Core Contribution to Médecins Sans Frontières Suisse 2025-2028

In 2023, MSF-CH managed 112 medical humanitarian projects in 33 countries. A particular focus of MSF-CH’s operations was to provide quality health care, including mental health, access to safe drinking water and sanitation measures, and other basic needs to people affected by violence such as in Soudan. Yemen. Ukraine. Burkina Faso and the DRC. Overall results in 2023 include:

Medical services: With MSF-CH’s support, more than 4 million men, women and children received quality, life-saving medical services: Moret han 1.3 millionc hildreni n the DRC, Chad, Yemen and Tanzania were vaccinated against measles as a measure to prevent death in children under 5 years of age. More than 1’800 survivors of sexual violence who accessed medical care, including psychosocial support. Nearly 220,000 people were admitted into medical facilities of MSF-CH with rising numbers of women and girls resulting from an increase of health services responding to their specific needs. Moreover MSF-CH ensured over 2.3 million out-patient consultations, including antenatal consultations for pregnant women, paediatric consultations for girls and boys with diarrhoea or respiratory diseases, and follow-up consultations for people with non-communicable diseases like diabetes.

Innovation, and improvements of tools and protocols: MSFCH led the first hepatitis E-vaccination campaign in an IDP camp in South Soudan; advocated for national guidelines on advanced HIV management in Mozambique and developed, in cooperation with the EPFL, a personal protective suit for treating infectious diseases.

Policy dialogue: Thanks to MSF-CH’s endeavors, the MSF’s training module on cervical cancer screening and diagnosis has been approved by the Kyrgyz academic and health authorities and has been integrated into 20 schools across the country. Early detection and treatment of cervical cancer contributes to reduce morbidity and mortality rates among women.

Advocacy: in addition to responding to the immediate needs of displaced people from Sudan, MSF-CH advocated for other humanitarian organisations and institutional donors, including Switzerland, to scale up. MSF-CH’s efforts led to more visibility of the humanitarian crisis in Sudan.

1. People and communities affected by acute or protracted crises receive adapted need-based humanitarian assistance.
2. People and communities most in need are ensured access to quality basic (primary) and specialist (secondary) healthcare.
3. Participation of patients and communities is safeguarded, and medical quality and standards are improved through targeted policy dialogue.
4. Negative effects of climate change and environmental degradation on the health of patients and communitiesa re addressed.

The role of Swiss NGOs in the implementation of the Swiss IC Strategy 2025-28 shall be strengthened through :

a) Sharpening the narrative on the importance of the core contribution,

b) An inclusive policy dialogue, 

c) Locally led development and

d) Potential adaptations of programmes and approaches (reforms in the larger sense).