This eBook series takes you on a journey of MSF's international associative history, from its inception in Paris in the early 70's, to becoming an international medical humanitarian movement.

MSF Nurse Activity Manager for Abyei, Awa Abdumadou shares light moments with two community volunteers during a weekly visit to one of the 17 Integrated Community Case Management (ICCM) sites in Abyei

Who we are

We are Médecins Sans Frontières

Learn about the MSF charter, who we are, our history and our working principles guided by medical ethics, impartiality, independence, neutrality, bearing witness and transparency.

On the evening of April 10th, patients flocked to the MSF Sica hospital in Bangui following the resumption in the afternoon of the operation of MINUSCA and Central African security forces in PK5 district in Bangui on the 10th. April against local armed groups, which gave rise to fighting.

Le 10 avril en soirée, les patients ont afflué à l'hôpital MSF Sica de Bangui suite à la reprise dans l'après-midi de l'opération de la MINUSCA et des forces de sécurité centrafricaine dans le quartier de PK5 à Bangui le 10 avril contre des groupes armés locaux, qui a donné lieu à des combats.

Central African Republic

Four things to know about the conflict in the Central African Republic

Ongoing war has resulted in a protracted humanitarian crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR), creating severe health needs among the population. Voices from the Field - 10 Apr 2018

Sweden

Uncertain life situation leads to mental health distress among asylum seekers

A new report by MSF reveals that many asylum seekers suffer from mental health problems and that their uncertain life situation in destination countries is the main contributing factor. The report, which is based on a project in Sweden, also highlights obstacles that prevent asylum seekers from receiving the care they need and have a right to. MSF calls for improved access to mental health care services for asylum seekers. Report - 9 Apr 2018

Mali

Vaccinating 10,000 children over 60,000km of desert roads

The vast, desert region of Kidal in northern Mali, south of the Sahara, is home to nomadic populations frequently living far from health facilities. In 2018, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) launched its first multi-antigen campaign in Mali, aiming to vaccinate 10,000 children against a variety of common illnesses. Project Update - 9 Apr 2018

Tuberculosis

Pharmacokinetics of efavirenz in patients on antituberculosis treatment in high HIV and tuberculosis burden countries: a systematic review

Efavirenz (EFV) and Rifampicin-Isoniazid (RH) are cornerstone drugs in HIV-tuberculosis (TB) co-infection treatment but with complex drug interactions, efficacy and safety challenges. We reviewed recent data on EFV and RH interaction in TB/HIV high-burden countries. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology - 6 Apr 2018

Democratic Republic of Congo

Lives split over the Congolese border

Sébastien Jagla, MSF project coordinator in the north of Democratic Republic of Congo, describes the challenges to provide humanitarian assistance to Central African refugees, constantly on the move between two places and with no real home. Voices from the Field - 6 Apr 2018

Rwanda

Remembering the genocide more than 20 years on

More than two decades since the 1994 genocide, Rwandan fieldworkers tell us about the experiences that motivated them to join MSF. Project Update - 6 Apr 2018

Reconstructive plastic surgery program, Gaza, Dar Al Salam hospital.

Palestine

MSF increases medical efforts for wounded in Gaza strip

The number of patients with trauma injuries had risen to 20 per week while it was 20 per month before November 2017. Press Release - 5 Apr 2018

Areti, 37-years-old from a village called Joo (Mahagoi) in Ituri province
Areiti and six of her children have been in Mara Tatu camp in Uganda since February 2018. They are among the 57,000 people who have fled massacres in Ituri since mid-December 2017 for Uganda, crossing Lake Albert by boat.

For her, the pain of exile is exacerbated by the fact that the violence separated her from her husband and one of her children. They hope to be reunited, though as the killings rage on in DRC, it is hard for her loved ones to find an escape route.

For now, she and her six children live in hope that their family will be whole again, as they try to forget the horrific scenes they witnessed.

Democratic Republic of Congo

The daily struggles of Ituri’s refugees

The attackers wore masks and used axes, machetes and guns to slaughter civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s strife-torn Ituri province. Voices from the Field - 5 Apr 2018

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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MSF, Evolution of an International Movement