MSF emergency teams providing medical care to flood-affected populations in the Philippines

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After a quick assessment of the needs in Rizal Province, an MSF medical team has started to provide medical care to people in an evacuation centre in the location of Montalban.  Yesterday around 80 medical consultations were provided.

The province of Rizal, southeast of Manila, is one the areas that has been hardest-hit by the floods caused by tropical storm Ketsana on Saturday.

People, generally the poorest, who were living close to the river have had their homes and belongings washed away in the floodwaters.  People are in need of non-food items such as blankets, cooking pots, mattresses, jerry cans and hygiene kits, which MSF is providing. 

Other MSF teams assessed ten more locations in Rizal and Bulacan Provinces to identify needs. The assessments are still ongoing, with particular attention given to locations where the response so far has been limited. A team of 11 MSF international staff are on the ground for this emergency with more doctors and water and sanitation specialists on standby.

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