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Our teams also treated 354 people indirectly affected by the epidemic, such as family members of victims. These activities were both medical and psychological, assisting those suffering from depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Over 18,000 people benefited from information sessions designed to reduce the stigma still affecting Ebola survivors.

HIV/AIDS Support and Treatment

MSF works in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and offers support for thousands of people living with HIV. The project offers HIV testing, treatment and follow-up services, as well as health promotion activities, in several health centres in the capital Conakry, including assistance for HIV positive mothers, prophylaxis and Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) for newborns, and initiation of HIV positive children onto Antiretroviral Therapy (ART).

We provide medical care for thousands of people living with HIV, including drugs for opportunistic infections, laboratory tests and psychosocial support. Since December 2016, MSF has also been supporting a 31-bed unit in Donka hospital that provides specialised inpatient care.

Malaria and Measles Infection Control

MSF is active in Kouroussa, in northeastern Guinea, where malaria is the leading cause of mortality. We aim to develop models of community care targeting children under five years of age that can be adapted to this rural area.

Together with of the Guinean ministry of Health, MSF has undertaken a large-scale measles vaccination campaign in Conakry, targeting all children from 6 months up to 10 years old. MSF also supports 30 health centres in Conakry to care for children suffering from mild cases of measles.