Nyandwi Velelia, an IDP who lives in Tanzania's Nduta
refugee camp gave birth to triplets four days ago at the
camp's MSF-run maternity ward, where almost 490 babies
were born last month.
Nyandwi and her new baby boys are all healthy: the delivery
was straightforward and the family was discharged quickly
from hospital.
However, many challenges lie ahead for the triplets: their new
home is a tent that leaks when it rains and their cradle will be
a simple mat on the floor. They will share this
accommodation with their mother, father and three other
siblings.
"I have no clothes for my newborns and I`m worried that they
will get sick," Nyandwi says.
Nyandwi is one of 89,000 people now living in Nduta camp,
where overcrowded and unsanitary living conditions are
contributing to a spike in diseases such as malaria.
Photo credit: MSF (Doctors Without Borders)
