Why is the MSF emergency team working in Peru now?
We are responding to an emergency situation within a chronic crisis. Each year, the south of the country faces strong cold spells, but in the past four years temperatures have been especially low and this has impacted the health of the population. In recent months, there has been a sharp increase in respiratory infections and resulting deaths throughout the country. The low temperatures in the area where we are working have caused a higher rate of mortality than expected due to pneumonia. This is affecting mainly children under the age of one, so we have decided to intervene.
