Following reports of several cases of children with diphtheria and measles in the Timbuktu region, MSF teams and those from the Ministry of Health carried out a multi-antigen mass vaccination campaign – which protects against several diseases – in the Haribomo health zone, located in Gourma-Rharous, from 2 to 7 April.
This campaign, combined with nutritional screening and clinical management of positive cases, targeted more than 10,000 children aged between 6 months and 15 years.
Objective: to limit the spread of disease.
- 11,152 children vaccinated
- 3,201 children treated
- 3,527 children screened for malnutrition
- 64 children treated for malnutrition
MSF is working in the Timbuktu region to provide care for children under 15 at the Niafounké paediatric ward and delivers community healthcare in the districts of Goundam, Gourma Rharous and Timbuktu.
MSF continues to work alongside health authorities to support vaccination campaigns and improve access to Niafounké.