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Uzbekistan 2022 © Umida Akhmedova/MSF

Failure to reauthorize global AIDS program would be catastrophic

MSF urges US lawmakers to sustain lifesaving support for PEPFAR

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We provide independent, impartial medical humanitarian assistance to the people who need it most.

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) cares for people affected by conflict, disease outbreaks, natural and human-made disasters, and exclusion from health care in more than 70 countries.

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  • location

    72+

    Countries and territories are home to our medical humanitarian projects

    medics

    16,272,300

    Medical consultations were conducted by our humanitarian teams

    hospital

    1,214,100

    Patients admitted to MSF hospitals or clinics around the world

  • heart

    85%

    Programs that bring emergency medical care directly to the people who need it

    funds

    14%

    Fundraising that supports our medical humanitarian work

    scope

    1%

    Management and general expenses to cover administration

*Figures from latest International Activity Report

An MSF staff member wearing a white vest stands in the middle of floodwater surrounded by palm trees in Venezuela.

How climate change impacts health—and what we need to do about it

story Oct 05, 2023

story Oct 06, 2023

My house will be half full

A mother sits outside with her children—MSF patients—as they prepare meals at thet Renk Civil Hospital

News Oct 06, 2023

Honduras: Humanitarian response is inadequate to help record numbers of migrants

A group of migrants standing on a line under an MSF tent in Danlí, Honduras.

story Sep 29, 2023

Six days adrift: A perilous Mediterranean crossing

An aerial view of a small MSF rescue boat in the middle of the  Mediterranean sea.

story Oct 04, 2023

Supporting the mental health of people displaced from the Ukraine-Russia border

The back of an MSF patient wearing a shawl, standing in front of a wooden door in Belgorod, Russia.
The principles that drive us
We are independent, impartial, and neutral.
We are guided by universal medical ethics.
We are committed to bearing witness. 
We are transparent and accountable. 
We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.
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During a vaccination campaign in the Central African Republic, MSF also screens children for malnutrition.

Medical care where it’s needed most.

MSF teams treat a wide range of medical issues, from disease outbreaks to malnutrition to war wounds. And we put our decades of experience to work to produce groundbreaking medical research.

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Ebola response in Mangina

The work we do

When emergencies occur, MSF teams are often among the first to arrive—and the last to leave. Get an in-depth look at our work, including the how and why of where we respond and the challenges we face.

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How you can help

We’re an international movement supported by more than 7 million private donors worldwide. Get involved to help us deliver medical humanitarian aid where it’s needed most.

Be a fundraiser

There are many ways for you to support MSF with fundraising, from athletic and community events to online video game streaming.

Attend an event

We host regular in-person and virtual events that are free and open to the public.

Becoming a sustaining donor

As a recurring donor, you play a vital role in ensuring that we are ready to save lives at a moment's notice.