Doctors of the World Canada

Published purpose

March 2013 - Colombia continues to face the consequences of a longstanding armed conflict between several illegal armed groups and the Colombian military. This conflict has a significant humanitarian impact on the civilian population. With CIDA support, Médecins du Monde is addressing basic healthcare needs of people affected by armed conflict in five isolated municipalities of Meta department, Colombia. Project activities include: the activation of three mobile health clinics to provide primary healthcare services for 5,000 conflict-affected people; psycho-social support to 900 conflict-affected people; and capacity building for 58 vulnerable communities to increase their ability to support and to refer medical emergencies.