About Us
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) translates to Doctors without Borders
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 – bound together by our charter
Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of impartiality, independence and neutrality
We 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 more than 67,000 people. Médecins Sans Frontières is a private, international association
The association is made up mainly of doctors and health sector workers and is also open to all other professions which might help in achieving its aims. MSF’s actions are first and foremost medical
The notion of quality care for the individual patient is central to our humanitarian objective
We seek to provide high-quality care and to act always in the best interest of patients; to respect their confidentiality, their right to make their own decisions and above all, to do them no harm
When medical assistance alone is not enough, we may provide shelter, water and sanitation, food or other services.