Pharmaciens Sans Frontières Suisse

What Pharmaciens Sans Frontières Suisse does

Pharmaciens Sans Frontières Suisse (PSF Suisse) is a Geneva-based non-profit association founded in 1992 under Swiss Civil Code articles 60+. Its mission is to improve access to quality essential medicines and pharmaceutical care for vulnerable populations, both internationally and domestically. The organization operates development cooperation projects in five settings: Madagascar (since 2011, focused on the Mahajanga region, supporting healthcare centres and hospitals including Aina Vao, Mahasoa, Fanantenana, Candide, and Jean Paul II); Tanzania (since 2013, supporting Lugala Lutheran Hospital and facilities in the Morogoro region with extensions into Kilombero and Ulanga districts); South Sudan (since 2018, via ASASE and SSVP, supporting Saint Vincent Health Care Centre near Juba serving 5,000 inhabitants); Lebanon (since February 2022, with Saint Maroun Dispensary and La Croix Psychiatric Hospital in Beirut); and a domestic program supporting undocumented migrants in Switzerland through the Santé Sans Papiers national platform, delivering over 1,000 treatments per year. PSF Suisse works exclusively with local pharmaceutical suppliers under WHO guidelines and emphasizes local capacity building, rational use of medicines, and pharmaceutical skills transfer rather than one-off drug donations.

The organization's service portfolio combines direct humanitarian project implementation, capacity-building tools, and diversified fundraising mechanisms. Core offerings include the Humanitarian Aid Projects portfolio (medicines supply, infrastructure support, staff training), the Solidarity Label certification program launched in 2025 (Swiss pharmacies participate at Essential/Silver/Gold tiers of CHF 500/1,000/2,000), the Membership Program (CHF 25 students, CHF 100 regular, CHF 200 supporting), and donation services via Twint, bank transfer, and online platforms. Educational assets include the InfoBox resource library and the Pharm-Ed e-learning platform developed with the University of Geneva Hospitals' pharmacy department for healthcare staff in resource-limited settings. Field operations are supported by three deployed pharmacists: Clara Martini in Madagascar (since August 2025), Maria Gil Nogales in Tanzania, and Michela Pironi in Lebanon, alongside a small Geneva headquarters staff.

PSF Suisse's revenue model is a non-profit hybrid spanning recurring membership fees, recurring Solidarity Label subscriptions, individual donations, and project-tied grants from Swiss cantons, communes, foundations, and international partners. The organization maintains partnerships with a broad donor base including multiple Swiss municipalities, foundations (Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Fondation Philanthropique Famille Sandoz, Fondation Coromandel, Blooming Juniper, Fonds Mécénat des SIG, Loterie Romande), the Swiss Embassies in Madagascar and Tanzania, and pharmaceutical industry contributors (Andreabal, Galderma, Om Pharma, Sandoz, Streuli Pharma, Vifor Pharma, Zambon, Zeller). Governance is provided by a committee led by President Marie-José Barbalat, with operational leadership from Coordinator Christelle Badino Brás. The organization is small (approximately 10 staff with mixed FTE allocations), actively operating across all five geographies, with the most recent General Assembly held on May 28, 2026.

Name

Pharmaciens Sans Frontières Suisse

Legal name

Pharmaciens Sans Frontières Suisse

Website

https://psf.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pharmaciens Sans Frontières Suisse is a Geneva-based non-profit founded in 1992 that improves access to essential medicines for vulnerable populations through development cooperation projects in Madagascar, Tanzania, South Sudan, Lebanon, and Switzerland, funded via memberships, donations, pharmacy Solidarity Label partnerships, and institutional grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Pharmaceutical Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Supply Chain, Procurement & Access to Medicines (BPADAIAI)

Keywords

• Humanitarian pharmacy services
• Essential medicines access
• Pharmaceutical development cooperation
• Healthcare capacity building
• Humanitarian medical aid

Headquarters

HQ city

Geneva

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Annual membership fees provide operational support and give members voting rights at General Assemblies. Regular membership: CHF 100/year, Student membership: CHF 25/year, Support membership: CHF 200/year.
2. Donations: Individual and institutional donations support project activities in the field. Direct giving options include Twint, bank transfer, and online donation platforms.
3. Solidarity Label Program: Annual solidarity label partnerships with pharmacies at three tiers: Essential (CHF 500), Silver (CHF 1,000), and Gold (CHF 2,000) per year, providing visibility benefits and partnership recognition.
4. Institutional funding: Grants and support from Swiss cantons, communes, foundations, and international organizations to fund specific development cooperation projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Pharmaciens Sans Frontières Suisse is a non-profit humanitarian association that runs development cooperation projects supplying essential generic medicines, training local healthcare staff, and rehabilitating pharmaceutical infrastructure in Madagascar, Tanzania, South Sudan, and Lebanon. Domestically, it supports undocumented migrants in Switzerland through the Santé Sans Papiers platform, and operates a Solidarity Label partnership program with Swiss pharmacies, a tiered membership program, and donation channels to fund field activities.

Product overview

Pharmaciens Sans Frontières Suisse is a non-profit humanitarian organization providing access to quality pharmaceutical care for vulnerable populations. The organization operates through field projects in Madagascar, Tanzania, Lebanon, South Sudan, and Switzerland, combining direct aid delivery with capacity building programs. Core offerings include development cooperation projects supporting healthcare facilities with essential medicines, staff training via the InfoBox and Pharm-Ed e-learning platform, the Solidarity Label pharmacy partnership program, membership services, and donation processing. The organization follows WHO guidelines for drug donations and does not accept unused medicines, instead working exclusively with local suppliers to ensure quality and develop local economies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Humanitarian Aid Projects Development cooperation projects facilitating access to essential medicines for vulnerable populations in Madagascar, Tanzania, South Sudan, and Lebanon, including support for partner healthcare facilities, training of local staff, and pharmaceutical supply chain management.
• Solidarity Label Program Annual partnership program for Swiss pharmacies to visibly demonstrate their commitment to fair access to healthcare and essential medicines through three tiers: Essential (CHF 500), Silver (CHF 1,000), and Gold (CHF 2,000). Partners receive a window sticker and website listing.
• Membership Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 80,000 patients served annually in Madagascar alone
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

47 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ASASE (Association Suisse des Amis de Sœur Emmanuelle)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2018Swiss partner organization that initiated collaboration with PSF Switzerland for South Sudan project. ASASE works with Sudanese partner SSVP to support the Saint Vincent Health Care Centre near Juba.
• SSVP (Société de Saint Vincent de Paul)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSudanese partner organization working with ASASE and PSF Switzerland to operate the Saint Vincent Health Care Centre serving 5,000 inhabitants near Juba, South Sudan.
• Pharm-Ed (University of Geneva Hospitals)coreTechnology or IntegrationOnline educational platform created by pharmacy department of University Hospitals of Geneva to strengthen skills of health staff in resource-limited countries. Provides e-learning modules and training resources for PSF Switzerland field operations.
• University of Geneva (Specialised Centre for Emergency and Disaster Pharmacy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner developing e-learning modules for pharmaceutical training in South Sudan project. Collaborates on distance learning programs accessible to healthcare staff in challenging field conditions.
• University of AntananarivocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for training pharmacy students. PSF Switzerland sends pharmacy experts to teach community pharmacy courses, with internships at Aina Vao health centre. New partnership with pharmacy school of Mahajanga (2024).
• Commune d'AnièresminorOthersSwiss municipality providing financial support for South Sudan project.
• Commune de BernexminorOthersSwiss municipality providing financial support for South Sudan project.
• Commune de ColognyminorOthersSwiss municipality providing financial support for South Sudan project.
• Fondation Philanthropique Famille SandozminorOthersFoundation providing financial support for South Sudan project activities.
• Fondation CoromandelminorOthersFoundation providing financial support for South Sudan project.
• Ville de LancyminorOthersSwiss municipality providing financial support for South Sudan project.
• Ville de SionminorOthersSwiss municipality providing financial support for South Sudan project.
• Fonds Mécénat des SIGminorOthersSIG (Services Industriels de Genève) foundation providing financial support for South Sudan project.
• AndreabalminorOthersPharmaceutical partner supporting medicines supply for undocumented migrants project in Switzerland.
• GaldermaminorOthersPharmaceutical partner supporting medicines supply for undocumented migrants project.
• Loterie RomandeminorOthersSwiss lottery organization providing funding support for health access programs.
• Om PharmaminorOthersPharmaceutical partner for undocumented migrants health access project.
• Rotary ClubminorOthersService club organization supporting health access initiatives.
• SandozminorOthersPharmaceutical company supporting medicines supply for vulnerable populations.
• Santé Sans PapierscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational platform bringing together public and private institutions for access to healthcare for undocumented migrants. PSF Switzerland is a member, improving medicine supply to care centres through pharmaceutical industry partnerships.
• Streuli PharmaminorOthersPharmaceutical partner for undocumented migrants health access project.
• Vifor PharmaminorOthersPharmaceutical partner for Switzerland health access project.
• ZambonminorOthersPharmaceutical partner for health access initiatives.
• ZellerminorOthersPharmaceutical partner for health access project.
• Blooming Juniper FoundationminorOthersFoundation supporting Tanzania healthcare project activities.
• Canton de Bâle-VilleminorOthersSwiss canton providing financial support for Tanzania project.
• Commune de Chêne-BourgminorOthersSwiss municipality supporting Tanzania project.
• Commune de PuplingeminorOthersSwiss municipality supporting Tanzania project.
• Commune de BellevueminorOthersSwiss municipality supporting Tanzania project.
• Commune de TroinexminorOthersSwiss municipality supporting Tanzania project.
• Commune de VandoeuvresminorOthersSwiss municipality supporting Tanzania project.
• Embassy of Switzerland in TanzaniaminorOthersSwiss diplomatic mission providing support for Tanzania healthcare project.
• Ernst Göhner StiftungminorOthersSwiss foundation providing financial support for Tanzania project.
• FarmadomominorOthersPharmaceutical logistics partner supporting Tanzania operations.
• PharmaSuisseminorOthersSwiss pharmacists association supporting Tanzania project.
• Ville de Grand-SaconnexminorOthersSwiss municipality supporting Tanzania project.
• Ville de MeyrinminorOthersSwiss municipality supporting Tanzania project.
• Commune de GenthodminorOthersSwiss municipality supporting Madagascar project.
• Ambassade de Suisse pour Madagascar, les Comores et les SeychellesminorOthersSwiss diplomatic mission supporting Madagascar healthcare projects.
• Canton de Bâle VilleminorOthersSwiss canton providing financial support for Madagascar project.
• Commune de BardonnexminorOthersSwiss municipality supporting Madagascar project.
• pharmaSuisseminorOthersSwiss pharmacists association supporting Madagascar project.
• Ville de GenèveminorOthersCity of Geneva supporting Madagascar healthcare project.
• Ville du Grand-SaconnexminorOthersSwiss municipality supporting Madagascar project.
• Ville d'OnexminorOthersSwiss municipality supporting Madagascar project.
• Saint Maroun DispensarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner health centre in Beirut, Lebanon (added 2023). PSF Switzerland provides financial support for quality medicines and scientific support through volunteer pharmacist for rational medicine use.
• La Croix Psychiatric HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPsychiatric hospital partner in Beirut, Lebanon (added 2023). PSF Switzerland supports medicine purchases and rational use of medicines programs.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Partners In Health: Non-profit delivering healthcare in resource-limited settings with strong academic linkages (Harvard); comparable model of long-term partnerships with local health facilities, capacity building, and medicines supply chains in countries like Madagascar and Tanzania.
• Pharmaciens Sans Frontières (France): Direct peer — sister organization also focused on access to essential medicines and pharmaceutical humanitarian action; shares the same professional identity (pharmacists serving vulnerable populations) and overlapping international project footprint.
• Health Action International (HAI): Non-profit advocating for access to essential medicines and rational use; shares PSF Suisse's WHO-aligned policy approach and operates in overlapping geographies with policy and capacity-building focus.

Others

• International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP): Global pharmacy professional body referenced in PSF Suisse's competitive advantage statement; comparable through shared standards on rational use of medicines and pharmacy workforce development.

Emerging players

• Santé Mondiale / Global Health Corps: NGO focused on building the health workforce pipeline in low-resource countries; comparable to PSF Suisse's Pharm-Ed training and capacity-building mission with similar geographic priorities.
• IDA Foundation: Amsterdam-based pharmaceutical procurement specialist supplying essential medicines to NGOs and public health programs in developing countries — comparable through medicines supply chain work into Africa and the Global South.

Regional players

• Swiss Red Cross: Switzerland's largest humanitarian organization, active in health programming including access to care for vulnerable migrants in Switzerland and international health projects; competes for the same Swiss donor pool.
• Terre des Hommes (Switzerland): Swiss child-focused humanitarian NGO with comparable geographic footprint (Madagascar, Tanzania) and similar municipal/cantonal funding base; relevant competitor for Swiss decentralized funding.

Broad incumbents

• Direct Relief: Large humanitarian medical aid organization focused on essential medicines and supply chain support to health facilities worldwide; overlaps with PSF Suisse on pharmaceutical access mission though operates at vastly larger scale.
• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Switzerland: Much larger humanitarian health organization based in Geneva; shares the same Swiss humanitarian ecosystem, Médecins Sans Frontières pharmacy supply chain (now MSF Access), and overlapping donor base with PSF Suisse.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

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