MSF is providing medical care in two camps in Juba, South Sudan, where
40,000 people are seeking refuge from widespread fighting that erupted in mid-December, following a fall-out between President Salwa Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar that has developed into a full-scale conflict that is affecting large parts of the country and has resulted in more than 10,000 people dead, 710,000 people internally displaced and more than 170,000 having fled the country.


MSF carries out around 1600 consultations per week in the two camps, mainly for diarrheal diseases, malnutrition and respiratory tract infections. MSF
also has in-patient facilities in both camps with a 50-bed capacity.


In the Tomping camp, living conditions are extremely poor. The camp is overcrowded, with only 10 square metres for every person in the camp, and water and sanitation is also a major problem. More than fifty people have to share the same latrine, which is above the emergency threshold standard for such a setting.