MSF AUSTRALIA | NIGER 2020

Key activities funded by Australian and New Zealand donors in 2020

We provided paediatric care at a hospital in Magaria, including treatment for an increased number of patients with malaria compared to 2019; in Magaria and Madarounfa, inpatient care for acutely malnourished children and community-based activities focused on preventing illness and complications of malnutrition in children; in the capital, Niamey, mobile clinics providing water, relief item distribution and psychological support for people displaced by floods; COVID-19 response in Maradi and Madarounfa, including patient care, training for staff and community volunteers, equipment donations and health promotion.

IMPACT

Preventive and community-based approaches to reduce complications of malnutrition, including early treatment for malaria and acute respiratory infections

FIELD STAFF

819.7

FUNDING

TOTAL $21,743,700
AU $3,283,720

A woman returns home with malaria medication for her son, after a consultation with a Médecins Sans Frontières-supported community liaison officer in Magaria.

© Mack Alix Mushitsi/MSF