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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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2094 Results
 
A patient with malaria being treated by an MSF doctor. In the nort-east Nigerian town of Gwoza, patients are brought to the MSF health centre in a customised three wheeler called a keke napep.
Nigeria

Crisis update: Borno and Yobe states, June 2018

Nine years of conflict between the Nigerian military and armed groups in northeast Nigeria has taken a heavy toll on the population with serious humanitarian consequences. Crisis Update - 5 Jun 2018
 
A medic explains the mental health services offered during one of MSF’s mobile clinics in a village in Guerrero state. Ongoing conflict has left the population traumatised, isolated and vulnerable. Violence, including sexual violence, has a massive impact on the mental health of patients treated by MSF. ESP Los psicólogos de MSF trabajan con una población traumatizada por el aislamiento, el conflicto y la impotencia. La violencia, violencia sexual incluida, tiene un coste elevado en la salud mental de los pacientes atendidos por MSF.
Mexico

Guerrero under siege

The Tierra Caliente, Norte and Centro regions, together with the city of Acapulco, in Guerrero state are some of the most violent places in Mexico. Voices from the Field - 28 May 2018
 
Patrick Durrant is the Project Coordinator for Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Sulaymaniyah, northern Iraq. MSF started working in Sulaymaniyah in 2015 when a huge influx of people escaping violence in their towns and cities arrived in the area. Initially, we provided water and sanitation services in Arbat camps for displaced people, and then extended the project to provide mental health services in Ashti camp and rehabilitation and staff support for the Sulaymaniyah Emergency Hospital. The project finished on 30 November 2017. “Iraq has a decent health system – but after years of conflict, instability and economic hardships, the system is under a lot of strain,” Patrick says. “Although the Islamic State group areas have been re-taken, Iraq remains a volatile place – bombings and conflict are still a regular occurrence. Hospitals in Iraq must always be prepared. You never know what will happen the next day, hour or minute.”
Iraq

“Hospitals must always be prepared; you never know what will happen”

MSF started working in Sulaymaniyah in 2015 when a huge influx of people escaping violence in their towns and cities arrived in the area. Voices from the Field - 25 May 2018
 
A young Syrian boy was hit by an astray bullet while being home.The bullet landed in his chest and went straight through his lungs. MSF medical teams in the ER of Tal Abyad hospital are trying to save his life.
Syria

Seeking to assist Syrians, wherever they are in need of help

After seven years of being denied access, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) once again requests the Syrian government to grant us access to all areas to provide medical treatment to Syrians in dire need, wherever they are. Press Release - 23 May 2018
 
Traditional birth attendants in discussion with MSF Doctors. These trusted community representatives, are usually present during births in the home. By creating a dialogue, MSF is able to ensure that they refer women before and after birth for check ups and if there is a complication.
Sudan

Dreams of returning home remain distant for displaced in Darfur camp

Two years ago, fighting erupted in Jebel Marra, southwestern Sudan, forcing nearly 160,000 people to look for protection. Over 23,000 settled around the small village of Sortoni and clustered together to form a camp for displaced people. But many are still reluctant to return home despite the difficulties of life in the displaced people’s camps. Voices from the Field - 18 May 2018
 
Yemen, gouvernorat de Saada, Haydan, mars 2018. Les enfants de la famille Ghani posent devant l'entrée de leur maison, bombardée pendant la guerre de Saada, entre 2004 et 2010. Saada governorate in Yemen, Haydan, March 2018. Ghani family children posing in front of the entrance of their house, bombed during the war of Saada, between 2004 and 2010.
Yemen

Living under daily coalition airstrikes

In March 2017, Médecins Sans Frontières teams returned to the hospital in Haydan that had been bombed and destroyed by Saudi warplanes in October 2015. MSF teams provide healthcare to isolated communities in Haydan as well as the remote surrounding area. Photo Story - 18 May 2018
 
Ali, a student, was shot in the stomach during the events of April 10th. The bullet is still lodged in his body, he is waiting for surgery. Ali, étudiant, a reçu une balle dans le ventre durant les événements du 10 avril. La balle est encore logée dans son corps, il attend d'être opéré.
Central African Republic

Days of violence and mass casualties in Bangui

For over 18 months, Central African Republic (CAR) has yet again been subjected to extreme violence inflicted on a population left traumatised by the civil war in 2013 and 2014. Until recently, the capital city Bangui appeared to have been spared the attacks and fighting that have erupted in the provinces. Project Update - 17 May 2018
 
People waiting in front of the Bambari general hospital, Central African Republic. In Bambari, second city of CAR, MSF supports the paediatric and maternity wards and the national surgery team. MSF teams in Bambari treated 22 people for violence-related injuries in May 2017, in contrast to just eight in April. Four children were among the wounded from Alindao treated by MSF, including a three-year-old who had been shot in the face. Most of those injured in Alindao had gunshot wounds, but some had knife injuries and burns.
Central African Republic

Fire and bloodshed in Bambari, a town symbolising peace

Since 14 May 2018, a new cycle of inter-community violence has taken hold in Bambari, a city in the Central African Republic (CAR) that, in 2017, remained relatively stable while the rest of the country spiralled into increasingly fractured conflict. MSF’s surgery team, which supports the local hospital, cared for 17 wounded, two of whom unfortunately succumbed to their injuries. Project Update - 17 May 2018
 
Noora is ten years old girl that is diagnosed with thalassemia. The MSF team in Syria met Noora and her mother, Jawhara, in Tal Abyad hospital. Noora’s mother said: "We started doing blood transfusion for Noora when she was two months old." "We fled from Deir ez-Zor to Tal Abyad. It takes us 15 minutes to arrive to the hospital for the blood transfusion sessions. Noora has a blood transfusion session once every 14 days, but it’s still quite a challenge. The most worrying part is not finding the medication to reduce the iron in her blood. There is limited awareness about the disease in the country and due to conflict in the country sometimes the medication or the blood units are not available." "Noora couldn't play like other kids, sometimes she used to come back home crying." "We hope we will find a bone marrow transplantation donor but so far we haven’t and we can't afford it." MSF has started providing chelation treatment to children with thalassemia in Tal Abyad national hospital.
Syria

Treating patients with chronic conditions in a war context

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has started providing chelation treatment to children with thalassemia in Tal Abyad national hospital, northeast Syria. After seven years of war, patients with this chronic disease have not received the regular treatment or blood transfusions they need. Project Update - 16 May 2018
 
Gaza, 14 mai 2018, Manifestation contre l'ouverture de l'ambassade à Jérusalem à gaza, dans la zone de Malaka. 52 palestiniens ont été tués et environ 2410 blessés sont à déplorer. Gaza, in May 14th, 2018, Demonstration against the opening of the embassy in Jerusalem in Gaza, in the zone of Malaka. 52 Palestinians were killed and approximately 2410 wounded persons are to regret.
Palestine

Violence on demonstrators in Gaza is 'unacceptable and inhumane'

MSF statement on violence on protestors in Gaza strip. Statement - 14 May 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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