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How we work

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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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MSF Websites

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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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View of the entrance of Bambari hospital, the Central African Republic, on December 5th, 2020.
Central African Republic

People, medical facilities hit during violence in southern CAR

Post-election violence in Central African Republic is continuing to have an impact on people, this time in the southern city of Bambari, when people and medical facilities were hit with bullets. Project Update - 22 Feb 2021
 
MSF in Agok, South Sudan. South Sudan faces many challenges, including ongoing conflict, displacement, food shortages/malnutrition, lack of social services including health care, and insecurity. MSF hospitals have been under attack from different armed groups, putting the medical staff and patients at risk.
Cameroon

Ambulance fired on in South-West Cameroon

MSF reiterates that medical staff and facilities are not a target for attacks, following shots that were fired at an ambulance in South-West Cameroon. Statement - 4 Feb 2021
 
MSF car at Alek airstrip MSF runs a large clinic offering primary healthcare and some secondary healthcare services in Gogrial town,Warrap State, South Sudan. An inpatient department and surgical capacity make this the key reference facility for miles around, and the clinic is extremely busy every day. The project is reorienting in 2013 to put a greater emphasis on maternal health owing to the high maternal mortality in South Sudan.
Mali

Patient dies after an MSF ambulance is violently detained in Mali

Following an attack on an ambulance in Mali, in which a patient died, MSF condemns the serious and violent obstruction of medical aid, and calls for the respect of humanitarian and medical action. Press Release - 7 Jan 2021
 
Streets and shops in Dahst-e-Barchi neighborhood.
Afghanistan

Patients face persistent insecurity amid “peace process”

Persistent insecurity remains a near-constant barrier to accessing healthcare in Afghanistan and has increased since the intra-Afghan talks in Doha began. Project Update - 16 Dec 2020
 
The mountains near Fizi, with few roads.
Democratic Republic of Congo

DRC: Violent attacks against staff force MSF to end projects in Fizi territory, South Kivu

Following several violent incidents against MSF teams in 2020, we have made the difficult decision to end most of our support in a territory in DRC's South Kivu province. Press Release - 1 Dec 2020
 
Anti-migrant attack on health facilities outside Moria camp, Lesbos, Greece
Greece

MSF statement on violent 20 August protest in Moria

MSF strongly condemns the attack on 20 August on our paediatric clinic and the new government COVID-19 facility outside Moria refugee camp, Lesbos, Greece.
 Statement - 21 Aug 2020
 
MSF car at Alek airstrip MSF runs a large clinic offering primary healthcare and some secondary healthcare services in Gogrial town,Warrap State, South Sudan. An inpatient department and surgical capacity make this the key reference facility for miles around, and the clinic is extremely busy every day. The project is reorienting in 2013 to put a greater emphasis on maternal health owing to the high maternal mortality in South Sudan.
Nigeria

MSF condemns the killing of five aid workers in northeast Nigeria

In the wake of the brutal killing of five humanitarian workers in Borno state, northeastern Nigeria, MSF strongly condemns violence against humanitarian workers and assistance. Statement - 23 Jul 2020
 
Post-partum room. Women stay around 6 hours on average, when they are not facing complications.
Afghanistan

MSF withdraws from Dasht-e-Barchi following attack on patients and staff

Following the horrific attack on our maternity wing at Dasht-e-Barchi hospital, MSF has made the difficult decision to withdraw from the area, as the attack's death toll climbs to 16 mothers killed. Press Release - 15 Jun 2020
 
Zakia (32 years old), and her twins, Qassim and Abbas Zakia has just given birth to twins, Abbas and Qasim, born 20 minutes apart. Abbas, who came first, is also the smallest; he was hypoglycemic at birth and was placed in the incubator for a few hours. Before her twins, Zakia, 32, had four other children: she is no longer a novice when it comes to newborns, but this time there are two of them. Her mother, Sakina, came to help her for a few days. When I ask her how many times she is a grandmother, Sakina needs to count... 18 times already. And not all her children are married yet. Zakia's first child was born at home, the next two in the hospital. For her fourth, finding a taxi to take her to the hospital took too long, she was already in labor and Zakia had to give birth at home. She is lucky, all her deliveries were the same: quick and easy. For her twins, once she arrived at the door of the maternity ward, she went straight to the delivery room. Six children, all boys. Zakia would have liked to have a girl, she hoped that this pregnancy would bring her one. Her mother would also have wanted her to have a daughter, to help her with her daily chores. Raising girls is more difficult according to both women: they have more to learn from the prospect of being married. More rules to follow too, more responsibilities. In Afghanistan, even though both parents are educating, mothers are more involved. Zakia and her family come from Ghazni. Ten years ago, they preferred to leave their region because they were afraid that the Taliban would recruit their husbands, both of whom have no permanent jobs. When the family arrived in Kabul, like many Hazara families arriving from the provinces, they lived in Dasht-e Barchi. A few years ago, the neighbourhood was accessible and very cheap. They had their own house for 2000 Afghanis per month (25 euros). Two years ago, their landlord wanted to take over the house and they moved here, to Karte Sakhi. They pay 2500 afghanis (30 euros) in rent but are three families sharing the house. Each family has its own room.
Afghanistan

“As midwives in Afghanistan, we are the silent leaders of our country.”

Nearly a month after the attack on MSF's maternity wing at Dasht-e-Barchi hospital in Kabul, which killed 15 mothers and an MSF midwife, MSF midwife supervisor Zahra Koochizad describes why midwives are so critical in Afghanistan. Voices from the Field - 10 Jun 2020
 
MSF Cars in parking lot.
Afghanistan

Fifteen mothers confirmed killed in Kabul maternity wing attack

Three weeks after an horrific, brutal attack on MSF's maternity wing at Dasht-e-Barchi hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, we seek an inquiry as we confirm 15 mothers were killed. Project Update - 3 Jun 2020
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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