and sought treatment by a herbalist, a move that sunk her into serious sickness and severe bouts of diarrhea. She lost a lot of weight – she weighed 35 kilos. Two weeks after she was put on treatment with ARVs, she says there was a major change in her body. However, she faced some challenges in her life and had issues with adherence to the point she developed resistance to the treatment. She is currently on 2nd line of therapy.
HIV/AIDS

MSF at AIDS 2022

Details of how to find info on MSF publications, materials, and sessions at the 24th International AIDS Conference in Montreal, 29 July - 2 August 2022. Project Update - 28 Jul 2022
 
Johanne, mother of 2 children, is 32 years old. She was shot in the commune of Cité Soleil on Route 9 during the confrontation between the armed group Chen Mechan and the group 400 Mawozo in April.She was directly targeted by the armed groups.
Haiti

People continue to suffer amongst extreme violence in the heart of Haiti's capital

Our teams in Haiti's capital continue to receive hundreds of patients with bullet wounds and trauma, while those trapped amongst the violence, struggle to access healthcare. Project Update - 28 Jul 2022
 
Co-designing health programs with the community: A pilot project in Sila, Chad Following medical and anthropological research, MSF started a pilot project in Sila in eastern Chad at the end of 2021, co-designing a health program with the community that brings care for the most common morbidities closer to their homes. Rather than being passive ‘beneficiaries’, community members are equal partners and put at the heart of all strategic decision-making. Communities are experts on their circumstances and how they can be supported in improving their health and access to healthcare. MSF follows their guidance to ensure that we contribute to more sustainable health systems that can function after MSF’s departure.   In May 2022 we produced a video in Sila that captures the community’s current situation, their suggestions for solutions and expectations for a partnership with MSF. Community members were trained in using a camera and actively participated in the filming and development of messages.
Chad

Co-designing health programmes with the community in Chad

MSF started a pilot project in Sila in eastern Chad at the end of 2021, co-designing a health programme with the community that brings care for the most common morbidities closer to their homes. Project Update - 27 Jul 2022
 
MSF runs a clinic for women and children providing general outpatient consultations, nutrition screening, mental health and sexual and reproductive health services in H2 area, Hebron city, West Bank.
Palestine

Palestinians in Hebron suffer from lack of healthcare and psychological distress

While Palestinians in Hebron struggle to access healthcare due to movement restrictions, both adults and children are also suffering from the psychological distress of living under Israeli occupation. Project Update - 25 Jul 2022
 
Volunteers serve food to a community in Kharkiv that was already facing challenges before the conflict, and now those difficulties have been exacerbated. Dmitry Zakharov, the owner of a local restaurant and car wash in Kharkiv converted the adjoining buildings into a center for humanitarian aid. MSF runs mobile clinics, providing medical and mental health care, at the former restaurant. Zakharov also provides free meals to the community every day, provides food donations, and gives space to nurses who administer infusions to cancer patients.
Ukraine

“Together we can do so much more”: Partnering with local organisations in Kharkiv and throughout Ukraine

In Ukraine, MSF is working closely with local volunteer groups, civil society organisations, and local authorities to help meet the needs of communities impacted by the conflict and cut off from care and services. Project Update - 18 Jul 2022
 
A home surrounded by stagnant water during monsoon season in Ah Nauk Ye internal displacement camp in Pauktaw township, Rakhine state, on 9 June 2021
Myanmar

Ten years in dire conditions perpetuates severe mental health problems for Rohingya

10 years after being forced to flee violence, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya are still living in horrendous conditions with serious mental health conditions. Project Update - 14 Jul 2022
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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