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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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Partial view of the Plaine SAVO (Fataki) displacement site. The shelters, mostly made of tarpaulins and makeshift timber, cover several hectares. Access to drinking water and sufficient food remains severely inadequate for the approximately 70,000 displaced people at the site.
South Sudan

DRC: New wave of violence deepens the humanitarian crisis in Ituri

Renewed fighting between the Convention for the Popular Revolution and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo is displacing hundreds of thousands of people, injuring civilians, and blocking access to care in Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo. Project Update - 30 Apr 2026
 
Damage inside and outside the MSF-supported Al Daqaq hospital after two bombings occured nearby.
Attacks on medical care

Attacks on healthcare: Medical staff deserve more than empty words

Ten years after the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2286, MSF is calling on states to respect their commitment made in the resolution, and protect medical care. Press Release - 30 Apr 2026
 
MSF hospital in Lankien, Jonglei state, South Sudan, was hit in an airstrike by the government of South Sudan forces during the night of Tuesday, 3 February 2026. One MSF staff member suffered minor injuries. The hospital’s main warehouse was destroyed during the attack, and we lost most of our critical supplies for providing medical care. Lankien hospital was evacuated, and patients were discharged hours before the attack, following increased tensions and after MSF received information about a possible attack against the city. On 23 April, MSF team managed to visit the hospital. Hospital was bombarded, looted, and then vandalized: some structures were set on fire, MSF cars have bullet holes on windshields, equipment was taken out of wards and offices and destroyed, and documentation thrown out. Based on the publicly available facts, the community fled Lankien after the hospital and market were bombed on 3 February. The government forces took the full control of the town on 7 February. The town is now almost completely destroyed, including private housing, the market and some boreholes. MSF publicly announced the forced closure of the hospital on Wednesday 29 April 2026.
South Sudan

Bombarded, looted, vandalised: MSF forced to close Lankien hospital after 31 years

We have been forced to permanently close our hospital in Lankien, South Sudan, after it was bombarded on 3 February, ending 31 years of continuous medical support. Press Release - 29 Apr 2026
 
Palestinian people waiting for the water truck to arrive to Jabalya city, north of Gaza Strip, Palestine.
Gaza-Israel war

Water as a weapon: Israel’s destruction and deprivation of water and sanitation in Gaza

In this latest report, MSF documents how the Israeli authorities’ repeated weaponisation of water in Gaza, Palestine, are not isolated acts, but part of a recurrent, systematic and cumulative pattern. Report - 28 Apr 2026
 
Palestinian child is collecting water in Beit Lahia city, north of Gaza strip, Palestine.
Gaza-Israel war

Israel uses water as a weapon of collective punishment against Palestinians in Gaza

MSF's latest report documents how Israeli authorities have used access to water and sanitation services as a weapon to collectively punish people in Gaza, Palestine. Press Release - 28 Apr 2026
 
View of the seaside of Sour, southern Lebanon, and the destruction caused by the mass bombings during the 46-day period of Israel’s attacks in Lebanon.
Lebanon

Southern Lebanon after 46 days under continuous attacks by Israeli forces

In Sour, a city in southern Lebanon, MSF teams are working to bring care to families who lived under bombardment for almost two months. Project Update - 24 Apr 2026
 
A family Support Centre at Minj Hospital, Jiwaka Province, Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea

Building a support system for victims and survivors of violence in Jiwaka

Women in Papua New Guinea's Highlands region face sexual violence, domestic violence, and sorcery accusation-related violence. MSF is strengthening access to care for victims and survivors. Project Update - 24 Apr 2026
 
The MSF hospital in Agok is the only facility providing secondary care in the entire Abyei region of South Sudan. This structure deals with emergencies, surgeries, treatments of HIV, tuberculosis, chronic diseases as well as neglected diseases, such as snake bites, a real scourge in the region. In 2019, in order to improve the quality of care, a radiology room was set up and the pharmacy was extended. A lack of specialized structures in the surrounding states forces some patients to travel very long distances to get to Agok hospital, some have to walk for up to 10 hours. This phenomenon illustrates the need for a comprehensive hospital in a country where health care is almost non-existent
Iran

Iran: Despite ceasefire, access to essential medical care remains fragile

MSF teams are working in South Tehran, Mashhad, and Kerman province in Iran, responding to people's growing medical needs. Project Update - 23 Apr 2026
 
MSF health promoter Kenia Donaire prepares sexual and reproductive health kits to be distributed during the team’s weekly outreach activities in marginalized communities, including LGBTQI+ people and sex workers.
Honduras

A safe space for LGBTQI+ patients in San Pedro Sula

In San Pedro Sula, Honduras, MSF teams provide medical and mental health care tailored to the needs of LGBTQI+ people and people who engage in sex work. Project Update - 22 Apr 2026
 
Hanna Dudnyk, MSF emergency doctor, examines, Svitlana, 67, who was brought to the emergency room by ambulance with complaints of loss of consciousness, and severe pain. "Svitlana was already treated at this hospital with the same symptoms, but she needs more extensive diagnostics than this hospital can provide. We can see that the patient has lost a significant amount of weight in four months, which is alarming. But, of course, the hospital will provide all the necessary medical care here and now to stabilise the woman's condition," said Hanna Dudnyk. This is far from an isolated case in Mykolaiv region, in the south of Ukraine. People are admitted to hospital with complex conditions, stabilised, and recommended for further examination, but they are often unable to travel to hospital in nearest city like Mykolaiv due to financial difficulties, limited mobility, and fear of leaving their homes due to the possibility of shelling.
Ukraine

When chronic illness turns critical in Ukraine

In Ukraine, war-related insecurity and extreme stress are causing people to delay seeking medical care, leading them to develop preventable complications. Project Update - 21 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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