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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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In Musina, thousands of people queue daily for buses back to their home countries after being displaced by anti-migrant violence and harassment in South Africa

South Africa

Displaced people in Musina queue for buses to nearby countries after facing anti-migrant violence and harassment. Democratic Republic of Congo, July 2026.
© Kate Stegeman/MSF

In South Africa, we help people with their management of non-communicable diseases and assist undocumented people and migrants in accessing healthcare.

Our activities in 2025 in South Africa

Data and information from the International Activity Report 2025.

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46
Staff in 2025 (full-time equivalent)
€2.2 M
2.2M
expenditure in 2025
1999
1999
Year MSF first worked in the country
MSF in South Africa in 2025 In South Africa, Médecins Sans Frontières assisted foreign nationals physically blocked from accessing public health facilities by anti-migrant groups, while continuing to run a non-communicable diseases (NCDs) project in Butterworth.
Country map for the IAR 2025.
Country map for the IAR 2025.
© MSF

From July through September, anti-migrant groups camped outside dozens of clinics and hospitals in Gauteng, preventing foreign nationals, including pregnant women and people living with HIV, from seeking medical care. 

Our teams refilled antiretroviral medication for people living with HIV who could not collect it themselves at the blocked health facilities, and we referred patients to alternative health facilities unaffected by blockages. 

Throughout 2025, we continued to run an NCD project in Butterworth, Eastern Cape province, in partnership with the Department of Health. To strengthen skills for NCD management, we launched a side-by-side nurse mentorship and coaching programme across seven facilities, and classroom-based training for health professionals in 60 Department of Health facilities. In addition, to promote patient wellbeing, we piloted healthy lifestyle groups with two community-based organisations, focusing on educating members on nutrition, diet, and exercise. Participants were then encouraged to engage in healthy cooking and gardening activities, organised in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture. 

After training health staff, we piloted the use of HbA1c blood testing for diabetes* in five of the seven facilities. In addition, we donated equipment and supplies for NCD management and diagnosis, such as digital blood pressure monitors, vital signs monitors, height and weight scales, and glucometers. 

By the end of 2025, we had renovated and equipped an additional external pick-up point for medication, bringing the total number to four. Pick-up points provide reliable and accessible medicines for patients with chronic diseases. They are managed by trained community members, who distribute the medication free of charge to patients on behalf of the government. 



* This form of testing provides a longer-term understanding of glycaemic control, particularly for people who are pre-diabetic or living with Type 2 diabetes. 
 
In 2025
340
34
consultations for high blood pressure
110
11
consultations for diabetes
30
3
families received relief items

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    Learners of Hhashi High School in the remote Umlalazi Municipality under Uthungulu Districtict in KwaZulu-Natal stand in line to receive HIV Counselling and Testing at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) Mobile 1-Stop Shop. MSF uses the vehicle to deliver HIV Counselling and Testing to people of all ages in rural KwaZulu-Natal, the South African province with the highest prevalence of HIV infection.
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