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How we work

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Accountability

Read the policies, reports, and plans on how we address issues like racism and reduce our carbon footprint, ensuring our actions align with the highest ethical standards.

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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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Ebola disease in DRC: find out how we're responding
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Abortion is a common experience—people of all ages, ethnicities, nationalities, and religions decide to end their pregnancies for various reasons. Yet in many places across the globe, people who have abortions face harmful stereotypes, blame, and social stigma. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) provides safe abortion care and also treats people for the consequences of unsafe abortion, a leading cause of maternal mortality. When our teams talk to people who are deciding to have an abortion, we often hear their personal stories. To mark International Safe Abortion Day, September 28, we want to help break abortion stigma by sharing some first-person stories from women in the places where MSF works. We hear from people all over the world—from Colombia to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Greece to India, people of many religions, students, midwives, people with children, and some without children. MSF is committed to using our voice to ensure that people everywhere have access to safe abortion care. Safe abortion care is essential health care.
Safe abortion care

The evolution of safe abortion care in MSF

A midwife tells her story of the evolution of safe abortion care in MSF over two decades. Voices from the Field - 21 Oct 2022
 
MSF teams have decided to support the local COVID-19 vaccination efforts and have deployed 10 fixed and mobile vaccination teams.
Syria

Cholera spreads across Syria putting vulnerable people at serious risk

After 15 years of absence, Cholera is spreading across Syria. Our teams are working with local health authorities in the northeast and northwest of the country in response to the outbreak. Project Update - 21 Oct 2022
 
Haiti CTC Turgeau – MSF Health Promoter Jose informs patients about cleaning practices to avoid the contagion of the disease. Raising awareness about protective measures is key to prevent the spread of the disease.
Haiti

Haiti on the verge of health disaster

People in Haiti are facing violence, insecurity, severe fuel shortages, the resurgence of cholera, and are struggling to access healthcare. Press Release - 21 Oct 2022
 
MSF psychologist Marina Popova in session with patients at the shelter for Displaced Persons. Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia, June 2022.
Ukraine

Providing care to displaced people in Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, MSF teams have been working in Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia, providing medical care and mental health support to people affected by the war. Project Update - 20 Oct 2022
 
Haiti CTC Cité Soleil – MSF Community health worker David enters one of the 8 tents installed at the cholera treatment centre of Cité Soleil. His role is to ensure that patients are aware of the risks related to cholera disease and raise awareness within affected communities.
Cholera

MSF responds to change in global cholera vaccine strategy amid unprecedented number of outbreaks

MSF Access Campaign - 19 Oct 2022
 
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Mediterranean migration

Malta instructs rescue ship to take 23 people to Egypt rather than to closer ports in Europe

Following a rescue by a merchant ship in Malta's search and rescue area of the Mediterranean Sea, the country's rescue coordination has ordered the ship to take the survivors to Egypt. Press Release - 19 Oct 2022
 
View of mobile clinic run by MSF in the Regional stadium in Kaya, Burkina Faso, that became an open-air camp for people who fled insecurity and violence.
Burkina Faso

Violence and severe supply shortages leave people across Burkina Faso in dire need

As the security situation in Burkina Faso deteriorates, people's access to food, water and healthcare is becoming ever-more limited. Relief efforts need to be ramped up now more than ever. Interview - 17 Oct 2022
 
MSF's emergency response team travelling by boat to reach a village in Johi town that is still cut-off by the water. The MSF team has set up a medical camp for flood-affected communities in Johi town, Dadu district.
Pakistan

Seven weeks of emergency response in Pakistan

In the seven weeks since an emergency was declared in Pakistan, following devastating flooding, MSF teams have been responding and assessing needs across the country. Project Update - 14 Oct 2022
 
A mother feeds her child using therepeutic food (milk) during her visit to MSF's OTP facility in Shabellow IDP camp, Baidoa
Somalia

An alarming cycle of drought, malnutrition and disease in Baidoa

Here are five things to know about the brutal cycle of drought, malnutrition and disease outbreaks in Baidoa, Somalia. Project Update - 12 Oct 2022
 
Aura Ramírez, MSF’s mental health activities manager comforting Sanaa*. Sanaa*, 30 years old: “I got married when I was very young, I was 14 years old, I didn’t know what marriage was, and a few years later I got pregnant. Since day one I faced a lot of challenges, I left school, and I had a lot of problems with my husband until we divorced. They took my son away from me, and I was not able to see him for 3 years, not even to visit him, nor to contact him by phone. During “Eid” I used to look at the children playing and enjoying their family time, and think about my son, is he happy? Is he safe? I didn’t know what to do, as a young woman I lacked experience, and I didn’t have any support, I had no one to advise me on how I can take my son back. I used to cry a lot, and had depressive episodes, I felt empty, as if something is missing, and I didn’t know where my son was. I was in a desperate situation. I felt powerless, and never felt safe. Then I learned about MSF services in Hajjah. I came here and they offered me psychological care, and I’m following up with them for 3 months now. Now I feel stronger, they also engaged the Mental health activity manager who learned about my situation with my son. In collaboration with the local authorities, they helped me reunite with my son. They also referred us to other organizations that provided us with shelter and social assistance. Today I’m back to work, and my son is back to school. He understood that I’m his mother despite everything, whatever the situation is. No child should be separated from his mother. *Name changed for confidentiality.
Yemen

Rebuilding people's lives in Yemen through mental health support

After years of war and insecurity, our teams in Hajjah, Yemen, are focusing on rebuilding people's lives through comprehensive mental health support. Project Update - 10 Oct 2022
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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