Dr Hussein Sheikh Qassim works in the Médecins Sans Frontières hospital in Marere, southern Somalia. He explained the following to MSF by phone on 15 July.
“In Marere, the situation is extremely dire. This is the only hospital in this part of Somalia. There are no other clinics – not even mobile clinics – anywhere near here. People are coming here from all over the country. Word spreads.
Fierce winds create dust storms in the camp. The last rains were 13 months ago in June 2010. © Brendan Bannon