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How we work

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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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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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Lebanon, Beirut, 2026. Msf doctors during medical consultation in the Azarieh in central Beirut, where displaced families took shelter in an abandoned building. With over a million people registered as displaced, Lebanon is facing a deepening humanitarian crisis. Thousands have fled their homes under threat of fire - often with nothing.
War and conflict

MSF’s response to war in the Middle East

MSF teams are responding to the war in the Middle East in Lebanon and Iran, and are preparing responses in other countries. Project Update - 11 May 2026
 
An MSF water and sanitation staff member collects water from the Shebelle River for testing in Kelafo district, Somali region, Ethiopia. Communities in the town now rely directly on river water after interruptions to the usual treatment process due to fuel shortages, increasing the risk of water-borne diseases.
Natural hazards

Drought and displacement push millions to the brink in Somalia and Ethiopia’s Somali Region

Millions of people face acute food insecurity and displacement due to a drought in Somalia and Ethiopia's Somali Region, after consecutive failed rainy seasons. Project Update - 11 May 2026
 
MSF vehicle on the way to one of the Health Centers where MSF does the outreach activity, doing MUAC and providing plumpy’nuts for children under 5
Democratic Republic of Congo

Eastern DRC: MSF staff have safely returned to Bukavu following security incident in Mwenga

Following a security incident in Mwenga territory, South Kivu province, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, all involved MSF staff have safely returned to Bukavu. Press Release - 8 May 2026
 
Mothers and their children waiting for the malnutrition consultations at the MSF-supported Kishinji health center located in the Minova health zone, 3km from the Bugeri IDP site. It welcomes both displaced persons and local people. Cases requiring more extensive medical support are referred to the Minova general referral hospital, also supported by MSF.
Democratic Republic of Congo

DRC: Minova is on the brink of a healthcare crisis

Obstetric care has become inaccessible to women in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, as donor organisations have recently withdrawn from the area. Press Release - 8 May 2026
 
A staff at Al-Helou Hospital, in Gaza City, Occupied Palestinian Territory, checks on a newborn with low-weight lying in an incubator.
Gaza-Israel war

The deliberate restriction of food and aid led to alarming malnutrition levels in Gaza

Israel’s manufactured malnutrition crisis in Gaza, Palestine, had devastating impacts on pregnant women and their newborns. Press Release - 7 May 2026
 
Through the shattered roads of southern Lebanon, our teams move between villages devastated by Israeli bombardment, this time in Jebshit, families return under a fragile “temporary ceasefire.” Inside one mobile medical unit, care comes together: primary healthcare, essential medication, mental health support, and stress relief sessions, bringing not just treatment, but a sense of presence where it’s needed most.
Lebanon

A ceasefire in name only: People are still being killed by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon

MSF teams in southern Lebanon are working in hospitals, alongside the Ministry of Public Health, treating people who have been wounded during the ceasefire. Project Update - 6 May 2026
 
A Directorate of Health (DoH) laboratory technician runs a microscopic test on samples at MSF-supported Darat Izza Primary Healthcare Center. MSF concludes three years of support at Darat Izza Primary Health Care Center. Our teams supported the primary healthcare services, including consultations, sexual and reproductive health, emergency care, medicines, laboratory services, health education, and mental health support.
Syria

Syria: MSF concludes three years of support to Darat Izza healthcare centre

After more than three years of providing care to families in Darat Izza, northwest Syria, MSF concluded our work in the town’s healthcare centre in March 2026. Project Update - 6 May 2026
 
What remains of the pharmacy at Old Fangak now rusts away after it was destroyed in the 3 May 2025 bombardment. On 3 May 2025, MSF hospital in Old Fangak, Jonglei State, was deliberately bombed by government forces, despite being clearly marked with MSF flags, and GPS coordinates shared with authorities. The attack began at around 4:30am, when two helicopter gunships first fired a missile on the pharmacy, burning it to the ground, before continuing firing on the town for the next 30 minutes. At approximately 7am, a drone bombed the Old Fangak market. At least seven people were killed, and 27 injured, including four MSF staff and two patients. 18 patients were receiving care during the time of attack.  Since late December 2025, at least 26 health facilities in Jonglei have reportedly been damaged or looted, alongside the seizure of humanitarian compounds and vehicles. This attack occurred in an increasingly volatile context, with rising tensions between government forces and opposition groups since late April 2025. Neighboring New Fangak fell under the government forces control, while the rest of Fangak County remained under opposition groups' control, creating a new frontline in Jonglei State.
Attacks on medical care

“Attacks on healthcare are today a standard feature of war”

Claude Maon, MSF's intersectional legal director, addressed the UN Security Council during an Arria formula meeting on the protection of medical care in armed conflict. Speech - 5 May 2026
 
Medical and health aid centre in Davydiv Brid village, Kherson Oblast. 31 January 2023.
Attacks on medical care

Joint call by the ICRC, WHO & MSF for states to uphold Resolution 2286

On the 10th Anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 2286, the ICRC, WHO, and MSF call on states to uphold the protection of medical care in armed conflict. Statement - 3 May 2026
 
Logistics Supervisor Valentin and MSF Driver Abdel are raising the organisation's flag at the distribution site, which is a key step in raising awareness of MSF among the local population in an area affected by attacks from armed groups. Valentin (Superviseur logistique) et Abdel (Conducteur MSF) installent le drapeau de l’organisation sur le site de distribution, une étape clé pour faire connaître MSF aux populations dans une localité touchée par les attaques de groupes armés.
Benin

MSF brings support to newly arrived refugees in Benin

In Benin, MSF teams are providing medical care and essential relief items to families who have recently fled violence in Nigeria. Project Update - 30 Apr 2026
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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