Podcast

Inside Somalia: MSF Malnutrition Ward Is "Beyond Full"

July 26, 2011

Somalia 2011 © Magnus Hallgren

The effects of ongoing drought in the Horn of Africa region have intensified the situation in Somalia, already precarious due to 20 years of violent conflict: food prices have gone up, livestock are dying, and humanitarian aid in the country is scarce. MSF's Marere Hospital in southern Somalia is the only health facility in the area. A Somali medical worker from Marere described the current crisis.

Download | iTunes

Become a regular listener:

Subscribe
in iTunes

Subscribe
with RSS

Hear more:

July 13, 2011

Gunshot wounds and bomb blasts are not the only life-threatening consequen...

July 07, 2011

In the former Soviet bloc country of Kyrgyzstan, MSF has been supporting T...

Tags: Somalia, Horn of Africa Drought, Malnutrition

About Us | Field News | Contact Us | Donate | MSF Offices Worldwide

This site is maintained by the U.S. section of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), an international independent medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters, and exclusion from health care. © 2013 MSF All rights reserved.

Doctors Without Borders is approved by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501 (C) (3) tax-exempt organization, and all donations are tax deductible to the extent provided by law. Doctors Without Borders Federal Identification Number (EIN) is 13-3433452.

MSF-USA Association | Copyright Statement | Privacy Policy

333 7th Avenue, New York, NY 10001-5004. Phone: 212-679-6800