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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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"When an airstrike hit my house in the middle of the night I suffered shrapnel wounds and my legs were so badly damaged that one had to be amputated. I only found out about the amputation when I regained consciousness in a field hospital in Dara’a, Syria. Just two hours after waking up, I was discharged from hospital. As my home had been destroyed, I was taken to my relative’s house, where my children were staying. They had been there during the night of the bombing too, so they were safe. Seeing my children again was the hardest part. I felt weak, disabled. The kids were frightened of me without my leg. My little boy was afraid of me. He’s just one and a half years old – I used to hug him and feed him, but the last time I saw him, he was scared and went to his aunt instead. After the amputation in Syria, I was taken across the border, to Ramtha, where I’ve had more surgery. I’m also currently undergoing physiotherapy for a prosthesis. I have three children, aged nine, eight and one and a half. Their father died, and now I’m in Ramtha, Jordan being treated, while my children are still in Syria. I can’t stop thinking about getting back to them, I don’t know how they are doing or if anything will happen to them. I am improving with physiotherapy and getting stronger everyday, but I will only return home when I am strong enough to walk and take care of my children. People ask me where I find my strength, but my body is more than just my leg. I must be strong for my children. I must not give in to despair – this injury will not destroy me. I promised my children I’d come home, and I will." (This patient’s name has been changed)
Syria

Syrian war wounded look forward to returning home

Here are three testimonies highlighting the resilience and ongoing needs of patients. Voices from the Field - 7 Sep 2017
 
At least 164,000 people have now crossed into Bangladesh, fleeing violence in Rakhine state, Myanmar that started on 25 August. This massive influx, coming on top of 75,000 people who have arrived since violence began in October 2016, represents one of the largest influxes ever of Rohingyas into Bangladesh.
Rohingya refugee crisis

Rohingya in Myanmar and Bangladesh urgently require medical and humanitarian assistance

By 6 September, over 146,000 people had crossed into Bangladesh, fleeing violence in Rakhine state, Myanmar. Press Release - 6 Sep 2017
 
Men detaineed in Abu Salim detention centre. Detainees spend days and months in Libyan detention centres, without knowing when they will be released.
Libya

European governments are feeding the business of suffering

"The detention of migrants and refugees in Libya is rotten to the core. It must be named for what it is: a thriving enterprise of kidnapping, torture and extortion." Open Letter - 6 Sep 2017
 
Men detaineed in Abu Salim detention centre. Detainees spend days and months in Libyan detention centres, without knowing when they will be released.
Libya

MSF International President to speak on Libya detention centres

Dr Joanne Liu, International President of MSF, will describe horrific conditions inside Libyan detention centres and challenge the complicity of European States Project Update - 5 Sep 2017
 
Men detained in Abu Salim detention centre. Detainees spend days and months in Libyan detention centres, without knowing when they will be released.
Libya

Arbitrary detention of refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants must stop

“Detainees are stripped of any human dignity, suffer ill treatment, and lack access to medical care.” Press Release - 1 Sep 2017
 
July 2017 - Syria - Kurdish province - Aïn Issa displaced camp. MSF Clinic. Patients registration. Juillet 2017 - Syrie - Province kurde - Camp de déplacés d'Aïn Issa. Clinique MSF. Enregistrement des patients.
Syria

Conflict brings new arrivals every day to Ain Issa camp

“We are worried because we don’t have any information about what’s going on inside Raqqa. The main issue for us is the welfare of the wounded.” Press Release - 31 Aug 2017
 
Refugees wait to be vaccinated at the MSF clinic in the Cacanda camp. MSF routinely carries out vaccinations, although it also conducted a campaign which led to the immunisation of more than five thousand children against measles, yellow fever, polio and a further five preventable diseases.
Democratic Republic of Congo

Crisis update – July 2017

DRC: Update on humanitarian crisis in Greater Kasai region Crisis Update - 21 Aug 2017
 
A refugee in the Cacanda camp shows the traumatic injury caused during the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). MSF provides mental health services for refugees in need, many of whom are direct witnesses or victims of the violence.
Democratic Republic of Congo

In Kasai, “even the birds had stopped singing”

"The wounds of the patients that we treat tell us about the extreme levels of violence that the people of Kasai are facing." Voices from the Field - 16 Aug 2017
 
Francisca with a portrait of her late son, who died six years ago.
Colombia

People suffer high levels of violence despite peace process

"These types of violence are having a clear impact on the physical and mental health of people living in Buenaventura and Tumaco.” Report - 16 Aug 2017
 
ENG 10,000 people displaced by the fighting that erupted last week in Batangafo (north of Central African Republic) are still sheltering in the compound of the hospital managed by MSF. The teams there have tried to improve water provision, sanitation and hygiene conditions. The displaced people were forced out of the camp in which they were sheltering after it was looted and burned down during the fighting. The hospital is considered just one of a handful of “safe spaces” left in Batangafo. MSF calls on those organisations responsible to facilitate the necessary conditions to ensure the safe return of the people to the camp. 11 people died, and nine wounded individuals were treated by MSF teams. SPA Alrededor de diez mil personas, desplazadas por los violentos enfrentamientos de la semana pasada en Batangafo, (en el norte de la República Centroafricana), siguen refugiadas en el recinto del hospital de la ciudad, gestionado por MSF. Los equipos están tratando de mejorar las condiciones de higiene y provisión de agua y saneamiento en la zona. La comunidad tuvo que huir del campo de desplazados en el que se refugiaban debido a la violencia. Buena parte del campo fue saqueado y posteriormente incendiado. El hospital es considerado como uno de los escasos lugares seguros en Batangafo: MSF hace un llamamiento para que se faciliten las condiciones necesarias para el retorno con seguridad de los refugiados en el recinto hospitalario al campo de desplazados.
Central African Republic

10,000 people sleep in Batangafo hospital after camp is looted and burned

Batangafo has once again been plunged into chaos, with a wave of killings and lootings. A number of aid organisations were robbed. Project Update - 10 Aug 2017
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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