We provided medical care to Malian refugees and host communities in Mauritania.
Our teams provided medical assistance in Mbera camp, including ante- and postnatal care, family planning, obstetrics and neonatology, treatment for chronic and infectious diseases, and nutritional support.
We also provided care to local communities neighbouring the refugee camp, in the towns of Bassikounou and Fassala, and surrounding villages, including surgery and vaccination services.
The situation in parts of the country has become chronic, requiring a long-term response that focuses on the development of a sustainable public health system. For this reason, we decided to hand over our activities in Mauritania to the Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA) in December 2018.
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Mauritania
Refugees stranded in desert
Press Release
13 Apr 2013
Mali
Emergency medical needs continue
Project Update
12 Mar 2013
Mauritania
Alarming malnutrition and mortality among malian refugees
Voices from the Field
9 Jan 2013
Mauritania
Nearly one thousand Malian refugees pour into the Mbera camp every day
Press Release
19 Apr 2012
Malnutrition
MSF's dual response to an expected nutritional crisis
Project Update
30 Mar 2012
Mauritania
Food insecurity threatens as thousands of Malian refugees gather in desert
Project Update
29 Feb 2012