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04 March 2011
MSF Frontline Reports - MSF Returns to Mongolia
MSF Frontline Reports - MSF Returns to Mongolia
  After an exploratory mission finds that MSF could help people in rural areas of Mongolia prepare for what have been extremely brutal winters, teams return to the country after a decade-long absence. At the same time, MSF also proposes a project to help victims of the storms who have moved from the countryside to the capital, Ulan Bator, receive treatment for TB.
21 December 2010
Preparing for winter in a remote Mongolian province
Preparing for winter in a remote Mongolian province
Last year, Mongolia was hit by a devastating “dzud,” – an extremely harsh winter that follows a very dry summer. With heavy snow, and temperatures as low as -40 to -50C, large parts of the rural population were unable to access any form of healthcare. Hospitals and clinics were damaged, infant mortality rose significantly and the government declared a national emergency. A local girl at a distribution of first aid kits and leaflets in Uvs Province, Mongolia. October, 2010  Photo: Christian Ferrier/MSF Once the snow had melted in late spring, MSF responded by sending an exploration team, and recently completed a pilot project to help the population in one of the hardest-hit provinces prepare for the coming winter...
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