[Slideshow] CAR: Providing Aid to Some 40,000 People Displaced by Violence in Bangui

next CAR 2013 © Samuel Hanryon/MSF Since violence broke out in Central African Republic (CAR)'s capital city of Bangui on December 5, 2013, some 40,000 people have sought refuge at the city's airport. # prev | next CAR 2013 © Samuel Hanryon/MSF A Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) mobile emergency team is providing round-the-clock medical care for the displaced people who have gathered at the airport. # prev | next CAR 2013 © Samuel Hanryon/MSF MSF is carrying out over 200 consultations per day, primarily providing dressing for wounds, abscesses, and burns and treating respiratory tract infections and malaria. # prev | next CAR 2013 © Samuel Hanryon/MSF Having fled their homes, often leaving all of their posessions behind, the displaced now seek shelter underneath airplane wings or wherever else they can find it.  # prev | next CAR 2013 © Samuel Hanryon/MSF Although MSF is able to provide medical support, many other needs remain unfulfilled such as food, shelter, and protection. # prev | next CAR 2013 © Samuel Hanryon/MSF Pregnant women and children are among the most vulnerable, and remain a priority for MSF teams. # prev | next CAR 2013 © Samuel Hanryon/MSF An MSF nurse attends to a wounded man. Medical and surgic...
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