Lekarze bez Granic

Name

Lekarze bez Granic

Legal name

Fundacja „Lekarze bez Granic"

Website

https://lekarze-bez-granic.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lekarze bez Granic is the Polish branch of Médecins Sans Frontières, providing emergency medical humanitarian aid across more than 70 countries and running domestic programs at the Poland-Belarus border and a tuberculosis treatment pilot. It is funded primarily (>98%) by private individual donors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Medical Aid

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Missions & Global Health NGOs (BPAGACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee, Migration & Displacement Support (BPAGABAH), Nutrition & Food Security (Global Health) NGOs (HLAJAKAH), Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG)

Keywords

• Humanitarian medical aid
• Emergency healthcare services
• Field medical operations
• Conflict zone medicine
• Humanitarian organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Private Individual Donations: Over 98 percent of Lekarze bez Granic's funds come from private donors, providing financial independence to act where help is most needed. Donations are collected via the organization's website, payment processor PayU, and through field fundraiser representatives conducting door-to-door outreach in Polish cities. Recurring monthly donations and one-time gifts are accepted.
2. Corporate/Business Partnerships: Lekarze bez Granic accepts business partnerships and corporate donations, with dedicated contact channels ([email protected]). The organization explicitly does not accept donations from industries that may conflict with its mission, including pharmaceutical, arms, extractive, tobacco, and alcohol sectors.
3. 1.5% Tax Donation (Polish Mechanism): Polish taxpayers can donate 1.5% of their income tax to Lekarze bez Granic through the Polish tax authority mechanism (Przekaż 1,5%).
4. Testament/Bequest Giving: The organization offers a 'Testament bez Granic' program allowing supporters to include Lekarze bez Granic in their wills.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Lekarze bez Granic is the Polish branch of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), providing emergency medical humanitarian aid in conflict zones, after natural disasters, and during epidemics across more than 70 countries. The organization operates and supports medical facilities directly, delivering primary healthcare, maternal and pediatric care (including deliveries and cesarean sections), malnutrition treatment, malaria treatment, drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment, trauma surgery, mental health support, vaccination programs, and water/sanitation services. Funding is raised from private individual donors, corporate partners, the Polish 1.5% income tax mechanism, and testamentary giving.

Product overview

Lekarze bez Granic (Médecins Sans Frontières) is an international independent medical humanitarian organization that provides emergency medical aid in conflict zones, natural disasters, and epidemic situations across over 70 countries. The organization operates as a humanitarian charity with a core offering of medical humanitarian aid programs, supplemented by an online donation/fundraising platform for financial contributions, newsletter subscription services, and field recruitment programs for medical professionals. Key operational modules include malnutrition treatment programs, maternal and reproductive health services, mental health support, and specialized care for migrants and refugees, particularly in Poland where they operate TB treatment and border region assistance programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medical Humanitarian Aid Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• 16,493,900 medical consultations provided in 2024
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• World Health Organization (WHO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022WHO co-supports the Polish Ministry of Health's pilot ambulatory drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment program, coordinated by the Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases in Warsaw. WHO co-funded the initial supply of necessary medicines including clofazimine, cycloserine, and pretomanid. The pilot program was presented at the international Union conference as a model for European TB care reform.
• Instytut Gruźlicy i Chorób Płuc w Warszawie (Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Warsaw)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022The Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases in Warsaw coordinates the Polish Ministry of Health's pilot ambulatory drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment program, supported by Lekarze bez Granic and WHO. The program introduced BPaLM oral treatment regimen, reducing treatment from 24 months of hospitalization to 6-9 months of outpatient care.
• Save the ChildrencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLekarze bez Granic co-authored the report 'Wiek jako wyrok' (Age as a Verdict) with Save the Children and We Are Monitoring, analyzing harmful age assessment procedures applied to migrant children in Poland.
• We Are MonitoringcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLekarze bez Granic co-authored the report 'Wiek jako wyrok' (Age as a Verdict) with Save the Children and We Are Monitoring, analyzing harmful age assessment procedures applied to migrant children in Poland.
• ChopperminorGTM or Marketing PartnerChopper is identified as a new official partner of Lekarze bez Granic, announced in a news item on the organization's website.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Polish Red Cross (Polski Czerwony Krzyż): Poland's domestic Red Cross society, the most direct in-country peer for refugee, emergency and health programming. Operates within a different governance framework but addresses overlapping domestic vulnerable populations.

Direct peers

• Partners in Health: Medical-focused nonprofit providing healthcare in resource-poor settings, with comparable emphasis on direct clinical delivery, infectious disease (TB), and health-system strengthening.
• International Medical Corps: US-based humanitarian organization providing emergency medical and trauma care in conflict and disaster zones. Comparable direct-service medical model and donor-funded structure.
• Action Against Hunger: Global humanitarian organization focused on malnutrition treatment and emergency food security — closely aligned with Lekarze bez Granic's malnutrition programming (e.g., therapeutic feeding in Gaza and Niger).
• Save the Children: Active co-authoring partner of Lekarze bez Granic ('Wiek jako wyrok' report). Comparable as a global humanitarian/medical NGO with overlapping refugee and child-health programming.
• Doctors of the World / Médecins du Monde: Paris-based medical humanitarian NGO providing emergency and long-term medical care to vulnerable populations. Closely comparable mission, operating model, and donor-funded independent posture.

Broad incumbents

• CARE International: Major international humanitarian NGO delivering emergency response and health programming in conflict and disaster settings. Comparable donor-funded model and global footprint.
• International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC): Largest independent humanitarian organization providing medical and protective services in conflict zones. Comparable mandate and operational breadth, though ICRC is a Swiss-mandated body with broader non-medical protective work.
• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF International): The global MSF movement of which Lekarze bez Granic is the Polish branch. Directly comparable as an independent medical humanitarian organization operating across 70+ countries with similar funding model and operational scope.

Emerging players

• Relief International: Humanitarian NGO operating health, nutrition and WASH programs in fragile settings. Comparable emergency-response model, though smaller in scale than Lekarze bez Granic.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lekarzebezgrnicpl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/msfpoland

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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