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How we work

See what triggers an intervention and how supply and logistics allow our teams to respond quickly.

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How we're run

Discover our governance and what it means to be an association. Find a quick visual guide to our offices around the world.

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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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Access Campaign

We set up the MSF Access Campaign in 1999 to push 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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1724 Results
 
Deir Hassan Camp
Syria

Displaced people face a desperate situation in Idlib

Nearly one million people have been displaced in northwestern Syria in just the last three months. People in camps like Deir Hassan face a desperate situation, with a severe lack of basic services. Project Update - 9 Mar 2020
 
Living conditions on Samos
Greece

EU must address migration emergency as Greek islands reach breaking point

MSF urges the EU to immediately address the migration emergency, as the situation on the Greek islands has reached breaking point in the wake of harsh new Greek government policies. Statement - 4 Mar 2020
 
Deir Hassan Camp
Syria

People in northwestern Syria forced to move as frontlines move

As frontlines in northwestern Syria move, people are displaced and having to move multiple times to find safety. Dr Mustafa Ajaj describes the situation among the displaced people he’s treating. Voices from the Field - 2 Mar 2020
 
Trapped in Danger
Libya

Arbitrary detention in Libya must end as asylum seeker dies in detention centre fire

A fire in a detention centre in western Libya has resulted in the death of a young man, as MSF calls for the end of arbitrary detention of migrants and asylum seekers in Libya and to immediately evacuate and resettle people. Press Release - 2 Mar 2020
 
Deir Hassan Camp
Syria

MSF to scale up response in Idlib, Syria as tensions reach a new peak

As conflict continues in Syria's northwestern Idlib province, displacing hundreds of thousands of people, MSF is requesting Turkey to enable passage of staff and essential supplies to scale up our response. Statement - 28 Feb 2020
 
A curious family in Barsalogho IDP camp
Burkina Faso

Security and living conditions have deteriorated at ‘blistering speed’ for over 750,000 people

Attacks on villages and severe violence across parts of Burkina Faso have forced over 750,000 people to become displaced. Today most people live in conditions without access to healthcare or water. Project Update - 24 Feb 2020
 
Mobile clinic for migrants in Paris
France

Left out in the cold: MSF provides emergency beds for teenage migrants

During the cold winter months, teenage migrants are being forced to sleep rough on France’s streets – despite the government having a legal obligation to provide shelter. MSF is having to step in and fill the gap. Project Update - 19 Feb 2020
 
Rho IDP site, Northeastern Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo

The forgotten people of Ituri

Intra-communal violence in Ituri province, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has forced 300,000 people to flee their homes. Many have settled in camps, living in dire conditions. Photo Story - 14 Feb 2020
 
Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz
Central American migration

Escaping violence into danger – no way out for Central American migrants

A new MSF report shows violence at home is a key push factor for many in Central America to make the dangerous journey north to the US, while exposing the devastating effects that the criminalisation of migration is having on people. Press Release - 11 Feb 2020
 
NUEVO LAREDO, NOT A SAFE PLACE
Central American migration

Report: No way out - The humanitarian crisis for Central American migrants and asylum seekers

The report, No way out: The humanitarian crisis for migrants and asylum seekers trapped between the United States, Mexico and the Northern Triangle of Central America, looks to expose the devastating effects that the criminalisation of migration is having on people fleeing violence. Report - 11 Feb 2020
Cholera intervention in South Kivu
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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