Following renewed clashes on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border, an MSF team has reached Ravat village in Kyrgyzstan’s Batken district where more than ten thousand people from the border villages have sought safety. Our team has started providing consultations in a school and has distributed basic hygiene items. Our team in Ravat reports that host communities are showing immense solidarity with displaced families but fear that medical supplies could run low as the only road between Ravat and Batken town remains closed. Our teams are trying to get to Batken town as well to assess how best MSF can support local health authorities in addressing emergency medical needs.
On the Tajik side, MSF team is also mobilising emergency supplies, and is prepared to respond and provide assistance.