Mali Conditions Worsen

According to a CNN article, the 70,000 refugees in Mali are still living in appalling conditions in the Mauritanian desert. Situations have gotten worse since 15,000 more refugees have entered the camp. The people who have arrived healthy have become sick and malnourished. The number of children to enter hospitals has doubled. Henry Gray from Doctors Without Borders says that there has been little preparation for this new flock of refugees.This is obvious by the lack of toilet facilitates and the delays in food supplies. Another problem with having so many unexpected refugees is the lack of water in the desert. Doctors Without borders is doing what they can to provide for these refugees but they were struggling even before the 15,000.

This article is helpful in providing information to make it clear that these refugees are in desperate times. There are a number of social problems here. The main one is rooted in violence. It is because of the fear of violence that the refugees are fleeing. In turn, this is causing obvious health problems as they are all crammed together with little food and resources.The article did a great job of bringing the root of the problem back to the violence, and not just leaving it as a public health issue, because it is way more than that. This health issue cannot be solved until the terror is over.

 http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/12/world/africa/mauritania-mali-refugees-report/index.html?hpt=wo_c2

Emma Starnes 12:51pm 4/12/2013