Doctors Without Borders

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March 2015 - Ethiopia faces a wide variety of humanitarian challenges, including the effects of chronic drought in many areas of the country, widespread food insecurity, an ongoing low to medium intensity conflict in its south-eastern Somali region, and the impact of hosting a growing population of Eritrean, Somali, South Sudanese, and Sudanese refugees on its soil. In 2015, at least 3.2 million Ethiopians, and over 650,000 refugees, will require humanitarian assistance, including food, nutritional and medical support, water and sanitation, and protection. With DFATD’s support, Doctors Without Borders is helping to meet the basic needs of up to 193,000 South Sudanese refugees living in Ethiopia’s Gambella Regional State. Through its support of health facilities at entry points, transit stations, and refugee camps, Doctors Without Borders is ensuring that injured and malnourished refugees receive life-saving medical attention when they arrive in Ethiopia and that the entire refugee population continues to have access to critical healthcare services in the camps.