Lara Adejoro The Médecins Sans Frontières, also known as Doctors Without Borders disclosed that it treated 208,644 outpatients and 52,278 inpatients for malnutrition in Nigeria in 2023. The MSF’s Country Representative in Nigeria, Dr Simba Tirima, made this known while presenting the organisation’s 2023 activity report in Nigeria at a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday. The report showed that in 2023, there were “689,979 outpatient consultations, 80,089 inpatient admissions, 322,010 patients treated for malaria, 689,979 outpatient consultations, 80,089 inpatient admissions, 21,758 deliveries, 2,616 caesarean section, 125,366 antenatal consultations, 12,255 children treated for measles.
“4,701 patients treated for cholera, 229 patients treated for meningitis, 364 patients treated for Lassa fever, 14,832 patients treated for diphtheria, 785 patients treated for tuberculosis, 2,384 survivors of sexual violence assisted, 299 reconstructive surgery for Noma survivors, and 276 vesicovaginal fistula surgeries carried out.” Tirima also said MSF has been working in Nigeria since 1996, and as of December 2023, it has regular projects in 11 states across Nigeria – Bauchi, Benue, Cross River, Ebonyi, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, and Zamfara. It stated, “In all the states where we work, we work in government facilities, and in many ways, we engage some of the staff from those facilities to work with MSF staff as well.
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