Médecins Sans Frontières MSF (Doctors Without Borders) is an independent humanitarian medical aid organisation. We are committed to providing medical aid where it is most needed, regardless of race, religion, politics or gender and also to raising awareness of the plight of the people we help.

Neglected tropical diseases conference

Mobile chagas screening by MSF in Columbia

What 'Uniting To Combat Tropical Diseases' really requires

MSF is delighted that attention is finally being paid to diseases that have been neglected for too long.

However, in the midst of all the positivity MSF wishes to highlight what is still missing if deadly neglected diseases are truly to be eliminated.

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Work for MSF overseas

During the peak of the fighting between rebels and pro-Ghadaffi forces, this man was wounded by a bullet in his leg. After receiving emergency surgery, he was referred to the Ben Ashour clinic, where MSF is carrying out orthopedic surgery alongside Libyan medical staff.

Everything you need to know about joining MSF – from skills to security

Each year more than 2,500 international staff join 20,000 locally hired staff to provide medical aid in countries around the world.

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Libya: detainees tortured

A patient is treated by an MSF physiotherapist in a Misrata prison. September 2011

MSF suspends work in Misrata detention centres

Detainees in Misrata, Libya, are being tortured and denied urgent medical care leading MSF to suspend its operations in detention centres.

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