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Mobile Clinics in Lake Chad region

In 2013, the Lake Chad region began to be gripped by a serious humanitarian crisis. Around the shores of the lake, in Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad, hundreds of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes to escape incessant violence, brutal attacks, looting, systematic destruction of entire villages, military operations, and fighting between military forces and armed groups.

MSF intervened in the region putting in place two projects, in Bol and Baga Sola, to fill the healthcare vacuum in the region and address the urgent needs of a population. The MSF teams provided relief to hundreds of thousands of people living in precarious conditions, in shelters made from straw, without access to drinking water or healthcare, and with no food, resources or water and sanitation.

After the extreme humanitarian emergency in the Lake region between 2015 and 2016, the region has now entered a phase of relative respite. Despite the continuing attacks that still sporadically destabilise the Lake’s outer island zone, and the socio-economic fragility that persists, the peak of the emergency is receding.
The conditions of the displaced population have improved with the presence of other humanitarian organisations, and many are returning home. However, the humanitarian needs remain and there is still a need for deployment of long-term services and solutions to allow returnees to reintegrate safely and with dignity.

By the end of June 2018, all the MSF activities in Bol and Baga Sola will be handed over the national Ministry of Health and to other operational partners active in the zone.

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Koulkimé, Lac Chad region, Chad. Free medical consultation run by an MSF mobile clinic team addressing both the local population and displaced people.