MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES
LOGISTIQUE
At the core of the humanitarian device
MSF, a medical emergencies NGO
The Doctors Without Borders charter
Médecins Sans Frontières provides assistance to populations in distress, to
victims of natural or man-made disasters and to victims of armed conflict.
They do so irrespective of race, religion, creed or political convictions.
Médecins Sans Frontières observes neutrality and impartiality in the name of
universal medical ethics and the right to humanitarian assistance and
claims full and unhindered freedom in the exercise of its functions.
Members undertake to respect their professional code of ethics and to maintain
complete independence from all political, economic, or religious powers.
As volunteers, members understand the risks and dangers of the missions they
carry out and make no claim for themselves or their assigns for any form of
compensation other than that which the association might be able to afford
them.
MSF, a medical emergencies NGO
• Interventions
– Natural disasters
• Earthquakes
• Cyclones
• Floods…
– Conflicts
• Refugees-displaced
populations
• Malnutrition
• Surgery…
– Epidemic / endemic
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Choléra
Malaria
Meningismus
Measles
Aids
Tuberculosis…
– Social violence
• Exclusion
• Malnutrition
• Access to care…
MSF, an international movement
19 sections
Operational
MSF France
MSF Swiss
MSF Spain
MSF Belgium
MSF Holland
Partners
MSF USA, MSF Japan,
MSF Australia, MSF
Denmark, MSF Italy,
MSF Germany, MSF
Sweden, MSF Norway,
MSF Austria, MSF
Luxembourg, MSF
Hong Kong, MSF
Canada, MSF United
Kingdom
3 supply centers
MSF Logistique (France)
MSF Supply (Belgium)
Amsterdam Procurement Center (Holland)
1 international coordination (BI)
« Political » level
Technical level
MSF Logistique :
• Médecins Sans Frontières created its supply
centre in 1986
MSF Logistique: Non-Profit «association loi 1901»
Based in Mérignac (Gironde) since 1992
• Bonded warehouse since 1993
• Pharmaceutical Establishment since 1999
MSF Logistique : General objective
• To supply necessary products and services for
humanitarian relief programs within the framework
of MSF policies.
• Provide permanently high quality of products and
services to our customers
 Supplying medication and equipment that are
suitable,
high-standard
and
quickly
available.
MSFLogistique:Response framework
Supply for emergency interventions
• A reserved stock for emergency
• Availability for shiping in less than 24h
• « Kits »
Supply for medium and long term interventions
• « Bulk items »
• « General stock »
• Availability for shiping in less than 4 weeks
MSF Logistique : Activities
Purchase
– Identification and approval of products and
suppliers :
• Define supplier Stratégie
• Search for the most suitable products (quality, costs,
time-scales, services) given the needs – technical
validation
• Yearly request for quotation .
Distribution
– Operational consultancy :
• Analysis, suggestion of operational solutions, monitoring
and support
– Supply / Stock management :
• Guarantees continuity in terms of product availability
• Organises the storage (general stock and emergency
stock)
– Shipping management :
• Organises and monitors transportation to destination.
Our activities : Related Services
• Technical support for MSF missions
• Technical training for logisticians
• Briefing / Debriefing for missions coordinators
• Air transport for passengers and supplies at the
field level.
Production of Kits
Kit = Set of all products necessary to meet a given
objective, adapted to specific needs (emergency
context, treatment of specific pathologies, …)
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Quick and complete availability of all necessary products
Adapted to emergency contexts / new missions openings
Easy to use (built according to our procedures)
Autonomy for a period and / or a number of interventions
ex : Vaccination kit, Surgical kit, Cholera kit, Nutrition kit,
Field hospital kit…
MSF Logistique : Available items
Products and items selected according to
– A quality control approach :
• Validation of product / supplier pairs based on suppliers’ information and
audits
• Respect of international norms (pharmacopoeia references, good
manufacturing practices, WHO certifications, CE marking…)
– A principle of standardization :
• Expertise on items
• Usability, easy maintenance and spare parts availability
• International management and inter MSF sections.
and meeting the following characteristics :
– Medication and medical equipment :
• WHO’s « List of essential drugs »
• Medical equipment (laboratory, test, equipments, etc…)
– Logistic equipment
• Support equipments : vehicles, shelters, pumps, generators…
• Related services (after-sales service, spare parts…)
MSF Logistique : Figures
• Means of storage :
– Warehouses :
• Local : 8 200 m² (in Mérignac / Le Haillan - 33)
• 13 200 m² with the new warehouse
– Storage capacity : 4 500 pallets
– 9200 pallets with the new warehouse
• Decentralized :
– Belgium : For 4x4 vehicles
– Dubai : Non médicals items and specialized food
– Emergency stock :
• about 1 000 tons in 4 500 m3
• MSF France, MSF Swiss,
MSF Logistique : Figures
• Management of a catalog referencing 16 100 items
including nearly 500 kits
– 3 000 references stored in Mérignac
– 2/3 of these articles are medication, 1/3 Non Médical
hardware and equipment
• Users of the platform :
– MSF France (47%), MSF Swiss (27%), MSF Spain
(18%), Médecins Du monde, Action Contre la Faim,
World Health Organization (8%)
MSF Logistique : in figures
• Evolution of activities (in num of orders / lines) :
MSF Logistique : in figures
• Distribution of shippings per origin (in weight) :
MSF Logistique : in figures
• Means of transport used (in tons):