Congolese refugees in Uganda

In Matanda camp, 25 kilometers to the east, an estimated 6,000 people are temporary staying until they are either transferred by the United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to Nakivale camp (250 km to the east) or they come back to DRC. MSF teams are carrying an average of 130 consultations per day in a health center there.  This camp is expected to close in the coming weeks once the refugees have either been transferred or have returned to DRC.

In Kisoro 140 kilometers to the south on the border, MSF is still supporting the health center with a team of one clinical officer and one nurse, but here as well the flow of people has strongly reduced.

In Nakivale/Kabahinda camp, the situation is now stable and there are no more cases of cholera and no fears of epidemics. MSF teams have greatly improved the sanitation conditions by constructing latrines, supplying 100,000 liters of water, and carrying out community awareness about the hygienic conditions that spread cholera. An additional 2,100 people have been transferred here since the beginning of the year from Matanda and from Kisoro, amounting to a total of 5,500 people staying in this camp.

MSF is currently carrying out an average of 850 consultations per week, with a team of four clinical officers, seven nurses, and one doctor. The main pathologies are malaria, respiratory infections, diarrhea, skin diseases, and some post traumatic stress disorder.