Decades of political unrest and violence among armed groups have fueled a massive crisis in CAR, leaving more than half of the country's 5.5 million citizens in need of humanitarian aid. The country's life expectancy is a mere 54 years. Pregnant women face a substantial risk of death or severe illness due to the scarcity of gynecologists. And child mortality rates rank among the highest globally.
Central African Republic
Years of conflict, displacement, and limited access to health care have led to dire circumstances.
Filling the gaps in health care access in Bambari, Central African Republic
August 7, 2024—Since 2024, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been facilitating essential health care access to remote communities in Bambari, a town in the Oaka region of Central African Republic (CAR), where violence is causing the collapse of health facilities and health care.
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Our work in Central African Republic
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is a key health care provider in Central African Republic (CAR), offering vital medical services to hard-to-reach communities and people fleeing violence in Sudan and Chad.
What's happening in Central African Republic?
Decades of political unrest and violence among armed groups have fueled a massive crisis in CAR, leaving more than half of the country's 5.5 million citizens in need of humanitarian aid. The country's life expectancy is a mere 54 years. Pregnant women face a substantial risk of death or severe illness due to the scarcity of gynecologists. And child mortality rates rank among the highest globally.
How we're helping in Central African Republic
In this fragile context, MSF teams in rural areas of Bambari, Bangassou, Batangafo, Bossangoa, Bria, and Carnot delivered basic and specialist care for hundreds of thousands of patients. Throughout 2023, we maintained support to referral hospitals, with activities including emergency surgery, intensive care, pediatrics, neonatology, intensive nutrition, and sexual and reproductive health care.
How we're helping
725,700
Outpatient consultations
10,600
Surgical interventions
9,230
People on first-line antiretroviral (ARV) treatment under direct MSF care
6,030
People treated for sexual violence
*Data from MSF International Activity Report 2023