Ethiopia: MSF Treats Displaced Sudanese Refugees

September 18, 2012

Ethiopian authorities denied Sudanese refugees access to humanitarian aid when they refused to leave the camp where they were staying. When many of them did arrive at a new camp site, a quarter of under-five-year olds were acutely malnourished. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) opened a therapeutic feeding center at the new camp and offered vaccination services.

 

Tags: Sudan, Ethiopia, Refugees and IDPs, Month in Focus

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