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How we work

See what triggers an intervention and how supply and logistics allow our teams to respond quickly.

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How we're run

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Reports and financials

Read through our annual financial and activity reports, and find out about where our funds come from and how they are spent.

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Accountability

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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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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Access Campaign

We set up the MSF Access Campaign in 1999 to push 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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685 Results
 
MSF IDP activities in Kunduz July 2021
Afghanistan

Overcoming obstacles: Treating trauma in Kunduz

A medic in Kunduz describes treating trauma during and after the fighting: from bomb blasts to gun-shot wounds, to road traffic accidents – it’s all in a day’s work. Voices from the Field - 10 Sep 2021
 
MSF COVID-19 treatment center in Gazer Gah Hospital
Afghanistan

Afghanistan: medical needs grow as international organisations suspend activities

An MSF medic in Herat, Afghanistan, describes the reality of working in the city since the Taliban took control and almost all other organisations suspended operations. Voices from the Field - 6 Sep 2021
 
Khost Tani outreach
Afghanistan

Amid uncertainty, hospitals are still full in Afghanistan

Amid the uncertainty and upheaval in Afghanistan, MSF teams are continuing to work in hospitals across the country. Two MSF medical staff recount how, once the fighting subsided, an influx of patients arrived in Lahskar Gah and Khost provinces. Voices from the Field - 27 Aug 2021
 
Rotation 1 Rescue 6
Mediterranean migration

Witnessing harrowing crossings onboard the Geo Barents

MSF teams carried out several rescues of people where they safely brought onboard men, women and children on the search and rescue vessel, Geo Barrents, in the Mediterranean Sea. Voices from the Field - 18 Jun 2021
 
Palma Response - Pemba Stadium
Mozambique

Fear and loss for people fleeing violence in Cabo Delgado

Attacks on Palma, have caused the loss of many family members, in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. Two internally displaced women, who MSF have assisted, recount the violence that they've witnessed during these attacks. Voices from the Field - 16 Apr 2021
 
The growing impact of the conflict in Cabo Delgado
Mozambique

Violence in Cabo Delgado: “Many have seen dead bodies along the way”

Over the last year, the number of people forced to flee in Cabo Delago province has increased exponentially because of the violence. There are currently around 50,000 people living either in camps or in the host community. Voices from the Field - 2 Apr 2021
 
MSF begins supporting local healthcare facilities in eastern and central Tigray
Ethiopia Tigray crisis

Ethiopia: “If seriously ill people can’t get to hospital, you can imagine the consequences”

Albert Viñas, the recently-returned emergency coordinator in Tigray, Ethiopia, describes the situation of people who've had to leave their homes, and the difficulty faced in trying to access medical care. Voices from the Field - 1 Feb 2021
 
Border between Italy and France
Italy

Abandoned at the borders: stories of people on the move during winter

The numbers of migrants and refugees at Italy’s borders has increased in recent months. Their only assistance is from volunteer groups supported by MSF. Voices from the Field - 28 Jan 2021
 
25 de Junho IDP Camp - Cabo Delgado
Mozambique

Trying to survive a three-year nightmare in Mozambique

MSF's strategic support manager for Mozambique, Caroline Gaudron, describes the chaos and challenges for people trying to survive, having fled extreme violence in the country's Cabo Delgado province. Voices from the Field - 29 Dec 2020
 
Al Hashaba transit camp for refugees from Ehtiopian Tigray Region
Ethiopia Tigray crisis

“Services for the refugees need to increase, otherwise it will be a disaster”

MSF’s acting emergency coordinator in Sudan describes the situation in Um Rakuba camp, where 15,000 people who fled violence in Ethiopia are sheltering. Voices from the Field - 23 Dec 2020
Cholera intervention in South Kivu
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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