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Who We Are

Learn about our mission, our charter and principles, and who we are.

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How we work

See what triggers an intervention and how supply and logistics allow our teams to respond quickly.

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How we're run

Discover our governance and what it means to be an association. Find a quick visual guide to our offices around the world.

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Reports and financials

Read through our annual financial and activity reports, and find out about where our funds come from and how they are spent.

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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 Websites

A Global Network
Our offices around the world
Our offices around the world
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MSF Association

Our staff “own” and manage MSF, making sure that we stay true to our mission and principles, through the MSF Associations.

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Access Campaign

We set up the MSF Access Campaign in 1999 to push 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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Patient blogs

Hear directly from the inspirational people we help as they talk about their experiences dealing with often neglected, life-threatening diseases.

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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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Southern Africa Medical Unit

SAMU provides strategic, clinical and implementation support to various MSF projects with medical activities related to HIV and TB. This medical unit is based in Cape Town, South Africa.

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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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Manson Unit

The Manson Unit is a London, UK-based team of medical specialists who provide medical and technical support, and conduct research for MSF.

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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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International General Assembly 2014
Histoire associative de MSF 1971-2011

MSF Evolution d’un mouvement international

Responding to war in Ukraine
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Histoire associative de MSF 1971-2011

Cette étude se propose de vous faire découvrir l’histoire de MSF depuis sa création à Paris au début des années 1970 et son évolution en un mouvement humanitaire international

Elle est disponible gratuitement pour un usage non-commercial. Télécharger le PDF, epub (pour tablettes et smartphones) ou lire sur Google play.

Découvrez ces quatre décennies de l’histoire de MSF.
 

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Charte, principes et gouvernance

 
International General Assembly 2014
About MSF

Histoire associative de MSF 1971-2011 (PDF, 8Mo)

msf.org 14 Sep 2022

1971

Création de MSF France

Fondation de MSF

MSF Belgium

1980

Création de MSF Belgique

MSF Switzerland

1981

Création de MSF Suisse

MSF Holland

1984

Création de MSF Hollande

MSF Spain

1986

Création de MSF Espagne et MSF Luxembourg

MSF USA

1987

Création de MSF Etats-Unis

MSF Greece

1990

Création de MSF Grèce

MSF USA

1991

Création de MSF Canada

1991

Création de MSF International, du Conseil international et du Bureau International

MSF Japan & MSF Sweden

1992

Création de MSF Japon et MSF Suède

MSF Italy, MSF UK, MSF Denmark

1993

Création de MSF Italie, MSF Royaume-Uni et MSF Danemark

Creation of MSF Germany, Hong-Kong, Australia and Austria

1994

Création de MSF Allemagne, MSF Hong-Kong, MSF Australie et MSF Autriche

Royaumont Meeting

1994

Réunion de Royaumont

Débat international sur les approches opérationnelles divergentes du mouvement

Chantilly Meetings

1995

Réunions de Chantilly

Les membres associatifs et exécutifs des différentes sections MSF élaborent un ensemble commun de principes et de politiques pour compléter la charte

MSF Norway

1996

Création de MSF Norvège

Reform of the international structure

1997

Réformes des structures internationales

19 sections MSF soutenues par 19 associations - 19 présidents forment le Conseil international - Election d’un président du Conseil international permanent.

1999

Remise du Prix Nobel de la paix à MSF

Exclusion of MSF Greece from the MSF movement

2000

Exclusion de MSF Grèce du mouvement international

International council resolution asking for efficient treatments for hiv/aids, malaria, sleeping sickness to be rapidly diffused and implemented in the field

2001

Résolution du Conseil international demandant que des pratiques de traitements efficaces pour le VIH/Sida, le paludisme et la maladie du sommeil soient rapidement diffusées et appliquées sur le terrain

DNDi

Jun 2002

Résolution du Conseil international soutenant la création de la DnDi

Altafulla Meeting

Sep 2002

Réunion d’Altafulla

Discussion sur le besoin de revoir et compléter la vision exposée dans les principes de Chantilly.

MSF and its unhealthy growth

Oct 2002

« MSF et sa croissance malsaine » par Morten Rostrup, Président du Conseil international

International council resolution on reproductive health care and abortion in MSF programs

2004

Résolution du Conseil international sur la santé reproductive et l’avortement dans les programmes de MSF

2005

Réintégration de MSF Grèce dans le mouvement international

Launch of la Mancha Process

2005

Lancement du processus de La Mancha

International council resolution on abusive behaviors

Nov 2005

Résolution du Conseil international sur les comportements abusifs

First audited international accounts (for 2004)

Nov 2005

Premiers comptes internationaux audités (pour 2004)

Mar 2006

Conférence de La Mancha

La Mancha agreement

Jun 2006

Accord de La Mancha

2009

Lancement de la réforme de la gouvernance de MSF

Castelldefels conference

2010

Conférence de Castelldefels

Discussion internationale sur la réforme de la gouvernance de MSF.

First MSF International General Assembly

2011

Première Assemblée Générale international de MSF

Les associations MSF Brésil, MSF Afrique de l’Est, MSF Amérique latine et MSF Afrique du Sud deviennent membres institutionnels de MSF  

Associative engagement and participation among MSF staff and members.
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Qu'est-ce que les associations MSF ?

Qu'est-ce que les associations MSF ?

Nos actions sont guidées par l’éthique médicale

À travers les associations MSF, les membres expriment leurs opinions et contribuent à la définition et à l'orientation de la mission sociale de MSF. Les associations sont gardiennes de l’identité de MSF, elles s’assurent que les activités et les opérations restent fidèles à la Charte, aux principes et à la mission sociale de MSF.

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Cette étude a été réalisée à la demande du Conseil d’administration international.

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