Reference :
V-P-SD-E-01827
Date :
11/2007
Caption :
Gereida. An Australian Red Cross nurse and her team go around the camp checking children for malnutrition (by measuring the circumference of their arms).
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
Gereida is a village as well as a camp for about 130'000 displaced persons. The camp is run by the ICRC, which is responsible for food, health, water/habitat, protection and dissemination. The British Red Cross and the Australian Red Cross provide support, in coordination with the Sudanese Red Crescent.
L'infirmière et son équipe (NO, nutrition outreach) essaient de sensibiliser les résidents aux règles d'hygiène de base, dans le but de prévenir les problèmes de santé courants liés à l'hygiène, comme par exemple la diarrhée.
The nurse and her nutrition outreach team are trying to raise awareness of basic hygiene among the residents. The aim is to prevent common hygiene-related health problems such as diarrhoea.
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
4368x2912
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
