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STORY/TESTIMONY

A measles outbreak in Chad was declared by the Ministry of Health back in May 2018 and, one year later, is still ongoing, putting the lives of hundreds of thousands of children in the country at risk. With 69 of the 126 districts affected, this outbreak has the highest and fastest increase in case numbers reported from the capital, N’djamena, and Am Timan, Salamat region, southeast Chad.

After a new peak of the outbreak was declared in January 2019, Chad Emergency Response Unit (CERU) traveled to Am Timan to support the population with a mass measles vaccination. The total number of children between 6 months and 9 years vaccinated for measles in the whole district is 107.000. Despite the harsh climate and conditions, CERU team was able to access very isolated areas of Am Timan district and reach nomad communities to immunized their children but also to raise awareness among this population of the need of protecting their children against measles.

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Testimony - Mahamad Abu from Djouna (Vaccination Site)

Testimony - Idriss (left) and Bishara (right) from Djouna (Vaccination Site)

Testimony - Zamah from Djouna (Vaccination Site)

Testimony - Idriss (left) and Bishara (right) from Djouna (Vaccination Site)

Testimony - Mercy, MSF CERU Radio Operator (Am Timan)

Teatimony - Alhamed in Djouna (Vaccination Site)

Testimony - Mariam (right) and Fane (left) in Djouna (Vaccination Site)

Testimony - Roger, MSF CERU Medical Team Leader (Vaccination Site)

Testimony - Maimouna from Am Kifeou (Vaccination Site)

Testimony - Hassan Sensitisation Worker (Kieke)

Story - Mariam and baby Zara (Vaccination Site)

Testimony - Mahamad from Kieke (Vaccination Site)

Story - Mariam and baby Zara (Vaccination Site)

Testimony - Mahamad from Kieke (Vaccination Site)

Story - Mariuda, Fanne and baby Zara (Am Timan Hospital)

Testimony - Martin, MSF Medical Team Leader (Am Timan Hospital)

Story - Mariuda, Fanne and baby Zara (Am Timan Hospital)

Testimony - Olivier, MSF Doctor (Am Timan)

Story - Mariuda, Fanne and baby Zara (Am Timan Hospital)

Testimony - Zara in Ablelaye (Vaccination Site)

Testimony - Herman, CERU MSF nurse (Am Timan Hospital)

Story - Zara from Almourai Village

Testimony Noudjal, MSF Medical Leader

Story - Zara from Almourai Village

Story - Khadidja and baby Hawa from Ablelaye District

Story - Family Azolo from Almourai Village

Story - Khadidja and baby Hawa from Ablelaye District

Story - Family Azolo from Almourai Village

Story - Khadidja and baby Hawa from Ablelaye District

Story - Family Azolo from Almourai Village

Testimony - Abdou, MSF Vaccination Medical Staff (Vaccination Site)

Testimony - Achtan (Vaccination Site)

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Title STORY/TESTIMONY

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Date taken / Date Recorded 04/04/2019 12:00 AM

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Date taken / Date Recorded 04/04/2019 12:00 AM