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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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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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MSF distributes tons of roofing materials in Gorkha District, Nepal on May 7 2015. MSF provides material to families so that they have the opportunity to rebuild their homes. The teams also distributes blankets, hygiene and kitchen kits by helicopters to remote villages. On 25 April a magnitude 7.8 earthquake killed more than 8,000 people and destroyed massive amounts of property, including numerous temples that were on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Nepal

The earthquakes took Nepal by surprise, the rains should not

MSF is racing against time to reach remote villages with medical supplies and shelter material. Difficult logistics and terrain leave limited transport options, meaning MSF teams have to use helicopters to transport these materials to villages north and east of Kathmandu every day. Crisis Update - 25 May 2015
 
Maila Gurung, 26, from Diol village speaks on the phone after receiving a cast to treat his broken leg while his daughter, Ranjana, 2, stands next to him. Photograph taken at the MSF/Doctors Without Borders "inflatable" hospital in Arughat Bazaar, Gorkha District, Nepal on May 21 2015. Due to the destruction by earthquake of the main health centre in Arughat, the MSF hospital is currently offering medical services to the surrounding communities. On 25 April a magnitude 7.8 earthquake killed more than 8,000 people and destroyed massive amounts of property, including numerous temples that were on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. MSF is providing critical medical care is distributing shelter and hygiene materials across Nepal to affected communities in dire need. With the monsoon approaching, the situation is likely to deteriorate in the coming weeks.
Nepal

Evacuating the seriously injured from remote villages

“I was in terrible pain, I thought I would die,” said Maila Gurung. “Most of the nearby health posts were destroyed, the only one I could go to was an hour’s walk, but it was closed. And, besides, I couldn’t walk.” Voices from the Field - 25 May 2015
 
I decided to leave Nigeria because I am married and my husband works in Libya. So I had to come to Libya to take care of my husband. Staying in Libya is not easy. The fight is too much. You don’t sleep at night and if you go to work before you come back they’ll bust into your house, take your property, rape your wife. They do such horrible things. They kill Nigerians anyhow, so it is not safe for we Nigerians . Due to my condition [pregnant] it is very risky but I can’t go back to Nigeria either. So my husband's brother came from Nigeria to accompany me to Italy and wait for my husband to follow. I’m not too fine. I’m feeling feverish so I need somebody to stay with me. I said to my husband that if I have to go alone I won’t go. That’s why my brother came to watch me until my husband comes and meets me. I was the only pregnant woman in the boat we came with. It is risky for women to travel but they do what they do because they are not comfortable where they are. Libya is not a place for someone to stay. You can work but they will burst into your house and collect everything you worked for. So it is not a place to stay and that’s why we take the risk of entering into this water and go to Europe to look for a better life. We believe Europe is better than Libya. I hope my baby will have a better life but I know it’s going to be farther.
Mediterranean migration

Three Mediterranean boat migrants describe their gruelling quests for better lives

"We go away from our country because we have no choice. We don’t want to get the Europeans tired of us, to overwhelm them, but we have no choice. We risk our lives to help our families, or neighbours, our friends, our parents and our brothers. That’s why we embark on this journey." Voices from the Field - 25 May 2015
 
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Tanzania

Cholera outbreak among Burundian refugees

A cholera outbreak has struck overcrowded camps where thousands of Burundian refugees are gathering in Tanzania. According to the World Health Organization, 31 people have died of the disease, and more than 3,000 acute diarrhoea cases have been reported among the refugees. In collaboration with local authorities, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is opening rehydration points and cholera treatment centres in Kagunga and Kigoma camps. Press Release - 24 May 2015
 
In Tumaco, Nariño Department, Colombia, MSF has responded to an increase in Chikungunya, a viral disease transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes. It causes fever and severe joint pain. MSF response includes fumigation of 10,000 houses, donation of 600 tests and training on diagnosis and treatment in hospitals.
Colombia

Chikungunya - the disease that doubles you over

This new and little-known virus causes high fever and severe pain in joints after being bitten by an infected mosquito. It has already affected 208,044 Colombians so far this year. Voices from the Field - 22 May 2015
 
Continuing clashes in Upper Nile state in South Sudan are leading to more deaths and displacements of people. Since the beginning of April, over 6,600 people have fled their homes to seek shelter at the congested UN protection of civilians (PoC) base in Malakal. The new internally displaced people are living in big tents, with dozens of families sharing the same tent and sleeping on the floor.
South Sudan

"The situation has been tense"

An MSF doctor describes his experience while working in a Protection Of Civilians site outside Malakal where about 30,000 people displaced by civil war are living. Voices from the Field - 22 May 2015
 
Nepalese sit on stone steps in their destroyed village in the Tsum valley of Gorkha District, Nepal on May 7 2015. On 25 April a magnitude 7.8 earthquake killed more than 8,000 people and destroyed massive amounts of property, including numerous temples that were on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Nepal

"Everyone is afraid" says head of mission

I did not see any patients entering the hospital buildings. All the patients are outside. These people, who were injured during the quakes and underwent orthopedic surgery, are hospitalized in tents. Voices from the Field - 22 May 2015
 
Consultations by MSF in the "Protection of Civilians" site near Bentiu.
South Sudan

Alarming humanitarian situation as conflict escalates

Escalating fighting is exposing civilians to widespread violence and severely restricting the provision of desperately needed aid. Press Release - 22 May 2015
 
MSF Doctor Clement Van Galen carries a child with meningitis in critical condition.
Niger

‘It was chaos – the hospital was full to bursting’

A meningitis epidemic sweeping across Niger has already infected more than 6,500 people and claimed 443 lives according to the authorities. MSF’s Dr Clément Van Galen, in Niamey, reports on MSF’s emergency response. Voices from the Field - 21 May 2015
 
A Congolese boy plays between the tents at the camp in Isipingo, Durban, that is one three in the city for people displaced by a recent outbreak of xenophobic violence. Before the events of three weeks ago, many of the children in these camps were attending school. Now they are living in overcrowded tents among strangers, with their parents uncertain about when they will see the inside of a classroom again. They are also susceptible to opportunistic diseases such as measles, chicken pox and influenza.
South Africa

MSF adapts medical response to needs of people displaced by xenophobic violence, providing psychological care for those traumatized

One month into its medical humanitarian intervention following a series of violent xenophobic attacks in South Africa’s KwaZulu Natal (KZN) province, a team from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is reorienting their work to meet the psychological needs of traumatized foreign nationals sheltering in the single remaining displacement camp, as well as offering medical support in Malawi and Zimbabwe. Press Release - 21 May 2015
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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