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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

Discover our governance and what it means to be an association. Find a quick visual guide to our offices around the world.

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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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MSF response in eastern Chad
Conflict in Sudan

Refugees fleeing violence trapped and forgotten in Chad due to rainy season

As people fleeing conflict in Sudan arrive in eastern Chad, we fear that people in this border area will be trapped and forgotten, with no access to critical lifesaving services. Press Release - 9 Jun 2023
 
Responding to the acute needs in Türkiye
Türkiye and Syria earthquake response

People's needs stack up months after earthquake in Türkiye

After devastating earthquakes struck southeast Türkiye on 6 February, leaving over 51,000 people dead and 210,000 buildings collapsed, people continue to need support. Project Update - 8 Jun 2023
 
Hepatitis E cases in Al-Tanideba, Sudan
Conflict in Sudan

Huge needs arise following the eruption of conflict in West Darfur

Moussa Ibrahim, MSF logistics supervisor in Sudan, describes the desperate situation for people trapped in El Geneina. We call all parties of the conflict to safeguard the protection of civilians and medical personnel. Voices from the Field - 5 Jun 2023
 
Chad: response to the Sudan crisis
Conflict in Sudan

Scores of wounded flee to Chad as conflict in Sudan surges

MSF teams have treated more than 70 wounded people in Adré, Chad, and are extending activities to assist refugees in the country fleeing the conflict in Sudan. Press Release - 2 Jun 2023
 
Responding to the acute needs in Türkiye
Türkiye and Syria earthquake response

MSF hands over emergency interventions in Türkiye

After providing support to survivors of the devastating earthquakes that killed 51,000 people in Türkiye's southeast, we have handed over our intervention activities to local organisations and authorities. Project Update - 31 May 2023
 
Emergency Surgical Team at Bashair Hospital Khartoum, Sudan
Conflict in Sudan

Vital humanitarian activities in parts of Sudan may grind to a halt

We call on all parties of the conflict to ensure humanitarian access, to allow us to assist the Sudanese people. Statement - 26 May 2023
 
Conflict in Sudan
Conflict in Sudan

MSF facilities looted, medical activities impeded by violence in Sudan

Since fighting broke out in Sudan between the military and the Rapid Support Forces, MSF facilities have been repeatedly looted, and our medical activities hindered by violence. Press Release - 23 May 2023
 
Emergency Surgical Team at Bashair Hospital Khartoum, Sudan
Conflict in Sudan

Five things to know about the violence in El Geneina, Sudan

Widespread looting, destruction and burning of property took place in El Geneina city, the capital of West Darfur in Sudan including El Geneina Teaching Hospital. This violence impacts the provision of healthcare services to a large degree. Project Update - 18 May 2023
 
Aerial view over the MSF supported hospital in Rokero town
Conflict in Sudan

Communities continue to face the severe impact of conflict in Sudan

Communities in Jebel Marra continue to face the indirect impact of the escalation of conflict in Sudan. MSF project coordinator Nkemju Rosevelt reflects on his experience in the country. Project Update - 16 May 2023
 
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Refugees, IDPs and people on the move

EU leaders continue to push through deadly policies for migrants

We call on the EU to put the protection of human lives first and to provide humane and dignified treatment to people seeking safety. Project Update - 12 May 2023
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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