emergency operation in Adjumani district

MSB6089

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Uganda, emergency operation in Adjumani district, February 2014

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Unique Identifier Code / URN MSB6089

Date taken / Date Recorded 20/02/2014 12:00 AM

Country Uganda

Commissioning section MSF-FRANCE

Photographer / videographer / producer Stephan Van Diest

Copyright Stephan Van Diest/MSF

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Additional Information / Shotlist Since mid-December 2013, more than 50,000 South Sudanese refugees have arrived in northern Uganda, fleeing the violence in Jonglei and Unity states. The influx of people has not stopped. From an average of 2,500 new arrivals per day in December, the number of new arrivals has dropped to about 250 persons per day in February. Dzaipi transit camp, located at about 7 km from the border was initially set up for 3,000 persons and was rapidly overcrowded.And the local health centre was overwhelmed by the number of patients coming in.
MSF has set up an emergency operation in Adjumani district to respond to their needs : water and sanitation, health care, vaccination and screening for malnutrition. In Dzaipi transit camp, MSF is running an IPD, an OPD, a maternity, and a therapeutic nutritional centre. As refugees were moved to settlement camps to decongestion the transit camp, MSF opened an OPD in Baratuku camp, organized a mobile clinic in Aylo camp and continued immunizing children in Nyumanzi reception centre.

Adolescent (12 -18 years)

Camp for Displaced People