MSF Australia | Chad 2018

Since 2010, our work in Moissala, southern Chad, has focused on the prevention and treatment of malaria in young children and pregnant women.

In 2018, Médecins Sans Frontières treated more than 5,600 patients in Moissala hospital, 57 per cent of whom presented with malaria. Our teams also treated 45,000 patients across 23 health centres, while initiating an assessment of the broader health needs among women and children in the area, with a view to expanding activities. Preventive treatment campaigns (seasonal malaria chemoprevention) reached over 120,000 children.

Project handover in the Lac region

The humanitarian emergency caused by the mass displacement of civilians in the Lac region in 2015 has subsided, with people starting to return home.

Considering this and the presence of other organisations in the region, Médecins Sans Frontières completed the handover of our activities to the local health authorities in 2018.

Between January and the closure in July, our mobile clinic teams provided primary healthcare consultations for displaced people, screened children for malnutrition and provided psychological support to victims of conflict, including survivors of sexual violence. Teams also trained Ministry of Health staff – particularly midwives – in health centres around Baga Sola, and donated medicines and medical equipment to facilitate Médecins Sans Frontières’ withdrawal and ease the transition for those taking over.