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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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Nola Aniba Tito, 27, is one of the medical translators working in MSF health centre in Ofua 3 zone, in Rhino settlement. Originally from a town in the Equatoria region, she fled violence in South Sudan in July 2016 with her children and started working with MSF in March 2017. As 86% of all South Sudanese refugees in Uganda are women and children, Nola is one of the many female head of households. In this photo she is pictured with her baby, Aaron. Full testimony from Nola: “I was living with my two children and expecting another child. My husband was in Juba. In my neighborhood, everyone was fleeing because we were seeing child abduction, rape, looting, forced marriage, and killing between tribes almost every day. Schools were attacked and children slaughtered like chicken. If people from the other tribe come, they kill everyone from the other tribe and leave their own tribespeople. Moreover, there was no access to health care, especially after many NGOs left the country. One day, men knocked on the door of our house and threatened to open it. I was very scared so I didn’t open it, but instead carefully opened the window and saw them holding guns. I cried and shouted so much that neighbors came and the men just left. That’s when I decided to leave my home right away, without any belongings, just with my children and three of my brother’s children, who hasn’t been able to cross into Uganda. Even on the way to Uganda, there is fear of killing and violence and that is why my brother is still in South Sudan. I was lucky to make it to Uganda. But upon arrival in the camp, we found no water, no food, and no health services. Sometimes we had no water for more than a week. How can we live without any water to use and drink? I also had to walk a very long distance to the hospital outside the camp to deliver my baby, who is now seven months old. We left with nothing, not even a penny to buy food or to pay for transport to hospital. So the start of MSF health service
Uganda

At night, I can’t stop thinking about what is going to happen to me and my children

I was lucky to make it to Uganda. But upon arrival in the refugee settlement, we found no water, no food and no health services. Voices from the Field - 18 May 2017
 
A water truck is stuck in the mud in Palorinya refugee camp, Uganda. People take the opportunity to get much needed water when a water truck gets stuck in the mud after heavy rain. The impending rainy season will only make the situation worse as vehicles struggle to get around the camp.
Uganda

Over 900,000 South Sudanese refugees are in need of humanitarian aid

Over 630,000 refugees have since arrived in Uganda and thousands continue to arrive every week, bringing the total number of South Sudanese refugees and asylum-seekers to over 900,000. Project Update - 18 May 2017
 
Families newly settled, in the woods of Imvepi. Des familles nouvellement installées, dans les sous bois de Imvepi.
Uganda

Crisis Update - May 2017

Hundreds of thousands of South Sudanese refugees have fled to northern Uganda since July 2016, making Uganda the largest refugee hosting country in Africa. Crisis Update - 17 May 2017
 
Medical workers put on PPE gear in the changing station at the Nongo Ebola Treatment Clinic in Conakry, Guinea on November 27, 2015. The clinic is treating the last known Ebola patient in Guinea. A month old baby named Nubia, whose mother died after giving birth on October 27th.
G20 Health Ministers’ Meeting

Open letter from MSF to the Meeting of the G20 Health Ministers

We call on G20 states to put the welfare of sick and wounded people wherever they live at the core of their concerns. Open Letter - 17 May 2017
 
About 500 residents of Bangassou came to the hospital compound hoping that the fighters would not attack a medical structure. They were regrouped with the displaced people of the mosque and those of the church, Monday evening on the ground of the church of Bangassou. Environ 500 habitants de Bangassou sont venus se réfugiés dans l’enceinte de l’hôpital espérant que les combattants ne se s’attaqueraient pas à une structure médicale. Ils ont été regroupés avec les déplacés de la mosquée et ceux de l’église lundi soir sur le terrain de l’église de Bangassou.
Central African Republic

"The city of Bangassou has turned into a battlefield; we fear the worst for the civilian population"

"When gunshots started in the Tokoyo neighbourhood... people scattered in all directions, running into the night to find shelter where they could." Voices from the Field - 16 May 2017
 
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Central African Republic

MSF treats 70 wounded in fighting in Bangassou

MSF is extremely worried about the civilian population of Bangassou. Project Update - 16 May 2017
 
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Central African Republic

MSF calls for a ceasefire in Bangassou to allow for the deployment of urgent medical aid

Following intense fighting that broke out this morning in Bangassou (Mbomou Province), Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)/Doctors Without Borders is calling on all parties to agree to a ceasefire in order to access wounded people in urgent need of life-saving medical care. Press Release - 13 May 2017
 
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Democratic Republic of Congo

Team dispatched following Ebola confirmation

One case of Ebola has been confirmed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the Likati health zone of Bas Uele Province in the north of the Democratic Republic of Congo. A total of nine cases, including three deaths are so far being investigated. Project Update - 12 May 2017
 
Ciudad Hidalgo is the first town many migrants see when they enter Mexico from Guatemala after crossing the Suchiate river. The train doesn't work from here, so they need to walk for hours.
Central American migration

Forced to flee Central America's Northern Triangle: A Neglected Humanitarian Crisis

For millions of people from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, fear and horrific violence are dominant facets of daily life in which they try flee, heading north. MSF surveyed migrants and refugees making their way through Mexico to learn their reasons for leaving and the level of violence they experienced along the way. Report - 12 May 2017
 
William carries Gloria to the police station where they will report a violent assault, suffered on the route from the Guatemalan border into Mexico. For Gloria, it´s her first attempt to cross to the US – both her sister and cousin live there. Her husband William did the route six years ago. Both Gloria and William had to leave Honduras because of death threats from maras (local gangs).
Central American migration

No way to safety for people fleeing extreme violence in Central America’s Northern Triangle

"The unrelenting violence and emotional suffering endured by a significant number of people... is not unlike what is experienced by people in conflict zones." Press Release - 12 May 2017
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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