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. Find out more about our actions in every country below.
Asia & Pacific
Indonesia
Learn about MSF projects in Indonesia, where we provide mental healthcare and carry out emergency interventions.
In 2019
180
antenatal consultations150
postnatal consultations
Middle East & North Africa
Iran
MSF provides free healthcare to excluded and marginalised groups in south Tehran, including drug users, sex workers, street children and the ghorbat ethnic minority.
In 2019
41,700
outpatient consultations5,410
individual mental health consultations180
people started on treatment for hepatitis C
Middle East & North Africa
Iraq
Learn about MSF projects in Iraq, where the health sector is struggling to meet the dire needs.
In 2019
125,900
outpatient consultations89,700
emergency room admissions33,300
individual mental health consultations
Europe & Central Asia
Italy
Italy continues to be the main landing point for migrants and refugees coming to Europe via the Mediterranean Sea. The Italian authorities have not developed an adequate reception system to respond to their specific humanitarian needs.
In 2019
1,540
outpatient consultations490
Individual mental health consultations
Asia & Pacific
Japan
MSF has responded to natural disasters in Japan in 2011 and 2016, and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Middle East & North Africa
Jordan
Jordan has registered over 650,000 Syrian refugees since 2011, according to the UNHCR. Lack of proper legal documentation, financial constraints and border closures mean that their access to healthcare is extremely limited.
In 2019