MSF Therapeutic Feeding Centres in Burundi - Didier Ruef

Burundi. Karuzi Province.
Bugenyuzi.
Polio vaccination campaign.
Young boy receiving his vaccination.
2000 DIDIER RUEF

MSF43836

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Unique Identifier Code / URN MSF43836

Date taken / Date Recorded 08/08/2000 12:00 AM

Country Burundi

Detailed location Karuzi Province, Burundi

Commissioning section MSF-SWITZERLAND

Photographer / videographer / producer Didier Ruef

Copyright Didier Ruef

Usage Rights (MSF) MSF Fundraising, MSF Publications

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Editor's rating ★★★★ (E)

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Additional Information / Shotlist Malaria hit Burundi in September 2000. The disease rose to epidemic levels in nine of the country¿s 16 provinces. In November alone, 720,000 people fell ill countrywide. To help the overwhelmed health system cope with the outbreak, MSF put in place a vast emergency response effort that, by late 2000, stretched to Kayanza, Karuzi, Cancuzo, and Ngozi provinces. Nearly 50 additional volunteers were brought in for the emergency effort, along with many additional local staff.

In the midst of the malaria epidemic, the nutrition situation in northern Burundi began to deteriorate. MSF was already running long-term feeding programmes in Karuzi and Cancuzo provinces. With the first alarming signals, MSF opened new therapeutic feeding centres (TFC¿s) for the severely malnourished and supplementary feeding centres (SFCs) for those suffering from moderate malnutrition. MSF also called on the World Food Programme and its donors to effect a general food distribution to help alleviate hunger.

Supplementary Feeding