January 12, 2010 will forever remain engraved in Haiti's collective memory. Nearly everyone in the country lost a relative, friend or neighbour in the earthquake that hit that day, and many survivors continue to suffer physical or psychological after-effects. The piles of rubble and gaping holes in the streets of Port-au-Prince show that the city itself still bears the scars as well.

© Alessandra Vilas Boas/MSF

MSF teams have been monitoring the situation of Haitians in this small town, located at the border between Brazil, Colombia and Peru, since November. In December, MSF started distributing more than 1,300 personal hygiene kits and other relief items.