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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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85-year-old Qassim, from Radfan, is seen outside the Inpatient male Department (IPD) of the Al-Nasser Hospital, with one of his brother-in-law, 57- year-old Mohammed. Qassim suffers from diarrhea, dyspnea (difficulty in breathing) and anaemia. Ad Dhale, Yemen 2018.
Yemen

“When you add it all up, you’re looking at a devastating situation for the people of Yemen”

Four years into the recent conflict, Robert Onus, MSF’s former head of mission in Yemen, describes its impact on people across the country. Interview - 6 Dec 2018
 
Mohamad Abu Allola, 24 years old, was shot in his leg on 30th March while participating in the 'Great March of Return' protest at the fence in Gaza.
Palestine

Gazans’ injuries risk permanently shattering lives

The huge numbers of patients with complex and serious gunshot wounds are overwhelming the healthcare system in Gaza, leaving thousands in danger of infection and disability. Press Release - 29 Nov 2018
 
Yemen, gouvernorat de Saada, Haydan, mars 2018. A l'intérieur de l'école de Haydan, bombardée en 2016 par la coalition internationale dirigée par l'Arabie Saoudite. Saada governorate in Yemen, Haydan, March 2018.Inside Haydan school, bombarded in 2016 by the international coalition led by Saudi Arabia.
Yemen

Health structures threatened by fighting in Hodeidah

MSF teams have treated more than 500 war-wounded people in two weeks. We are extremely worried for the patients and staff threatened by fighting very close to our facilities. Press Release - 21 Nov 2018
 
5,000 still displaced in MSF-supported Batangafo Hospital
Central African Republic

More than 5,000 people sheltering in MSF-supported Batangafo hospital after violent clashes

Fighting between two armed groups in Batangafo, in northern Central African Republic, in late October drove more than 10,000 people to seek shelter in Batangafo hospital, where 5,000 still remain. Project Update - 14 Nov 2018
 
SF’s Dr Punidha examines X-ray results in the emergency room of Sinuni general hospital in Sinjar.
Iraq

Rehabilitated hospital improves access to healthcare in Sinjar district

MSF has started activities in Sinuni, the most densely populated town in Sinjar district, where access to healthcare has been drastically compromised by severe damage to medical infrastructure, the displacement of health professionals, and ongoing insecurity in parts of the governorate. Press Release - 8 Nov 2018
 
Yemen, gouvernorat de Saada, Haydan, mars 2018. A l'intérieur de l'école de Haydan, bombardée en 2016 par la coalition internationale dirigée par l'Arabie Saoudite. Saada governorate in Yemen, Haydan, March 2018. Inside Haydan school, bombarded in 2016 by the international coalition led by Saudi Arabia.
Yemen

Influx of war wounded as fighting intensifies in Hodeidah, Hajjah, Saada and Taiz

As fighting intensifies in Hodeidah and other parts of the country, MSF is extremely concerned for patients and staff at its health facilities, as well as for the thousands of people who live near frontlines. Press Release - 7 Nov 2018
 
In Patients Department, at Alnasr General Hospital was supported by MSF in Ad Dhale.
Yemen

Projects in Ad Dhale close due to insecurity and threats

After multiple security incidents directly targeting patients, staff and MSF-supported medical facilities in the area, we are left with no choice but to close all medical and humanitarian activities in Ad Dhale governorate. Press Release - 7 Nov 2018
 
On Wednesday, 31 October 2018, violent clashes in Batangafo, in the northern Central African Republic, led to 10,000 people fleeing to seek shelter in an MSF-supported hospital. Violence also affected Bambari, in the centre of the country. In total 32 wounded people received treatment at MSF facilities.
Central African Republic

More than 10,000 seek refuge in Batangafo hospital

Following clashes between armed groups that took place on Wednesday, 31 October 2018 in the north and centre of the Central African Republic (CAR), more than 10,000 people fled to seek refuge in the compound of a hospital supported by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Press Release - 2 Nov 2018
 
"I was at home with my husband that day. It was during the violence and fighting. We heard screams outside and neighbours crying. “I think they’ve killed someone,” my husband said. So we shut ourselves inside. We didn’t want to open the door. Armed men threw tear gas through the window to force us out. Eight people came into our home. They threatened to kill my husband and tried to force him to rape our daughter. She was 17. He refused and they murdered him. Then they raped our daughter, and me. When they left, I hid in the forest next to the village with my children. I didn’t sleep or eat. For a year, before coming to the clinic, I was terrified by the thought that I could have HIV. When I went back to Kananga – my father was very sick so I decided to return with my children – I went to see MSF at the hospital where they looked after victims of sexual violence. They examined me and told me that I didn’t have HIV." // "J’étais à la maison avec mon mari ce jour-là. C’était pendant le conflit et les affrontements. Nous avons entendu des cris de dehors et les voisins qui pleuraient. Mon mari m’a dit : « je crois qu’ils ont tué quelqu’un ». Nous nous sommes alors enfermés dans la maison et n’avons pas voulu ouvrir la porte. Des hommes armés ont lancé du gaz lacrymogène par la fenêtre pour nous obliger à ouvrir. Huit personnes sont entrées dans la maison. Ils ont menacé de mort mon mari et l’ont obligé à violer notre fille de 17 ans. Il a refusé et ils l’ont tué. Ensuite, ils ont violé notre fille, et moi aussi. Quand ils sont partis, je suis partie dans la forêt, à côté du village, avec mes enfants. Je ne dormais pas et ne mangeais pas. Pendant un an, avant que je ne vienne à la clinique, j’étais très angoissée à la pensée d’avoir peut être contracté le VIH. Mais quand j’ai dû rentrer à Kananga – mon père était très malade et j’ai donc décidé de m’y rendre avec mes enfants. Je me su
Democratic Republic of Congo

Sexual violence committed by armed men in Kasai

Between May 2017 and September 2018, MSF treated 2,600 victims of sexual violence in the town of Kananga in Kasai Central, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Eighty per cent reported having been raped by armed men. Press Release - 1 Nov 2018
 
Kasai Central, VSX Témoignage 1
Democratic Republic of Congo

"When I tell this story, I see a film playing before my eyes"

MSF patients in Kananga, Democratic Republic of Congo, share their stories of sexual violence. These testimonies were collected during a field visit by an MSF communications team in September 2018. Voices from the Field - 1 Nov 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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