Ethiopia: “If They Don’t Understand What MSF Does, They Will Never Come to Our Health Centers”

Field newsEthiopia: “If They Don’t Understand What MSF Does, They Will Never Come to Our Health Centers”October 03, 2017In recent years, severe drought and the resulting die-off of livestock have forced thousands of formerly nomadic people to settle near Galorgube, a small town in the Doolo Zone of Ethiopia ’s Somali region. The situation has led to a humanitarian emergency in the area, with an acute malnutrition crisis and outbreaks of disease taking a heavy toll on the displaced population. The number of young children with severe acute malnutrition in Doolo Zone is now at the highest point in the ten years Doctors Without Border/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has worked in the area.
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