Médecins Sans Frontières - WEBCLIP - 3 questions - EN -Square

Unique Identifier Code / URN MSF258385

Date taken / Date Recorded 21/01/2019 12:00 AM

Country Nigeria

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3 Questions to Stephanie Rémion
Head of mission MSF,
back from Nigeria

TEXT Board:
1. What is the humanitarian situation in Borno?

There is a narrative saying that now, development should be starting, the conflict has been ongoing for a few years, the emergency is over.
But no, the emergency is not over.
People are still there, completely reliant on humanitarian assistance, because there is no service delivered otherwise.
People are still dying without having access to secondary healthcare.
For example, pregnant women who need a C-section can not always access a facility which can deliver a C-section.

You have violence affecting the population who live in fear and who are repeatedly required to move in order to look for safety.

You have endemic cholera. You have malnutrition during the lean season. You have several different outbreaks.

All these factors lead me to say that: really, the emergency in Borno is definitely not over, and it is still a crisis that requires a humanitarian response

TEXT Board:
2. What future for these people?

Well, their future is not bright. They’ve been living in this situation for several years.
Unfortunately we see no improvement in their situation.
They still have to live without access to any kind of substantial services.
So this is really a protracted crisis, and it’s a question of everyday for them: « What is my future going to be like? »

TEXT Board:
3. What are the main challenges to deliver aid in Borno?

One of the main challenges of course is the insecurity in Borno.
There are a lot of areas where we can not access because it’s not safe enough.
It is considered about 800,000 to 900,000 people are in area where nobody has access.

What is complicated in this context is that you constantly have to weigh the balance between the risk and the benefits.
So, what is the exposure of your team, in a place that is potentially a target for an attack?
But what is the impact if you are not there for the population?

When we have to leave a place because of the insecurity, that means that the people who remain there have absolutely no access to any kind of assistance anymore, whether it is for food, whether it is for health, for shelter, for water, sanitation, etc…
So it’s a day to day reflection and analysis on whether you agree to send your team to deliver a service that you know is needed by the population.

WEBCLIP - 3 questions - EN -Square - subs

WEBCLIP - 3 questions - EN -Square - subs