Reception area of MSF Karagba mobile clinic.
“We triage as many people come to our mobile clinics, especially for malaria cases the number of which increased up to 397 cases in Karagba in March, representing 60% of the total consultations. We are expecting more cases as the rainy season is only just starting. Young children under 10 are especially vulnerable to malaria, so our teams test all suspected cases very quickly and provide treatment to those children”.*

Since July 2016, South Sudanese refugees and DRC returnees have been arriving in Karagba and Olendere, two sites close to the South Sudanese border where MSF has set up two mobile clinics to answer the main health needs there. In March 2017, MSF teams saw more than 1,000 patients in the two mobile clinics. About 60% of them had malaria, as the rainy season has started. Aside from the many diseases, MSF teams noticed a need for mental health support for the population, as many refugees fleeing the violence the South Sudan are traumatised. Survivors of sexual violence also need medical and psychological support. MSF teams are receiving about 10 patients each day for psychological consultations in its clinic in Karagba.