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Old Fangak, South Sudan
South Sudan

Protecting children from preventable diseases

Skye Giannino is a nurse from Victoria State in Australia. In April 2016 she supervised a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) vaccination campaign in Old Fangak, North-West of South Sudan. She shares a day in the life of this challenging assignment. Voices from the Field - 9 Jun 2016
 
Asbuli 2016
Ethiopia

Pastoral communities badly hit by the worst drought in 30 years

“On any given day we can see between 90 and 200 children,” explains Fardowsa Jigre, team leader of an MSF outreach team. “When we see a malnourished child it is a sure sign that the whole family is hungry. But we can only help the most vulnerable. In Siti, the situation is very bad.” Project Update - 21 Apr 2016
 
multi-antigenes vaccination campaign in CAR
Central African Republic

More than 73,000 children vaccinated in an unprecedented campaign

Our head of mission in the Central African Republic talks about MSF's unprecedented vaccination campaign Voices from the Field - 29 Mar 2016
 
MSF NFI kit distribution in Tawilla
Sudan

Major humanitarian needs as thousands flee fighting in Jebel Marra, North Darfur

“We need to look at both the immediate and future needs of the displaced,” says David Therond, MSF head of mission in Sudan “we need to guarantee that their immediate needs are met until the security situation normalises.” Press Release - 16 Feb 2016
 
Central African Republic

MSF launches vaccination campaign of unprecedented scale

The percentage of immunised children in the Central African Republic (CAR) has fallen sharply since the crisis began in 2013. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is now planning to vaccinate one quarter of all the country’s children against the principal childhood killer diseases. Press Release - 13 Jan 2016
Cholera intervention in South Kivu
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

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