MSF AUSTRALIA | CHAD 2015

Hadza with her baby in Dar es Salam camp, Baga Sola. © Sylvain Cherkaoui/Cosmos

Conflict in neighbouring Nigeria spilled over into Chad in 2015, increasing the need for medical and humanitarian assistance

A PATIENT’S STORY:

Hadza El-Hagizegri is a refugee living in Dar es Salam camp, Baga Sola. She fled her village near Baga, Nigeria, after an ISWAP attack in January when she was five months pregnant.

“I took a boat with my family. It took four days to cross the lake and reach Chad. I delivered my seventh child two days ago under the tent in the refugee camp with the help of other refugee women. Now I am scared for the future because we have not had food for five days. For the moment I can deal with this situation with the help of other refugees. But if more food is not distributed in the camp we will go back to Nigeria, even though ISWAP is still a threat.”

KEY ACTIVITIES: Malaria, vaccines, surgery, emergency, training

FUNDING: $1,530,000

FIELD STAFF: 754