Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) this week launched a measles vaccination campaign to contain a rapidly growing number of cases in Jebel Marra, South Darfur.
The vaccination campaign is truly a community effort. Kenny the camel is one of the several donkeys and dromedaries helping transport measles vaccines and medical supplies through Jebel Marra. Jebel Marra is an isolated mountainous region of Darfur that is not easily accessible by car.

With the Government of Sudan barred from the area, MSF is one of the few organisations able to operate fully in South Jebel Marra. Consequently, as decided with the Ministry of Health and other involved actors, MSF will be leading the vaccination campaign and case management in close collaboration with the local community. MSF will be collaborating closely with the Ministry of Health, who has trained the vaccinators and registrars, and who will have a team in Kalo Kitting supporting data collection and rollout. MSF’s network of community health workers have also been trained to recognise and refer cases of measles and malnutrition.