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Ngala IDP Camp

45.000 people currently live in the camp for internally displaced people in Ngala. The camp is near the border with Cameroon and people have fled there due to violence from Boko Haram and military operations ongoing in the area. The security situation is volatile and people continue to flee their homes. Newly displaced arrive in Ngala on a regular basis. Many have been victims of extreme violence and have lost family members or have been separated from their loved ones. They are very vulnerable and many come empty handed. In the camp they are totally dependent on humanitarian assistance to survive.
MSF first started providing healthcare in Ngala in October 2016, with teams crossing into Nigeria from Cameroon on a regular basis. The security situation made it very challenging for MSF teams to deliver aid. The security situation is still volatile but MSF now runs a hospital in Ngala and a permanent medical team provides much needed health services in the camp.
The rainy season has started, and when it rains, the camp becomes flooded with water. People have to wade through mud and dirty water and the shelters get inundated. Dirty water also fills latrine holes and spreads into the camp. MSF fears this could lead to further outbreaks of disease. A Hepatitis E outbreak has already been confirmed, but there is a clear risk of other waterborne diseases such as cholera given the poor sanitary conditions in the camp.

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