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Emergency response

Medical care where the need is greatest.

Independent teams deliver lifesaving assistance to people affected by conflict, disasters, epidemics and exclusion from healthcare.

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Three years of war have shattered Sudan’s lifelines.

Our teams continue providing medical care while bearing witness to the human cost of a devastating conflict.

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Who we are

An international, independent medical humanitarian organisation.

Médecins Sans Frontières provides medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters or exclusion from healthcare. Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of impartiality, independence and neutrality.

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What we do

Care built around urgent need.

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Emergency response

Rapid teams, mobile clinics and surgical care when every hour matters.

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Medical activities

Specialist and primary healthcare adapted to each community and crisis.

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Crisis settings

Independent assistance through conflict, displacement, epidemics and disasters.

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Bearing witness

Speaking out about suffering, neglect and barriers to lifesaving care.

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TAWILA, surviving sexual violence in Darfur
Conflict in Sudan

Three years of war have shattered Sudan's lifelines

Makeshift shelters in Daba Naira camp of Tawila, in North Darfur state, western Sudan. Families live in fragile straw huts and makeshift shelters that provide almost no protection from harsh weather or fire. Sudan, February 2026.
Press Release 15 Apr 2026
As Sudan marks three years of war, violence and atrocities continue to devastate the lives of millions of people, and constrained humanitarian access is compounding suffering.

An international, independent medical humanitarian organisation

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 impartiality, independence and neutrality.

16.5Moutpatient consultations
3.9Mmalaria cases treated
1.7Mpatients admitted
75countries of operation

International Activity Report 2024

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Gaza City
 
Gaza-Israel war

"This is not a ceasefire": Life in Gaza continues to be suffocated six months on

10 Apr 2026
8April2026_Beirut

Lebanon: Testimony from a night of mass casualties in Beirut

  Lebanon Lebanon: Testimony from a night of mass casualties in Beirut Voices from the Field 9 Apr 2026

Emergency patient assessment and stabilization practice

Nurses in Yemen strengthen their skills through MSF Academy for Healthcare

  Yemen Nurses in Yemen strengthen their skills through MSF Academy for Healthcare Project Update 9 Apr 2026

Deir al Balah

Gaza: Israeli entry restrictions cause critical shortage of medical supplies

  Gaza-Israel war Gaza: Israeli entry restrictions cause critical shortage of medical supplies Project Update 3 Apr 2026

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.

The place names and boundaries in this map do not reflect any position by MSF on their legal status. This map uses the Gall-Peters equal-area map projection.
The place names and boundaries in this map do not reflect any position by MSF on their legal status. This map uses the Gall-Peters equal-area map projection.

Water and Sanitation activities for displaced people in shelters in Beirut

Bringing clean water and sanitation services to forcibly displaced families in Lebanon

  Lebanon Bringing clean water and sanitation services to forcibly displaced families in Lebanon 16 Apr 2026

Residents in the waiting area of the mobile clinic in Ciudad Juárez

MSF shifts response in Ciudad Juárez to address chronic violence

  Mexico MSF shifts response in Ciudad Juárez to address chronic violence 15 Apr 2026

TAWILA, surviving sexual violence in Darfur

Three years of war have shattered Sudan's lifelines

  Conflict in Sudan Three years of war have shattered Sudan's lifelines 15 Apr 2026

Gaza City

"This is not a ceasefire": Life in Gaza continues to be suffocated six months on

  Gaza-Israel war "This is not a ceasefire": Life in Gaza continues to be suffocated six months on 10 Apr 2026

8April2026_Beirut

Lebanon: Testimony from a night of mass casualties in Beirut

  Lebanon Lebanon: Testimony from a night of mass casualties in Beirut 9 Apr 2026

Emergency patient assessment and stabilization practice

Nurses in Yemen strengthen their skills through MSF Academy for Healthcare

  Yemen Nurses in Yemen strengthen their skills through MSF Academy for Healthcare 9 Apr 2026

Deir al Balah

Gaza: Israeli entry restrictions cause critical shortage of medical supplies

  Gaza-Israel war Gaza: Israeli entry restrictions cause critical shortage of medical supplies 3 Apr 2026

Aweil Project, South Sudan

Strike on Al‑Jabalain hospital results in 10 fatalities, including seven medical staff

  Conflict in Sudan Strike on Al‑Jabalain hospital results in 10 fatalities, including seven medical staff 2 Apr 2026

Response in Tine after two months of attacks

Tine, two months after repeated attacks at the border

  Chad Tine, two months after repeated attacks at the border 2 Apr 2026

TAWILA, surviving sexual violence in Darfur

MSF report finds there are no safe places for women and girls in Darfur

  Conflict in Sudan MSF report finds there are no safe places for women and girls in Darfur 31 Mar 2026

In focus
Israeli authorities are starving Palestinians of water

Gaza-Israel war

MSF teams provide emergency medical care in Gaza, Palestine, while speaking out about attacks on civilians, patients and the health system.

MSF convoy attacked in Gaza

Attacks on medical care

Attacks against medical facilities and health workers, whether deliberate or indiscriminate, are part of generalised violence and atrocities committed against civilians in arme…d conflict. They deprive populations of health services, oft…

Food distribution in South Darfur

Conflict in Sudan

MSF teams provide medical care to people affected by conflict in Sudan amid mass displacement, hunger and a collapsing health system.

Rescue 2 - Rotation 58

Mediterranean migration

Every year, thousands of people fleeing war, persecution and poverty at home attempt the treacherous journey across the Mediterranean. Countless lives are lost on the way.

Mexico: Migrants trapped between violence, deterrence strategies and suffocating asylum procedures.

Central American migration

The Central American migration route, from Panama to Mexico’s northern border with the United States, is punctuated by violence.

MSF Japan GD's Visit to Bangladesh

Rohingya refugee crisis

Legally stateless, with very limited options or rights in any country where they have sought refuge, the Rohingya are extremely vulnerable.

MSF team member welcoming viewers to Médecins Sans Frontières
Working with MSF

What is it like to work with MSF?

We rely on a strong network of professionals to deliver lifesaving medical aid.

Each year, internationally and locally hired staff work together around the world to provide care to people who would otherwise be denied access to healthcare.

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