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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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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 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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MSF staff in front of Nasser Hospital in Gaza after an Israeli strike on March 23th 2025.
Gaza-Israel war

Nasser hospital, southern Gaza’s last lifeline, must be preserved

Israeli authorities-imposed displacement orders and movement restrictions on Nasser hospital, in southern Gaza, Palestine, are pushing the hospital to brink of closure. Press Release - 5 Jun 2025
 
On 19 May, Israeli forces struck Nasser hospital compound, 100 metres away from the intensive care unit and the inpatient department that are run by MSF. This is the third time in two months that Nasser hospital compound has been struck, once again depriving people of treatment and care. To reduce exposure, our teams were forced to temporarily close both the outpatient department and sedation room for patients awaiting or recovering from surgery, as well as suspend physiotherapy and mental health activities, which are essential for burn patients – most of whom are children. This strike severely damaged the Ministry of Health pharmacy store, putting additional pressure on supplies at a time when medical stocks are running critically low due to the siege. On the same day, Israeli forces have issued widescale evacuation orders, further limiting people’s access to medical care and MSF’s ability to provide it. An evacuation order covering almost the entire eastern part of Khan Younis, at the edge of Nasser hospital, forced people to immediately move towards Al Mawasi area, which resulted in a small number of patients in Nasser hospital on 20 May.
Gaza-Israel war

Aid instrumentalised, health system under fire: Gaza is being deliberately asphyxiated by Israeli forces

Twenty medical facilities have been damaged, or forced partially or completely out of service, in Gaza, Palestine, in the last week. Press Release - 21 May 2025
 
MSF Fangak hospital in South Sudan burning after being bombarded
South Sudan

South Sudan: MSF strongly condemns the deliberate bombing of our hospital in Old Fangak, Jonglei state

Our hospital in Old Fangak, Jonglei state, was attacked on the morning of 3 May. Press Release - 4 May 2025
 
The MSF hospital in Agok is the only facility providing secondary care in the entire Abyei region of South Sudan. This structure deals with emergencies, surgeries, treatments of HIV, tuberculosis, chronic diseases as well as neglected diseases, such as snake bites, a real scourge in the region. In 2019, in order to improve the quality of care, a radiology room was set up and the pharmacy was extended. A lack of specialized structures in the surrounding states forces some patients to travel very long distances to get to Agok hospital, some have to walk for up to 10 hours. This phenomenon illustrates the need for a comprehensive hospital in a country where health care is almost non-existent
Democratic Republic of Congo

Violence against civilians must end in DRC as second MSF staff killed in Masisi

A second MSF staff member has been killed in Masisi, North Kivu, DRC, as civilians and aid workers are victims to the violence. Press Release - 24 Apr 2025
 
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.
South Sudan

MSF hospital forcibly closed in Ulang, Upper Nile state, following armed looting

On 14 April, armed men stormed the MSF hospital and office in Ulang, in South Sudan's Upper Nile state. Press Release - 14 Apr 2025
 
MSF staff in front of Nasser Hospital in Gaza after an Israeli strike on March 23th 2025.
Gaza-Israel war

MSF condemns Israeli strike on Nasser hospital in Gaza, calls for protection of health facilities

MSF condemns Israeli strike on Nasser hospital in Gaza, Palestine, calling for protection of health facilities. Press Release - 24 Mar 2025
 
Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) strongly condemns the intentional opening of fire upon four of its vehicles while they were seeking safety for their staff amid escalating violence in Port au Prince, Haiti. The escalating violence close to the Turgeau Emergency Centre has forced MSF to suspend again its activities in the hospital on the 15th of March and evacuate all its teams as a precautionary measure. During one of the evacuation movements, the MSF-identified convoy was repeatedly and intentionally fired upon, despite prior coordination with authorities. While fortunately no one was killed, our staff suffered minor injuries.
Haiti

MSF vehicles shot during hospital evacuation amid escalating violence in Port-au-Prince

Four of our vehicles were shot at during an evacuation movement from Turgeau emergency centre in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Press Release - 17 Mar 2025
 
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Democratic Republic of Congo

DRC: Statement following the passing of our colleague

Our colleague, Jerry Muhindo Kavali, passed away from a gunshot wound he suffered while at the MSF base in Masisi town, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Statement - 22 Feb 2025
 
Commune of Ranobe, Amboasary District. People in the south-east of Madagascar are facing the most acute nutritional and food crisis the region has seen in recent years. MSF began setting up mobile clinics in Amboasary district in late March to screen and treat acute malnutrition in remote villages like those of Ranobe commune, providing ready-to-use therapeutic food and medical care.
Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: MSF staff member critically injured in Masisi town after shots hit MSF base

An MSF staff member has been critically injured after shots hit the MSF base in Masisi town, in Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province. Press Release - 20 Feb 2025
 
View of a part of the displacement site in Katale in the Masisi health zone, that registers today about 5,000 displaced people. The camp president tours the site with the MSF health promotion team to discuss the current living conditions of the displaced persons. Access to water, latrines and showers is extremely limited, leading to potential risks of water-borne diseases such as cholera. To find food, most of the displaced persons look for work in the fields, and when they are luck enough find some, they are paid 2,500 francs a day - the equivalent of a bowl of beans.
Democratic Republic of Congo

Masisi General Referral hospital hit again by gunfire leaving two MSF staff slightly injured

Two MSF staff were slightly injured as Masisi General Referral hospital, in North Kivu province, and the surrounding area were hit during attacks on 19 January. Press Release - 20 Jan 2025
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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