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A MSF’s project medical referent in Maradi region, examines a child in Dan Issa health centre. Niger, July 2019. © MSF/Ainhoa Larrea

    In Niger, the situation became increasingly unstable and violent in 2019, leading to further population displacements, particularly in the Lake Chad area.

    MSF continued to assist refugees, displaced people and vulnerable communities, but rising insecurity severely restricted our ability to reach many in need…

    Read full article in International Activity Report 2019


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