Raising awareness about measles in Chad

“These efforts play a crucial role in preventing the spread of measles,” explained Mbaiornom Dankar Fidele, health promotion supervisor. “We work together with local communities, whether it’s awareness-raising, promotion, or mutual support, so that they feel involved and concerned in the fight against measles.”

The emergency response team was set up to provide a rapid and effective response for victims of armed conflict, communities affected by epidemics or endemics, and victims of natural disasters, violence, or exclusion from health care. MSF supports the Ministry of Health in several regions across Chad, providing a wide range of care including consultations, hospitalization, medico-nutritional care, surgery, maternal and child care, mental health, and many non-medical needs. 

In 2023, MSF teams in Chad vaccinated more than 1 million people against measles, carried out nearly 250,000 outpatient consultations, treated more than 134,400 people for malaria, cared for more than 31,900 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition, and treated nearly 15,000 hospitalized patients.