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MSF staff prepare for a mobile clinic in Megab, south-west of Adigrat town, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia. Maria Hernandez / MSF
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Patients wait for consultation during an MSF mobile clinic in Megab, south-west of Adigrat town, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia. Maria Hernandez / MSF
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An MSF nurse and a translator prepare a donation of medical materials in Megab, south-west of Adigrat town, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia. Maria Hernandez / MSF
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An MSF staff member triages a patient during a mobile clinic at a primary health centre in Edega Hamus, Tigray. Maria Hernandez / MSF
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MSF staff triage patients during a mobile clinic in Hawzen, northeast Tigray. Maria Hernandez / MSF
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An MSF translator talks with patients waiting for triage during a mobile clinic in Hawzen, northeast Tigray. Maria Hernandez / MSF
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MSF staff transport a patient during a mobile clinic in Hawzen, northeast Tigray. Maria Hernandez / MSF
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An MSF staff member does crowd control during a mobile clinic in Hawzen, northeast Tigray. Maria Hernandez / MSF
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Doctors Without Borders car in Tigray, northern Ethiopia. The charity says preventable diseases like measles could return. Maria Hernandez / MSF
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A looted room at the Adwa General Hospital in Tigray, northern Ethiopia. Maria Hernandez / MSF
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MSF staff prepare for a mobile clinic in Megab, south-west of Adigrat town, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia. Maria Hernandez / MSF
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Patients wait for consultation during an MSF mobile clinic in Megab, south-west of Adigrat town, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia. Maria Hernandez / MSF
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An MSF nurse and a translator prepare a donation of medical materials in Megab, south-west of Adigrat town, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia. Maria Hernandez / MSF
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An MSF staff member triages a patient during a mobile clinic at a primary health centre in Edega Hamus, Tigray. Maria Hernandez / MSF
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MSF staff triage patients during a mobile clinic in Hawzen, northeast Tigray. Maria Hernandez / MSF
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An MSF translator talks with patients waiting for triage during a mobile clinic in Hawzen, northeast Tigray. Maria Hernandez / MSF
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MSF staff transport a patient during a mobile clinic in Hawzen, northeast Tigray. Maria Hernandez / MSF
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An MSF staff member does crowd control during a mobile clinic in Hawzen, northeast Tigray. Maria Hernandez / MSF
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Doctors Without Borders car in Tigray, northern Ethiopia. The charity says preventable diseases like measles could return. Maria Hernandez / MSF
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A looted room at the Adwa General Hospital in Tigray, northern Ethiopia. Maria Hernandez / MSF
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MSF staff prepare for a mobile clinic in Megab, south-west of Adigrat town, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia. Maria Hernandez / MSF
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