MSF - Médecins Sans Frontières | Medical humanitarian organisation
WEBIn more than 70 countries, Médecins Sans Frontières provides medical humanitarian assistance to save lives and ease the suffering of people in crisis situations. Our staff “own” and manage MSF, making sure that we stay true to our mission and principles, through the MSF Associations. We set up the MSF Access Campaign in 1999 to push for ...
Who we are | MSF
WEBWe are a non-profit, self-governed, member-based organisation. MSF was founded in 1971 in Paris by a group of journalists and doctors. Today, we are a worldwide movement of over 69,000 people. Dr Dieudonné Mukunzi listens to a young patient’s breathing during a physical exam in Mbalazime, Bangassou, Central African Republic.
United States of America | MSF medical and humanitarian aid
WEBMSF provides assistance in the United States during times of national emergency, such as during Hurricane Sandy, or the COVID-19 pandemic. MSF provided emergency medical and mental healthcare in New York and New Jersey following Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Our teams responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in several states across the …
Vaccination | MSF
WEBAs a result, 1.5 million children die each year from vaccine-preventable diseases. MSF teams vaccinate millions of people every year, either as part of routine vaccination, or in response to an outbreak of disease. In 2023, MSF teams provided. 4,623,700. 4,623,7.
International Activity Report 2021 | MSF
WEB2021 in review. Half a century since a handful of volunteers from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) took our first steps in 1971 in providing humanitarian medical assistance, over 63,000 people continued this work in 2021, providing care to people across more than 70 countries. Few places in 2021 needed the presence of lifesaving medical workers ...
Tuberculosis | MSF medical response
WEBTuberculosis (TB) is one of the world’s biggest global health crises. Killing 1.3 million people in 2022, TB is the world’s second deadliest infectious disease after COVID-19. Obsolete treatments, the lack of an effective vaccine, and the lack of suitable diagnostic tools make it difficult to control the global TB epidemic.
What MSF does: discover all topics
WEBIndependent 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 ...
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How we are run | MSF
WEBWe are run by MSF associations, whose members are mostly current and former field staff. Our members share a commitment to independent medical humanitarian action, and collectively own and manage MSF through national and regional associations. Members engage to defend the values expressed in our Charter.
Donate to MSF - Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International
WEBYour donation matters. Your gift will help us bring lifesaving medical care to people in need. Emergencies come in many forms: armed conflicts, disease epidemics, natural disasters, malnutrition crises, and more. Your gift ensures that when an emergency happens, our teams are there to relieve suffering and save lives.