Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams vaccinate millions of people every year in some of the world’s most challenging humanitarian contexts. Over the five decades that we’ve been running these campaigns, we’ve learned a lot, broken new ground, and consistently pushed for equitable access to vaccines. Here’s a look back at our work to get lifesaving vaccines to the people who need them most.
1972: MSF's first emergency response
Vaccination has been an integral part of MSF’s medical humanitarian work since its founding, when teams helped immunize children against measles during the organization’s first project in 1972 following the devastating earthquake in Managua, Nicaragua.