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.
Independent medical humanitarian action
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.
Discover our principles →Rapid teams, mobile clinics and surgical care when every hour matters.
Explore →Specialist and primary healthcare adapted to each community and crisis.
Explore →Independent assistance through conflict, displacement, epidemics and disasters.
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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.
International Activity Report 2024

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

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

Gaza-Israel war Gaza: Israeli entry restrictions cause critical shortage of medical supplies Project Update 3 Apr 2026
In more than 70 countries, Médecins Sans Frontières provides medical humanitarian assistance to save lives and ease the suffering of people in crisis situations.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…

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

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.

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

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