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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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2094 Results
 
Abdul Wahab is a farmer and he was caught in a crossfire in his own field trying to harvest. He was taken from his district of Imam Sahib to Kunduz City by local villagers. The road was very unsafe and it took more than an hour.
Afghanistan

Scores of wounded treated after heavy fighting in Kunduz province

Heavy clashes between Afghan security forces and armed opposition groups in the north-eastern province of Kunduz have led to a surge in wounded arriving at Médecins Sans Frontières’ (MSF) trauma centre in Kunduz city. Press Release - 25 Jun 2015
 
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Yemen

Crisis update – 25 June 2015

In Yemen, MSF works in Aden, Al-Dhale’, Taiz, Sa’ada, Amran, Hajja, Ibb and Sana’a. MSF has brought into the country 105 tons of humanitarian aid to the facilities it is running and supporting in Yemen. Crisis Update - 25 Jun 2015
 
In Idlib area, MSF runs a 15 bed hospital dedicated to the treatment of burn patients.The treatment requires debridments, change of dressings done in the operating theater under anesthaesia, skin graft and physiotherapy sessions. The hospital has also an emergency room where MSF treats medical cases
Syria

Fuel shortage puts health structures at risk

Shortage of fuel is putting health structures and lives at risk. MSF has responded by providing 6,200 litres of fuel, however, this is not enough and will only have a short term impact. Press Release - 22 Jun 2015
 
MSF mobile clinic in Forkouloum. Forkouloum is a village located few kilometers from Ngouboua which have been attacked by Boko Haram in February. Many people are displaced in the area and this mobile clinic is their only way to have healthcare. Each week MSF make 850 consultations mainly for diahhreoa and respiratory infections.
Refugees, IDPs and people on the move

Lake Chad: Waves of displacement and fear

Due to the conflict in Nigeria and the regular attacks around Lake Chad, there are today more than 1.5 million displaced people in the region looking for safety. Project Update - 19 Jun 2015
 
The intensity and number of attacks against medical facilities in Syria is increasing. Busra hospital, in Dara’a governorate, in the South, was destroyed after being hit by ten barrel bombs on Monday night. It is one of ten medical facilities that have been targeted in the past month. Busra hospital was the only health facility providing neonatal and dialysis services in Dara’a.
Syria

Barrage of barrel bombs destroys MSF health facility

Busra hospital, in Dara’a governorate, was destroyed after being hit by ten barrel bombs on Monday night.This aggression came only a few days after another attack on a hospital supported by MSF in Aleppo governorate, in northern Syria. Press Release - 18 Jun 2015
 
Even today, people are still displaced on a daily basis. Since the crisis began, the organization’s health care providers have seen more than 33,000 patients, performed more than 200 surgeries and 90 Caesarean sections, and delivered an additional 130 babies.
Democratic Republic of Congo

A new project for victims of violence in Boga

MSF launched a new project with local partners in Boga focusing principally on reproductive health, the medical and psychological treatment of victims of violence. Project Update - 17 Jun 2015
 
Since the clashes erupted in Aden on the 19th of March between forces loyal to president Hadi and special security forces - a rebel unit loyal to the former president Saleh - the conflict intensified in Aden and other areas in the South of Yemen, including Ad-Dhale', Lawdar and Lahj. MSF emergency surgical unit received more than 600 patients from March 19 until April 5, but it is more and more difficult for wounded to reach the hospital as roads are often blocked and ambulances stopped, attacked and highjacked. Depuis que les combats ont éclaté le jeudi 19 mars à Aden entre les forces fidèles au président Hadi et les forces spéciales de sécurité,une unité rebelle fidèle à l'ancien président Saleh, le conflit s'est intensifié à Aden ainsi que dans d'autres zones du sud du Yémen, y compris à Ad-Dhale', Lawdar et Lahj. L'unité chirurgicale d'urgence de MSF d'Aden a reçu plus de 600 patients entre le 19 mars et le 5 avril, mais les blessés ont de plus de plus de difficultés à atteindre l'hôpital, les routes étant souvent bloquées et les ambulances attaquées, confisquées ou braquées.
Yemen

MSF receives 100 injured in one day after shelling of residential areas in Aden

More than 100 injured, including women and children, were received by MSF in Aden yesterday as a result of heavy shelling on the Al-Basateen residential area in the city. Press Release - 11 Jun 2015
 
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Niger

“They need somewhere to settle in peace to regain their dignity”

Interview with Aissami Abdou, MSF field coordinator in Diffa, Niger Voices from the Field - 9 Jun 2015
 
An old man has come to MSF mobile clinic in Shurawa Hama Gerib, a Kurdish village a few miles from Tuz Kurmatu now hosting 170 IDP families, because of high blood pressure: “You might not believe it, says his son who has come with him, but this man has a soft spot for women you know. Back at home in Dakuk he fell in love with a neighbour, a widow just as old as him. She is also displaced now living in in Tuz, and he calls her up every day and spends ages chatting to her on the phone. He misses her so much, not one day passes without him calling his beloved Kadjja ”..
Iraq

Increasing numbers of Iraqis in need of humanitarian assistance

“Iraq is experiencing its worst humanitarian crisis of recent decades. Thousands of people, particularly in central Iraq, are not receiving the humanitarian assistance they urgently need.” Voices from the Field - 8 Jun 2015
 
On 04 June, a missile strike hit a town centre in Idlib Governorate, northern Syria, and between 3pm and 7pm 130 wounded patients arrived at the small 12-bed facility. 80 were treated in the hospital, and 50 were referred to another medical facility as the nearest hospital became overwhelmed. See the PR and the testimony for more info."
Syria

“Bodies were everywhere - on the tables, in the hallways, on the floor.”

An MSF-supported hospital director describes horror of a mass-casualty influx in northwestern Syria Voices from the Field - 5 Jun 2015
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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