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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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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
 
Syrian families have taken refuge in a building under construction in Al Marj. MSF social workers talk with the families, assessing their needs and referring them to MSF clinics if needed.
Lebanon

“We are not tourists – we are people fleeing a war”

For many refugees from Syria, getting a roof over their heads and keeping their families fed is a massive struggle. On World Refugee Day, MSF warns that dire living conditions are affecting people’s health. Project Update - 20 Jun 2013
 
A transit camp in Aleppo province, next to the Turkish border. Around November 2012, 4,000 displaced people were staying in this temporary settlement – in April 2013, there were around 10,000.
Syria

Measles epidemic signals growing humanitarian needs

A measles epidemic is sweeping through districts of northern Syria, with up to 7,000 known cases, an indication that humanitarian needs are increasing and the country’s healthcare system is in a state of collapse after more than two years of civil war. Press Release - 18 Jun 2013
 
MSF hospital in Pibor, South Sudan, purposefully damaged to render it inoperable The damage was purposefully conducted to render the hospital inoperable. This leaves around 100,000 people, who had fled into the bush seeking safety from the conflict deprived of healthcare. The MSF hospital is the only hospital facility for Pibor county, the nearest alternative being more than 150km away. 3,000 patients have been treated over the first three months of the year in this hospital. More than 100 patients, including SPLA soldiers, received surgery for war wounds.
South Sudan

120,000 people in Pibor county cut off from aid

Thousands at-risk of death as rainy and malaria season approaches Press Release - 14 Jun 2013
 
*** Local Caption *** Bangui avril 2013, Intervention d'urgence de MSF dans l'Hopital Communautaire de Bangui, après le coup le coup d'Etat survenu le 24 mars en RCA<br> MSF emergency operation in the Hopital Communautaire in Bangui, after the March 24 coup.
Central African Republic

Critical needs in the east of the country

Project Update - 14 Jun 2013
 
February 7, 2011: Renewed fighting in North Darfur state during the last two months, between government and opposition groups, has forced thousands of families to flee from their villages, says the international medical humanitarian organization, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). MSF teams are now providing medical humanitarian assistance to the newly displaced people who are living in precarious conditions in several camps in Shangil Tobaya, Dar Alsalam, and Tabit. "People fled suddenly and arrived with nothing but their clothes. Initially they set up makeshift shelters made out of their clothes and grass, to help protect them from the cold nights. MSF is providing plastic sheeting, blankets, mats, soap and jerry cans that will help people cope with their most basic needs", explains Cristina Falconi, MSF head of mission in Sudan. ÒNow that all the attention is focused on southern SudanÕs referendum, we shouldn't forget that there are pressing medical needs in Darfur."
Sudan

"Every time you are able to save a patient, it gives you the motivation to save another life"

Voices from the Field - 14 Jun 2013
 
A little girl waiting against the gates of the camp registration center of Domiz. This week, more than 300 families and 650 individuals arrived in the camp. Since May 2012, MSF is the main healthcare provider in Domeez refugee camp where more than 55,000 people have settled. MSF is providing humanitarian assistance to Syrian refugees in the camp through general health, mental health, and immunization. So far, MSF medical teams have held over 40,000 consultations. MSF is also providing targeted hygiene kits for refugees, safe water supplies and efficient sanitation. As well as following up the health situation in case of any emergency break ups in the camp.
Syria

MSF speech at the UN Syria donor conference

Speech delivered by Dr Mego Terzian, MSF president, at the UN donor meeting on Syria. Speech - 7 Jun 2013
 
A Syrian Kurdish refugee stands in front of his tent home while his mother washes dishes in the Domeez camp in northwest Iraqi Kurdistan, January 25, 2013. Most refugee families in the camp have water tanks and clean drinking water is regularly provided, although sanitation and hygiene are lacking in some parts of the camp. Approximately 32,000 people who have fled conflict and economic insecurity in Syria live in Domeez.
Syria

Words must be turned into humanitarian action for Syrians

After more than two years of raging conflict in Syria, humanitarian assistance inside the country and in neighbouring states hosting Syrian refugees remains far below massive and growing needs. As the United Nations convenes in Geneva on June 7, MSF calls upon it and all relevant States to urgently increase the level of assistance to the Syrian population, and to fulfil their responsibilities towards the millions of victims of violence. Statement - 5 Jun 2013
 
In the Dar-al-Zahraa clinic in Tripoli, Dr Maha Naja from MSF examines a Syrian little girl who came with her mother. Dr Maha Naja, MSF: “We see many cases of enuresis (bedwetting) amongst children. We also see a lot of dermatological diseases, like leishmania and scabies that is linked to bad hygiene and the confinement of families in very small living spaces. We also see other parasitosis, affecting primarily children. There are also nutritional disorders and deficiencies because of the refugees’ big financial problems. As of June, we can expect many gastro-enteritis cases during the period of high humidity and heat, with parasitosis.”
Lebanon

Abundant medical needs among Syrian refugees and victims of local conflict

More than 10,600 Syrian families who have fled their country have taken refuge in Tripoli, Lebanon’s second-largest city, located approximately 30 kilometres from the Syrian border. Its population includes 500,000 Lebanese citizens, Palestinian refugees living in the Baddawi and Nahr el-Bared camps, and, now, more than 42,000 Syrians who have sought refuge in the city. Project Update - 4 Jun 2013
 
The main entrance of the MSF maternity in Khost, Afghanistan Like other MSF hospitals in Afghanistan, a strict no-weapons policy is enforced in the maternity to ensure the safety and security of patients.
Afghanistan

MSF strongly condemns violence against humanitarian workers and facilities

Following the attack on an office ICRC in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan, MSF strongly condemns violence against humanitarian workers and facilities. Statement - 30 May 2013
 
Mostafa is a seven month-old baby from El-Sheikh Miskeen, a small village near Dara’a. He arrived at Zaatari camp a month ago with his father, mother and other five siblings. Mostafa's mother was very concerened about her baby, she said: “Ever since our arrival at Zaatari camp, my children have been constantly sick for different reasons. We brought Mostafa came to the MSF hospital because of a high fever. The doctors are still checking him up to see why he is so ill. Mostafa also suffers from asthma and has difficulties breathing because of the dust in the camp."
Syria

Syrian refugee narratives: "We had been trying to avoid leaving our country but eventually we had no other choice"

Mostafa is a seven month-old baby from El-Sheikh Miskeen, a small village near Dara’a. He arrived at Zaatari camp a month ago with his father, mother and other five siblings. Mustafa’s mother, Om Mostafa, shared their story with us. Voices from the Field - 30 May 2013
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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