Humanitarian group deploys 1, 700 personnel to Borno
(Nigeria) A humanitarian organisation, Doctors Without
Borders, MSF, on Sunday said it had
deployed more than 1, 700 personnel to Borno to provide emergency support
services to communities ravaged by Boko Haram insurgency.
The organisation also known as ‘MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES’,
said it was providing intervention in the areas of health care delivery, food
and nutrition support as well as water and sanitation services.
Mr Moctar Abassi, the MSF’s Head of Mission, told newsmen in
Maiduguri that the personnel included 1, 600 Nigerians and 130 expatriates.
Abassi said that the organisation had extended its outreach
to 11 locations, to enable it render support to the displaced persons and
vulnerable persons in the state.
He listed the benefitting areas to include Maiduguri, Pulka,
Gwoza, Monguno, Damasak, Benisheik, Dikwa, Banki, Ngala, Rann and Bama.
“MSF is running 11 health centres, including seven
in-patient therapeutic and nine out-patient feeding centres.
“In 2016, the organisation provided a range of quality
medical and nutritional services to both displaced persons and host
communities,” he said.
Abassi disclosed that the organization had provided free
medical treatment to over 290, 000 out patients and conducted 56, 160 antenatal
consultations while 5, 181 deliveries were recorded.
He added that the organization had also immunised 87, 900
children against measles and distributed over 1099.2 tonnes of food items under
its nutrition support services.
Commenting on water and sanitation services, Abassi said
that 282 latrines were constructed,38 tanks and 87 taps were provided to the
affected communities.
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