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MSF teams assisting migrants in Costa Rica
The Americas

Costa Rica

MSF worked with people on the move in Costa Rica in 2024. Country
 
Cisse, a health promoter, carries buckets with kits given to every patient who comes to receive treatment for diphtheria from the logistics tent set up on the ground of the Centre de Traitement Epidemiologique to the waiting area where patients are at the center in Siguiri, Guinea. The kit was made to allow them to spend five days there and to easily clean and dispose of it, as necessary. MSF has helped treat over 2100 patients as of Jan. 4, 2024, and has been responding to a diphtheria outbreak in the region since mid-August, the likes of which has not been seen in the country for the last 30 years.
Africa

Guinea

In Guinea, MSF teams provide support to people living with HIV and the health needs of children at a community level. Country
 
As a global financial hub, Hong Kong projects an image of prosperity and resource abundance. In its shadows however, consistently marginalised groups fall outside of the well-developed healthcare system’s reach. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has provided free primary healthcare to the homeless communities in Hong Kong’s Yau Tsim Mong and Shum Shui Po districts, the majority of whom are aged 50 or above, since August 2023. People experiencing homelessness in Hong Kong do not receive adequate medical care most often due to their lack of health literacy and inability to prioritise their own health and well-being. 
 
Responding to these unmet needs, MSF initiated a model of social-medical partnerships with local NGOs to deliver holistic patient-centred care, which MSF teams provided by offering regular basic health screenings, health promotion sessions and psychosocial support for people experiencing homelessness, while collaboration partners offered ongoing case follow-up. These local partners also received support in capacity-building to ensure continuity of care for people in the programme as MSF’s project came to an end in December 2024.
Asia & Pacific

Hong Kong

MSF most recently worked in Hong Kong to support people experiencing homelessness. Country
 
Residents of Orto-Boz village and MSF staff make their way to a meeting to discuss the challenges experienced by villagers as a result of the conflict.
Europe & Central Asia

Kyrgyzstan

In Kyrgyzstan, we worked on detecting breast and cervical cancers. Country
 
MSF OCBA carried out an exploratory mission in Argelia from the 29th of January to the 23rd of February 2007. The main objective was to asses in situ the health situation of the SSI ( Sub-Saharan Immigrants)  in transit on their way to Europe, including the response to this problematic from the national authorities and international actors.The arrival of SSIs is affecting several countries in the north of Africa, including Argelia, as this countries represent the entry door to Europe. This is not a new phenomenon in Argelia, as this country is traditionally a place where SSI transit in their way to Europe since many years ago. However, reports show an increase in the number of people arriving despite all the efforts done to stop their entry in the country. We can estimate that the current population of SSI in transit to Europe in Argelia is between 21,000 and 30,000 people (there are numbers that go up to 300,000)
Middle East & North Africa

Algeria

MSF first worked in Algeria in 1980 and closed its projects in 2016. Country
 
Dr. Grigory Volchenkov, Chief Doctor of the Vladimir Regional TB Control Centre, and Lira Dzhaparova, MSF Medical Activity Manager, in a meeting.
Europe & Central Asia

Russia

In Russia, we ran tuberculosis programmes,offered healthcare to vulnerable people, and provided care to refugees and displaced people. Country
 
MSF apporte un soutien médical, psychologique et social aux mineurs non accompagnés en transit à Calais.
Europe & Central Asia

France

In Paris, northern France, and at the borders with Italy and Spain, migrants and refugees encounter policies and practices aimed at preventing them from settling or claiming their rights. Country
 
MSF’s Munira Gulomova conducts a mental health consultation with Akmal Uganov, 25, at his home in the city of Tursunzoda, Tajikistan. 

Uganov fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) in 2019. 

“At first, his mother got tuberculosis. She was ashamed of her illness and didn’t seek treatment. As a result, she passed away. Her father also died of tuberculosis," Dr. Maysara Shifoeva, MSF staff says.

MSF started to provide support to Uganov after the death of his parents. It included monthly medical check-ups, medication, food, and psychological support to ensure effective treatment.
Europe & Central Asia

Tajikistan

We are working with the Tajikistan Ministry of Health and Social Protection to diagnose and treat children with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). Country
 
Mental Health Care focused on women and children.

Our teams focus on mental health care and provide other medical care as needed. Psychological support includes individual and group therapy, psychosocial education, and stress management.
Asia & Pacific

Thailand

We work to provide mental health support to vulnerable communities in southern Thailand. Country
 
MSF team in Yongofongo, located 19 kilometers from Bangassou, Mbomou prefecture, March 2023.
Africa

Central African Republic

Learn about our medical humanitarian work in the Central African Republic, where years of intense violence have resulted in thousands being killed or wounded and millions being displaced, severely restricting access to medical care, food, water and shelter. Country
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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